Fisher Industries is proud to announce that our Interstate 11 Phase One project, also known as the Boulder City Bypass, has earned an American Public Works Association (APWA) Project of the Year Award in the Historical category.
The completion of this project, along with the I-11 Phase Two, provides a freeway system unencumbered by traffic lights that now extends from Kingman, Arizona to Ely, Nevada. The project consisted of constructing 2.5 miles of new four-lane concrete freeway, a system-to-system interchange, and a new local interchange.
The project earned a nomination in the historical preservation category due to the reconnecting of the historic railroad corridor. The rail line was once used to provide goods and services to Boulder City and further west for the construction of the Hoover Dam. As part of the highway design, the Boulder City Rail Museum requested that the rail line be restored, running either above or below the new highway. As a result, a bridge was constructed. The line had not been active in 30 years. Now, as part of the Interstate I-11 project, the historic railway line is connected once again.
Project landscaping was incorporated which honored the history of the construction of the Hoover Dam and the creation of Boulder City. This feature offered recognition to the history of that era and its significance to the state of Nevada and the United States of America.
Fisher Sand & Gravel Co. broke ground on this project in May 2015. The job was completed in May 2018.
