Chapter Seminoe Bonneville 5 A CHANGING COMPANY 73 Wyoming Oregon 1939 1940 = $4.5 million $17 million Broadwater Grand Coulee Nantahala Ross (expansion) Norfolk Angostura Hermosilla Montana Washington North Carolina Washington Arkansas South Dakota Sonora, Mex. 1940 1941 1942 1943 1945 1947 1947 $692,000 $65 million $6.1 million = $7.1 million $10 million $5.4 million $3.8 million Davis Arizona 1951 $31.3 million Wanship Grace Utah Idaho 1957 1959. $3 million $275,000 Missouri- As dam building followed in consequence of railroad construction, so did road building. After a tentative move into highway construction before Hoover Dam, Utah undertook twenty-four highway projects while working at Black Canyon. Although corporate management did not emphasize this endeavor, road projects enhanced Utah’s public recognition. They also solidified the company’s reputation among government officials in the western states and prepared Utah for larger projects to come. In addition, much of its highway-related work went forth as part of joint ventures. For example, Six Companies of California organized in 1934 (with the same partners in building the Hoover) and bid successfully on a $3.7 million contract with the State of California to construct a highway and tunnel. Simultaneously, Utah joined with two of its Hoover partners, Kaiser and Bechtel, to form Bridge Builders, Inc., in order to acquire a $5.5 million contract to construct a portion of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. The group’s responsibilities in the massive $77 million project included building the piers and abutments for the east span of the bridge and painting the superstructure. This project demonstrated Utah’s capabilities as a regional general contracting firm of considerable stature. As further proof of its diversification and managerial expertise, the company continued its traditional railroad contracting by submitting the winning bid for the Dotsero Cutoff in Colorado and