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Burnside Bridge Two-Year Fix Undergoing Finishing Touches

Tim Newcomb

November 11, 2019

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Two years of work to repair and upgrade Portland's Burnside Bridge has reached the final few weeks of projects, complete with a new traffic layout and construction that included upgrades to the bridge's surface, structure, mechanical and electrical functions.

Fixes to Train-Damaged Portland Bridge Ongoing

Tim Newcomb

November 4, 2019

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When a train derailment damaged columns supporting the North Going Street Bridge in Portland on Sept. 7, the uncertainty around the lone public connection to Swan Island, which houses about 200 industrial businesses and more than 12,000 jobs, including the ample freight operations of Daimler, UPS and FedEx, left the future of the fixes in doubt.

Sound Transit Breaks Ground on Downtown Redmond Link Extension

Tim Newcomb

October 28, 2019

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Sound Transit is extending its line north, south, east and west with the goal of connecting the entirety of the Puget Sound through light rail track. The Downtown Redmond Link Extension serves as the next step in that expansion.

Seattle Construction Focus Turns to Waterfront

Tim Newcomb

October 21, 2019

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With multiple mega-projects virtually all wrapped up in Seattle, a $724 million project to rebuild the city's central waterfront starts to take a more prominent role in the future of Seattle construction and transportation.

Vancouver’s George Massey Tunnel Replacement May Now be a Tunnel Instead of a Bridge

Tim Newcomb

October 14, 2019

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The constant political back-and-forth in British Columbia, Canada, over how to deal with an aging George Massey Tunnel has ping-ponged from uncertainty to a $3.5 billion, 10-lane bridge, back to uncertainty, to no bridge and now to an eight-lane submerged tunnel.

New Pedestrian, Utility Bridge Takes Shape on Everett Waterfront

Tim Newcomb

October 7, 2019

Amidst the constraints of weight limits, a seawall, a waterfront restaurant and high-voltage power poles, crews from ICI Interwest Construction Inc. and heavy mover Oxbo Mega Transport Solutions positioned a $20 million, 282-ft-long pedestrian and utility bridge in place this fall along the Everett, Washington, waterfront.

SeaWorld’s Electric Eel roller coaster project

ENR California's Best Projects 2019: Diverse Mix of Public, Private Work Garners Award

October 1, 2019

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Contest winners showcase innovation, safety and solid teamwork

ENR California's Best Projects 2019

Oroville Spillways Emergency Recovery: Northern California Project of the Year 2019

Erica Berardi

Scott Blair

October 1, 2019

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Project brings 1960s-era Oroville Dam spillway back into safe operational status in record time

ENR California's Best Projects 2019

SeaWorld's Electric Eel Roller Coaster: Southern California Project of the Year 2019

Greg Aragon

October 1, 2019

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High-profile project requires many innovations for crews to work safely within the boundaries of an operational theme park

ENR California's Best Projects 2019

SFO Long-Term Parking Garage 2: Airport/Transit

October 1, 2019

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This six-story, 1.2-million-sq-ft parking garage at San Francisco International Airport houses 3,600 parking spaces that have doubled the airport’s long-term parking capacity.

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