Work begins this month on major section of the I-580 freeway extension project in Nevada, following the award of a US$79.5 million contract to Edward Kramer & Sons. The main structure is a 525m concrete arch bridge, 100m above Galena Creek. This is Kramer’s second big contract for the Nevada Department of Transportation in less than two months. It is already working on the US$30.1 million Nevada approach to the Hoover Dam bypass project.