The Washington Senate ousted state Dept. of Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson on Feb. 5—the first rejection of a gubernatorial appointee in the state since 1998.
Before personal computers, cell phones, emails and texts, we used two-way radios for construction communications. Today’s technology is appropriate for personal communication, and I don’t want to denigrate its efficiency, but for construction, today’s tools don’t have anything like the powerful impact of two-way radios.
Industry praises combination of tax "extenders" and $1.1 trillion in spending, including huge increases for GSA, VA construction and solid hikes for DOT, DOD programs.
The 321-ft-long, 24-ft-wide structure is the only floating bridge in the U.S. composed of glued laminated timber approach ramps connected to a 261-ft-long floating span, which is supported by fiber-reinforced polymer pontoons.
Replacing an 80-year old, two-span, filled-concrete arch structure with a 230-ft-long pre-stressed concrete beam bridge with an arch facade was challenging from the outset.
