Q&D’s Heavy/Civil group embodies a deep commitment to community stewardship, engaging with the public daily and representing our clients with a friendly approach with a focus on infrastructure projects, including the construction and maintenance of bridges, parks, roads, sewer systems, reservoirs, and more.
Heavy/Civil Portfolio
The Q&D Way
At Q&D, Heavy/Civil Group is committed to serving as stewards of the community by ensuring that residents, travelers, and local businesses are well-informed and capable of moving seamlessly to their destinations. We carefully consider scheduling, phasing, engineering and material constraints, making the necessary adjustments in order to get the community back to business as quickly as possible.
Highlights
ENR recognizes Q&D’s CA HWY 70 project
Q&D was contracted to reconstruct a half mile corridor of CA-70 adjacent to the Feather River. This location was prone to being washed out by high river flows following wet seasons. The project consisted of a half-mile soldier-pile retaining wall that averages 17 feet in height with a 12-inch thick cast-in-place wall facing, featuring a… Read more »
Q&D plays integral role in Reno Airport earning key honor
Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority wins 2024 APWA Project of the Year for Terminal Loop Road Reconstruction The Terminal Loop Road at Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO) required significant upgrades to meet growing demand for air travel and improve safety and efficiency. As part of the billion-dollar MoreRNO Infrastructure Program, this project addressed aging pavement conditions, inadequate pedestrian… Read more »
Q&D’s diverging diamond project earns ENR award
Northern Nevada’s second-ever Diverging Diamond Interchange alleviated the North Valley’s busiest intersection without fully closing the road during construction—a first for the region’s DDI projects. Two primary components occupied nearly one year of work: widening Lemmon Drive from 4 to 6 lanes; and reconfiguration of the US 395 / Lemmon Drive interchange to a Diverging… Read more »
Echo Summit Bridge Replacement
“Why would anyone bid this? This is ridiculous!” said one of Q&D’s superintendents on arriving for the pre-bid site walk led by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in late 2018. It was difficult not to see that as an omen when looking down the 900-foot drop-off beneath the Echo Summit Sidehill Viaduct. Folks were... Read more »