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Lyndy Lovelady

Jul 12

SLCC Juniper Student Center and Classroom Building in Herriman begins Construction.

By Project Progress

This 92,000 square foot, 3-story building will be the first raised for the SLCC Herriman Campus. The building will also include a central plant comprised of boilers and chillers along with site development, parking and utilities to accommodate growth on the 90-acre development.

 
Renderings by Connor Stephens, Architectural Designer, ajc architects

The Juniper Student Center and Classroom Building will bring the University of Utah and Salt Lake Community College under one roof to offer students a unique set of higher education options and opportunities. Construction was recently awarded to Big-D and slated to be complete in 2023. This building will set the tone for future institutional buildings to be placed in that area. Location is approximately 14400 South and 3500 West.

Meridian Engineering at the original site performing the survey scope
Jun 24

New access road to Bear Lake State Park Marina complete!

By Completed Project

While working with Jacobs Engineering as the lead in collaboration with the Division of Natural Resources and UDOT, Meridian provided UAV flights, survey base mapping and right-of-way design to expand the marina parking at Bear Lake and relocate the entrance to the Marina.

 
Bear Lake State Park Marina new access entrance and parking.
Drone aerial photos provided by Jacobs Engineering

This project will improve the safety of this intersection by increasing vehicle queue off US-89 as well as provide turn lanes into Harbor Village. This new access road is expected to resolve the traffic issues that were common in this area.

Jun 15

Winners at IRWA!

By Events

This year’s annual International Right of Way (IRWA) Competition announced the winners during lunch at the Education Conference, June 6-9, 2021 at the Marriot River Center in San Antonio, Texas.

The IRWA is an international organization including countries from the U.S. to Canada, England and some in Africa. It organizes the conference for professionals to stay current with best practices, latest laws and review, and the newest technology for the Right of Way industry. Attendance this year was virtual and live. Meridian’s Right of Way Manager, Tyler Baron was able to attend virtually and get us entered.

Meridian’s ROW and GIS team were happy to be involved in showcasing some great design ideas for the transportation and GIS categories. Out of the 5 plats entered, we won 3 of them. Check out these designs from our winners: Tyler Baron for Transportation, Travis Jensen for Industry General and Christopher Higham for GIS. 

 

 

Jun 09

Weber State University Noorda Engineering and Technology Building Construction underway!

By Project Progress

With the design phase complete, this 135,000 sf building named after Ray Noorda – “father of computing” and former CEO of Novell – is currently being constructed by Big-D. Slated to be complete in 2022, the building will be the new home for electrical, mechanical and systems engineering, computer science, professional sales departments and engineering technology. Four centers will also be housed in the building: The Concept Center, the Center for Technology Outreach, the National Center for Automotive Science & Technology and the Alan E. Hall Center for Sales Excellence.

 
North View Renderings provided by Mallory Platt, AIA LEED ap bd+c, VCBO Architects

Meridian Engineering as part of the architectural engineering design team lead by VCBO Architects worked together to collaborate ADA accessibility, site and utility design, tunnel relocation, plaza and outdoor seating areas, access to various levels of the building, grading on a sloped site with rock and concrete walls for a business-like, tech-friendly, four-story educational facility.

Check it out live: https://www.weber.edu/east/noorda.html

Jun 03

An update on the FrontRunner.

By Events

UDOT and UTA held a groundbreaking for the Vineyard Commuter Rail Station and double track May 13, 2021. Vineyard, a fast-growing Utah County community, is near the east side of Utah Lake between Lindon and Orem I-15 exits. With this project now officially underway and under construction – the first expansion of the commuter rail system since the original construction of the north and south lines, it will greatly improve mobility to this area.

Meridian Engineering completed the overall base mapping for this project using all the tools in our arsenal including terrestrial LiDAR 3-D scanning, UAV flights, and finalized the project with GPS and Robotic Total Station methods. Meridian also provided an interactive GIS dashboard for the design team and prepared the Right of Way Design for negotiations and acquisition for the parcels impacted by the project. Meridian is thankful to the Lochner team for having us on this project. We look forward to more similar opportunities in the future.

Check out this clip from KSL news for more detail:
https://www.ksl.com/article/50165982/project-underway-to-build-frontrunner-station-in-utahs-fastest-growing-community