Cave Creek Regional Park Visitors Center
Phoenix, Arizona 2009

This project included the construction of prototype LEED silver rated visitor centers and amphitheaters at three different Maricopa County Park locations, with a fourth county site consisting of civil construction and an amphitheater only. Every location consisted of new construction in virgin desert terrain with appropriate consideration given to salvaging and replanting existing trees, cacti, and vegetation, and site protection via Storm Water Pollution Plans and adequate dust control. A typical projectconsisted of site work, hardscape, landscape, trails, parking lots, site utilities, and all typical building related activities.

This project involved improvements to site utilities, structural excavation and backfill, minor landscaping, minor site hardscape, and restroom facilities. D.L. Norton had to manage the work, quality control, and ensuring public access and safety during construction, on multiple sites simultaneously. The project was completed smoothly and with no major issues. The final contract amount for this project was less than the initial contract amount. Quality control was a major issue for this project. MCPRD has dealt with many issues related to this design on previous projects and the lack of any such issues arrising during D.L. Norton’s contract is a testament to the effectiveness of our quality control procedures.

Canyon View Information Plaza
Grand Canyon, Arizona 2000

An orientation/transportation complex for the National Park Service, this project was the beginning of the government’s long term plan to limit automobile usage along the South rim of the Park and will eventually become the initial destination and focal point of the park’s mass transit system. Included in the project was an orientation center, comfort stations, a transit pavilion with transit platform canopies, service building and a variety of orientation and shade shelters with associated pathways and seating. Two new bus shelters serve shuttle lines to other south rim facilities.

Navajo Bridge Interpretive Center
Marble Canyon, Arizona 1997

Operated by the National Park Service, this complex is located at the west end of the original Navajo Bridge (Highway 89A) at Marble Canyon. Used to inform tourists about the history of the bridge and adjacent Lee’s Ferry, the project included the construction of a comfort station, information center, bookstore and miscellaneous site improvements such as graphic displays and seatwalls.

1997 Citation Award for Craftsmanship in Stone
- Arizona Masonry Guild

Mazatzal Rest Area
State Route 260, Arizona 1996

Constructed on a heavily vegetated, undeveloped site, Mazatzal Rest Area included the following facilities: comfort station, service building, picnic ramadas, information kiosk, displays, seat walls, hardscape, landscape, signage, paved roads and parking areas, site utilities, steel water storage tank and revegetation. This project was constructed under partnering guidelines with ADOT. At the completion of the project D.L. Norton received the highest contractor rating ever given from the Arizona Department of Transportation.