Zak Dirt projects demonstrate our record for high standards and excellent results.  Zak Dirt has been honored with several prestigious awards including:

Project Management Awards

  • Colorado Contractors Association and Colorado Department of Transportation: Project Management Award for project STA 1381-006, US 138, East of Sterling Colorado.
  • Colorado Contractors Association and Colorado Department of Transportation: Project Management Award for project STA 060A-010 SH 60, Two Rivers Parkway.
  • Colorado Contractors Association and Colorado Department of Transportation: Project Management Award for project ER 0712-010 SH 71 & 14.
  • Colorado Contractors Association and Colorado Department of Transportation: Project Management Award for project STA R400-147 SH 52, Wildcat Creek Bridge.

Gold Hard Hat Awards

  • Colorado Construction Gold Hard Hat Award: Outstanding Landscape Project, St Vrain State Park.

Safety Awards

  • Associated General Contractors Association and Colorado Contractors Association: Certificate of Commendation, with zero incident rate (no lost time from injuries on the job).
  • Colorado Contractors Association: Traveling Safety Trophy.
  • Colorado Contractors Association: Permanent Safety Trophy.
  • 84th Ave over I-25 Bridge Replacement

    Replace the existing structure that was originally built in 1959. The new bridge will be wider to accommodate an additional turn lane from eastbound 84th Ave to northbound I-25. In addition there will be 10-foot wide sidewalks on each side of the bridge to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety.

    Location: Thornton, CO

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  • S.H. 30 (Havana Street) over Cherry Creek

    Replacement of the existing bridge at Havana Street over Cherry Creek. Construction will be in three phases starting with the eastern most portion of the bridge. In addition 8’ wide sidewalks north and southbound will be constructed on the new bridge for pedestrian and bicycle safety.

    Location: Denver, CO

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  • Button Rock Dam Road Culvert Replacement

    The existing 80” culvert failed and was replaced with a 20’ x 10’ concrete box culvert. A boulder drop structure was placed both upstream and downstream of the new CBC to facilitate the 8’ of grade drop. This project is a State of Colorado 2012 APWA award recipient for Design/Construction/Maintenance.

    Location: Longmont, CO

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  • State Highway 7 Bridge across the Platte River

    Replacement of the existing bridge across the Platte River. The substructure of the new bridge consisted of drilled 54” caissons for pier support and steel H-pile driven for abutment support. Approximately 12,000 square feet of retaining wall was built to facilitate widening the south side of Highway 7.

    Location: Brighton, CO

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  • State Highway 9 Roadway Widening

    Construction of approximately 1.5 miles of new four lane divided highway. The existing bike path was relocated to facilitate the new road alignment. A new pedestrian bridge was constructed across the Blue River. An 8’ high decorative sound wall was precast by Zak personnel and constructed next to the new highway to alleviate the traffic noise in the adjoining subdivision.

    Location: Breckenridge, CO

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  • Crow Lane Reservoir

    Construction of a new 50’ high dam. A portable concrete batch plant was set-up onsite to produce the approximately 4,000 cubic yards of 4500 psi concrete needed to construct the Labyrinth Spillway, as well as supplying dental concrete and concrete for the associated outlet works. A clay liner was installed on the upstream face to remediate any possible future leakage that may occur.

    Location: Pinewood Springs, CO

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  • Wildcat Creek Bridge Replacement

    Construction of a new six cell concrete box culvert to replace the existing wooden bridge. A portable concrete batch plant was set up onsite and used to supply concrete for the cast- in- place structure. Zak Dirt was awarded the 2009 Region 4 Project Management Award for this project.

    Location: Fort Morgan, CO

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  • Poudre Rest Area Relocation

    Relocation of (2) existing I-25 rest areas at Prospect Road and I-25. The new construction consisted of a cast- in -place concrete box culvert, approximately 8,500 square yards of concrete pavement, and construction of a new visitor’s center building.

    Location: Fort Collins, CO

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  • McKay Lake Dam Renovation

    Replacement of the existing outlet works with a new 30” diameter welded steel pipe and gate. The reservoir capacity was enlarged by raising the dam crest approximately 2’. The existing spillway was deemed inadequate by the State Engineer and was rebuilt using 2,100 square yards of Armourflex Cellular Concrete Mats as erosion protection.

    Location: Westminster, CO

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