Shoup-A St. northeast corner

Idaho Falls Shoup Ave. and A Street Reconstruction–Asphalt Paving, Roadbase

Owner: City of Idaho Falls

Completion Date: September 23, 2011

Location: Idaho Falls, Idaho

HK Contractors was responsible for the reconstruction of the Shoup Avenue and A Street intersection in Idaho Falls. Work included removal of six existing trees, installation of new water line, water services, fire hydrants, curb & gutter, sidewalk, new roadway installation, 13 new trees, decorative pavers, decorative rock enclosure and decorative light poles. HK Contractors supplied 768 tons of gravel and 277 tons of hot-mix asphalt for the project.

HK’s crews and subcontractors worked dilligently to meet project requirements. The intersection has always been very busy. Business owners were very concerned about accessibility and crews worked late nights and weekends in order to minimize impacts. The Idaho Falls Downtown Development Corporation praise HK Contractors for a job well done, saying, “We truly felt like you listened to our concerns and followed through on all our suggestions to make this improvement as painless as possible for the downtown. Your ability to get everything completed and the roads back open within the time frame first agreed upon was very helpful and appreciated.”

Click to read more about the Idaho Falls Shoup Avenue and A Street Reconstruction.

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Yellowstone National Park, Grand Loop Road from Madison to Norris–Highway Paving, Road Reconstruction, Hot-Mix Asphalt

Owner: Western Federal Lands Highway Division

General Contractor: HK Contractors

Completion Date: October 2010

Location: Yellowstone National Park near West Entrance of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

The scope of the project included milling and removal of a road and bridge constructed in the 1920s, installation of a new road and bridge to divert traffic from the pristine Gibbon River, paving a major complex parking area with three pedestrian viewing areas, restoration of extensive vegetation in sensitive environmental areas, positioning boulders and landscape logs in picnic areas and placement of bio-degradable wattles for erosion control. HK Contractors completed highly skilled excavation with cuts as high as 124 feet to allow for accessible parking areas and trails. Work was completed within wetlands, geothermal areas, thermal seeps and thermal cores. The work schedule anticipated 25,000 vehicles per week travelling through the construction zone in the high tourist summer season.

  • 270 meters curb & asphalt removed
  • 30 boulders up to 10 tons in size removed
  • 21,000 cubic yards excavation used to reclaim two disposal areas
  • 11,300 tons cold recycled asphalt base course
  • 10,100 tons hot-mix superpave
  • 2,650 tons hot-mix xuperpave

HK Contractors was honored with multiple awards from Western Federal Lands for the excellent work completed on the project. Click to read the press release.