Building utah construction projects on the rise.

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From highway expansions to building additions to major new developments, here's a look at top construction projects on the rise across the state.

NORTHERN AREA

MCKAY-DEE HOSPITAL ADDITION AND AUDITORIUM

Ogden--This project involves expansions of all four floors of the hospital. Additions to the first floor include expanding the education center, a 200-plus-seat theater-style auditorium, a large multifunction reception hall and an outdoor patio adjacent to the existing pond. Additions to the second floor include expanding the Joint and Spine Service Center. The third floor will receive six additional intermediate-care patient rooms, and expansion of the fourth floor will be shelled space used for technical equipment supporting the floors below.

General Contractor: Big-D Construction

Estimated Completion: Sept. 2014

Estimated Cost: S9M

FALCON HILL PHASE II

Hill AFI3--This is the fourth project at Falcon Hill Research Park near the new west gate entrance to Hill Air Force Base. Building 1580 is a core and shell office building on Hill's enhanced use lease property.

Developer: Sunset Ridge LLC

Architect: Architectural Nexus

General Contractor: R&O Construction

Estimated Completion: Oct. 2014

Estimated Cost: $10M

1-15--SOUTH DAVIS COUNTY OPERATIONAL UPGRADE DESIGN-BUILD

Davis County--UDOT's largest job in 2014 includes upgrading I-15 and interchanges between 1-215 interchange in North Salt Lake to US-89 in Farmington. Upon completion, the 1-15 corridor will have the longest continuous express lane in the U.S.

Developer: UDOT General Contractor: W.W. Clyde & Co. Engineer: Parsons Brinckerhoff Estimated Completion: Aug. 2015 Estimated Cost: $94M

INDEPENDENCE STUDENT LIVING

Logan--This building will be a new student living facility near Utah State University.

Developer: John Brandley

Architect: AE URBIA

General Contractor: Bonneville Builders

Estimated Cost: $17M

OGDEN 2ND DISTRICT JUVENILE COURT

Ogden--This 85,000-square-foot, five-story courthouse building will provide six courtrooms with the potential to add more. The new facility will also feature many state-of-the-art security systems and zones of separation between the public and in-custody prisoners.

Developer: State of Utah--DFCM

Architect: VCBO Architecture

General Contractor: Jacobsen Construction Company, Inc.

Engineers: Reaveley Engineers, Great Basin Engineering, Spectrum Engineers, Colvin Engineering Associates

Estimated Completion: March 2015

Estimated Cost: $34M

BUDGE CLINIC EXPANSION & REMODEL--LOGAN REGIONAL

HOSPITAL

Logan--This four-story expansion and remodel will add approximately 100,000 square feet to the southwest side of the health complex. It also includes remodeling areas of the existing hospital.

Developer: Intermountain Healthcare

Architect: VCBO Architecture General

Contractor: Jacobsen ConstructionCompany, Inc. Engineers: Dunn Associates, Van Boerum & Frank Associates, Great Basin Engineering South, Spectrum Engineers Estimated

Completion: Aug. 2015

Estimated Cost: $45M

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT RECREATION AND WELLNESS CENTER Logan - This 100,000-square-foot recreation center is located on a prime campus corner at Utah State University and will feature four basketball courts, a weight room, indoor track, fitness studio, climbing wall and office space.

Developer: Utah State University/ State of Utah DFCM

Architect: ajc architects, Three Sixty Architecture

General Contractor: Layton Construction Co., Inc.

Engineers: Solutions Group, ARW Engineers, Spectrum Engineers, Van

Boerum & Frank Associates

Estimated Completion: Fall 2015

Estimated Cost: $23M

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING

Ogden--The new WSU building will consolidate and house the Weber State Campus Police. Additionally, the 10,000-square-foot building is a pilot project for Utah's Department of Facilities and Construction Management.

Architect: VCBO

General Contractor: R&O Construction

Estimated Completion: June 2014

Estimated Cost: $3M

WAYNE ESTES CENTER

Logan--This project is a new 32,000-square-foot basketball and volleyball facility. It features a regulation-size basketball court with chair back seating, strength and conditioning area, office space, etc.

Developer: State of Utah

Architect: VCBO

General Contractor: Okland Construction

Engineers: Cache Valley Electric, Spectrum Engineering

Estimated Completion: April 2014

Estimated Cost: $9.5M

SALT LAKE AREA

HISTORIC CAPITOL THEATRE RENOVATION AND JESSIE ECCLES QUINNEY BALLET CENTRE

Salt Lakc coy--The 100-year-old Capitol Theatre is undergoing a renovation. Adjacent to the theater will be the Jessie Eccles Quinney Ballet Centre, permanent home of Ballet West.

Developer: Salt Lake County Center for the Arts

Architect: HKS Architects

General Contractor: Okland Construction Company, Inc.

Engineers: McNeil Engineering, Reaveley Engineers & Associates, BNA Consulting, Van Boerum & Frank Associates

Estimated Completion: Oct. 2014

Estimated Cost: $21.8M

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