Top Design Firms | ENR Northwest Firm of the Year Otak Grows Its Multi-Disciplinary Expertise Tim Newcomb June 7, 2022 No Comments ENR Northwest's 2022 Design Firm of the Year, Otak, builds on environmental and civil expertise.Read More
Top Design Firms | ENR California Firm of the Year Arcadis Rides California’s Construction Boom Greg Aragon June 7, 2022 No Comments ENR California's 2022 Design Firm of the Year, Arcadis, targets new sectors to ensure growth.Read More
Top Design Firms | Overview West Coast Design Firms Face an Uneasy Recovery As design firms in California and Hawaii roared ahead in 2021, Northwest firms continued to struggle with familiar issues David M. Brown June 6, 2022 No Comments For engineering and architectural firms on the West Coast, recovery from the economic woes brought on by the pandemic has been an uneven affair.Read More
Water Infrastructure Oregon Water Treatment Plant Includes New Seismic Upgrades Greg Aragon June 1, 2022 No Comments Sundt Construction will build the Willamette Water Supply System's $405 million projectRead More
Bridges $160M Contract Awarded to Replace Alaska Highway's Longest Span C.J. Schexnayder May 13, 2022 No Comments The $160-million Nisutlin Bay Bridge replacement project is the largest capital project in the history of the Yukon Territory.Read More
Drinking Water California Coastal Commission Rejects $1.4B Desalination Project Controversial Huntington Beach water plant would have been second large one for developer Poseidon Water Pam McFarland May 13, 2022 One Comment Huntington Beach proposal was too "problematic" to move forward, California Coastal commissioners said. Read More
Infrastructure Financing Los Angeles Wastewater Tunnel Project Receives $441M EPA Loan James Leggate May 12, 2022 No Comments The clearwater project calls for construction of a 7-mile-long tunnel to prevent sewage from overflowing into waterways.Read More
Transportation FTA Pledges Funds for the East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project Greg Aragon May 12, 2022 No Comments Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has pledged $1 billion toward LA Metro's East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project Read More
Rail Construction Kiewit-led Joint Venture Secures $235M BART Silicon Valley Extension When complete project will link BART and VTA rail systems C.J. Schexnayder May 11, 2022 No Comments The Kiewit Shea Traylor (KST) joint venture wins the progressive-design build contract that will link the VTA and BART rail systems via a tunnel under downtown San Jose.Read More
Roads and Bridges Kiewit, Skanska Among Firms Vying for $250M Washington State DOT Project James Leggate May 10, 2022 No Comments Seven design-build teams responded to a Washington Dept. of Transportation RFQ.Read More