W.W. Clyde Company
W.W. Clyde is a heavy civil construction firm based in Springville, Utah.
W.W. Clyde was founded in 1926 by Wilford W. Clyde, brother to George Dewey Clyde, who later became a Governor of Utah. The company began as a business focused on building roads, and now specializes in a variety of construction services, including building bridges and other structures, highways, pipelines, mining and mine reclamation, site development, and aggregate processing. It currently employs about 450 people.[1]
Projects
In the past, W.W. Clyde & Co. has completed many major projects:
- 1940s: Salt Lake City International Airport expansion; St. George Municipal Airport; replacement of Scofield Dam
- 1950s: Salt Lake City’s State Street
- 1960s: Arthur V. Watkins Dam; Starvation Bridge
- 1970s: Utah Power and Light plant and substation; LDS Church Office Building
- 1980s: Green River Bridge; Interstate 215 belt route
- 1990s: Barney’s Canyon Pipeline; South Towne Center
- 2000s: 2002 Winter Olympics projects
In 2008, W.W. Clyde constructed Segment 4 of the Legacy Parkway project, a freeway in Davis County. Segment 4 included eight structures and a pedestrian bridge, and was a $100 million project.[1][2] W.W. Clyde is a subsidiary of Clyde Companies, Inc, which also owns Geneva Rock, Sunroc, Gorge Rock, and Beehive Insurance.[3]