Casino Aztar

Project Scope: New casino, pedestrian bridges, and floating customer area
Owner: Aztar Corporation
Location: 773 E. 3rd Street, Caruthersville, Missouri
Project Delivery: Prime contractor; 100% concrete, bridge, and earthwork self-performed

Penzel Construction was the prime contractor on this project and performed 100% of the civil, land, and marine construction on the land-based headquarters of Casino Aztar. The property opened in 1995 and consists of a dockside casino featuring 21,000 square feet of casino space, 507 gaming machines, nine table games, two dining venues and a 40,000-square-foot pavilion. This multi-phase project included the placement of walking bridges to a floating customer staging area. The bridges had to be lifted in one piece from the riverside by a crane positioned on a barge. The bridges were constructed in St. Louis, Missouri and the floating customer area was built in Memphis, Tennessee and floated to the site. Penzel had crews at both sites completing these components.