Projects - Specialty

To Tod Wadsworth, art isn't just his job, it's his passion! Having grown up in the family construction business, and with an artisitc soul, he quickly found a way to transform generally plain and ugly materials into something beautiful and exciting. He started with concrete and over the last 15+ years has created literally hundreds of beautiful concrete sculptures that can be found on bridges, commercial buildings, parks, homes and furniture.

After decades of dangerously restricted road widths that hampered smooth traffic flow, UDOT enlisted RLW to provide a new overpass structure for the UTA Trax over State Street @ 7800 South project. The new structure was built in two phases, which allowed UTA to maintain the use of Trax at all times. Phasing required zero limits between each phase which was facilitated by shoring systems designed and constructed by RLW. The new structure features architectural motifs that mirror the area’s historical themes. Additional artistic murals, concrete treatments and landscaping were designed and installed by Wadsworth’s aesthetic division.

This $232 million project, being constructed through a Joint Venture with Wadsworth and Granite Construction. The project extends from 31st Street to 2700 North in WeberCounty. The project consists of 9.6 miles of I-15 freeway reconstruction through semi-urban Ogden and includes the complete design and reconstruction of six major intersections with cross streets, ten sets of mainline sister bridges, two new ramp bridges and two new bridges with cross streets. Three of these bridges include major river crossings. Baker and URS provided design and details for the I-15 mainline, all interchanges including ramps and surface street improvements. The project is scheduled to be completed in the early fall 2008.

Kennecott Land Developers have created a major residential community in South Jordan. RLW CCI have had the opportunity to provide input and the construction of lake bridges, walls and walks that provide the man-made lake its limits of containment as well as passage. The project will feature several bridges that mock early American, French and Italian style architecture. Dock and bridge areas were constructed to provide users with comfortable and leisure settings encouraging residency to those who seek a lifestyle of this type.

RLW was contracted to provide an impacting monument commemorating the US troops that have given their time and lives to protect our great country. The war era was the theme, 2 concrete radius free standing panels expressed the revolutionary impacting events the USA has taken a lead role in - from the shots in the night of Paul Revere to the Iraq War the panels express in “3 dimensional” moments that captured, took and freed lives of many and all Americans. The monument is a center piece for a West Jordan memorial park that also features flag monuments, fountains and landscaped gardens providing a sense of humbleness and solitude to those who visit.

he 1300 East Draper Roundabout consists of three pre-cast mural walls, the artwork having been designed and created by Tod Wadsworth, one of the owners of Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Company. The 84,000 pound concrete murals consist of three beautiful murals, the first depicts scenes from the Mormon Pioneer Trek to Utah. The other two feature Architectural and Cultural themes, depicting Draper’s history and current growth. The casting and finish work of each mural required approximately 300 hours, depending on the complexity of the various scenes in the mural. Loading, hauling and current placement of the first casting was done with a 65 ton crane.

The 2002 Winter Olympics bobsled run could be categorized as one of the most difficult projects ever constructed at Wadsworth. The project necessitated meeting extremely tight tolerances and exacting quality control. It was performed in difficult winter and mountainous conditions. Despite the difficulty, the company felt a great sense of pride in accomplishing a feat that meant so much to the community and seen by the world.