Page 14 - FY Annual Report 2017-18
P. 14

Improving Connections:


                                                                                                                                                                                               10TH AVENUE
                                                                                                                                                                                          PROJECT WRAPS UP






                                                                                                                                                                             After almost two years of construction and some unexpected
                                                                                                                                                                             delays, the widening of 10th Avenue in the city of Cornelius
                                                                                                                                                                             is nearing completion.

                                                                                                                                                                             A lot of people were pleased to see the traffic cones and con-
                                                                                                                                                                             struction signs that dotted the road, between Holladay and Alpine
                                                                                                                                                                             streets, disappear. Among them is Andy Morris, Project Manager.
                                                                                                                                                                             The widening of 10th Avenue was Morris’ first project since he
                                                                                                                                                                             became a project manager in LUT’s Engineering and Construction
                                                                                                                                                                             Services Division in October 2017.

                                                                                                                                                                             “There were a lot of moving parts associated with this project,” said
                                                                                                                                                                             Morris. “We implemented multiple road closures so the contractor,
                                                                                                                                                                             utility companies and railroad could work on different parts of the
                                                                                                                                                                             project at once. This helped speed up construction.”

                                                                                                                                                                             Continued on page 13



        Andy Morris, Project Manager                                                                                                                                                   LUT Annual Report FY 2017–18  Partnering for the Future  |  12
   9   10   11   12   13   14   15   16   17   18   19