Multnomah County knows it needs a seismic fix to the 92-year-old Burnside Bridge over the Willamette River in downtown Portland. County officials just aren't sure how they are going to pull it off.
The ongoing expansion of Sound Transit outside of Seattle continues, with the latest move the awarding of a contract for the design-build project management of the Federal Way Link Extension south of Seattle.
With a new leader, a $4.5-billion capital program and now a green light to pursue a major rail support facility, the Port of Long Beach is rebounding from a major tenant’s bankruptcy and looking to fulfill a zero-emissions goal.
Seattle sewer lines installed in the early to mid-20th century simply can't handle stormwater runoff during severe rainstorms. A $262 million project near Georgetown will change that reality for the up to 70 million gallons of polluted stormwater that currently flows into the Duwamish River during severe rainstorms.
In aspiring to create the first structure in California to meet the Living Building Challenge—and become one of only a handful of such projects around the globe—the team behind the Sacramento offices for Architectural Nexus confronted a steep learning curve.