Photo: Caltrans Caltrans Begins Long-Term Repairs to Bay Bridge Eyebar Caltrans has begun a long-term repair of the failed eyebar on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge that was discovered during the Labor Day closure. According to Caltrans spokesman Bart Ney, work on the eyebar will not require a full bridge closure; instead, crews will work overnight, which will require three lanes to close on the upper deck and one lane on the lower deck. The repair and related lane closures will last approximately three weeks, with an additional five weeks possibly needed at a later date. “We would like to
FERRELL Hanson Alaska LLC recently appointed Shane Ferrell as a civil designer. Ferrell holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from Michigan Technological University and while pursuing his education, served as a material coordinator and construction manager for a Class I Railroad. Ferrell currently is assisting with the conceptual design for the Port MacKenzie Rail Line Extension with the Alaska Railroad Corp. Four architects have been named associate principals in Mahlum’s Seattle and Portland offices – Mitch Kent , AIA and Todd Olson, AIA in Portland; Kirk Haapala , AIA, LEED AP and Erik Goodfriend , AIA, LEED AP,
Submitted by ZGF Architects Photo: ZGF Architects Related Links: Northwest Construction Best of 2009 Awards The 112-bed, 250,000 sq ft full-service community hospital in Gig Harbor, Wash. includes a 24-hour emergency department equipped to handle trauma cases and includes medical, surgical and critical care units; inpatient and outpatient surgery; a heart catheterization laboratory; diagnostic services (including MRI, CT scans, ultrasound and mammography); and physical, occupational and speech therapies. The main hospital is connected to the 93,000 sq ft Milgard Medical Pavilion which houses medical offices and the Jane Thompson Russell Cancer Care Center, an integrated cancer center offering programs for
Submitted by Lease Crutcher Lewis Related Links: Northwest Construction Best of 2009 Awards Lewis performed a major seismic upgrade at this historic Seattle church, including new concrete columns up the 150-ft steeple, a tension system, and structural shear walls. Lease removed and reinstalled stained glass after retrofitting with storm windows, constructed a new altar, restored the entire chapel floor, and renovated with new finishes, casework and flooring. Added scope included architectural floor grilles. The raised altar needed to be increased in size, but without exceeding the load capacity of the existing suspended slab. Lewis and the structural engineer collaborated to
Submitted by Harper Houf Peterson Righellis Inc. Photo: Harper Houf Peterson Righellis Inc. Related Links: Northwest Construction Best of 2009 Awards The Sunnyside Road Improvement Project, Phase 3B was the final of three phases of work, improving Sunnyside Road from I-205 to SE 172nd Avenue. The $20.2 million project widened and improved Sunnyside Road to five lanes from SE 162nd Avenue to SE 172nd Avenue. This work included construction of a five-lane roadway with planted center medians, planter-separated sidewalks, bike lanes, street lights, and a newly signalized intersection at 172nd Avenue. To take advantage of a 45-day in-water-work period necessary
Submitted by Callison, Seattle Photo: BNBuilders Related Links: Northwest Construction Best of 2009 Awards TCP Corp., a leading window manufacturer in Seattle, knows what it takes to ensure a green design. Designed by Callison, Seattle, the TCP Corporate Headquarters design was inspired by historic railroad and lumber industrial buildings in the Pacific Northwest, as well as the forms and materials native to the region. For example, the image of densely forested landscapes on the wall panels is copied in the textured concrete form liners that help mask the joinery of the panels. The design solution established team spaces, working islands,
Submitted by Andersen Construction Co. Photo: Anderson Construction Related Links: Northwest Construction Best of 2009 Awards The Lovejoy is a one-of-a-kind mixed-use office building located in the heart of Portland’s Pearl District. The LEED Gold, 9-story 290,000 sq ft structure is highlighted with Class A office space on the top of three floors. Office tenants have access to a roof garden that overlooks the Pearl District. Four levels of parking are located under the office space and the ground floor is a Safeway grocery store. The $61 million Lovejoy features the Pacific Northwest’s first precast concrete hybrid moment frame building
Submitted by Walsh Construction Co./Washington Photo: SkyPix Related Links: Northwest Construction Best of 2009 Awards Thornton Place is an $80 million mixed-use development of 727,000 sq with housing, public space, commercial space and a garage. It includes eight separate residential buildings: two six-story apartments with 279 apartment units over the 900-car parking garage and six separate three-story buildings with 109 condos. Over 50,000 sq ft of retail space is included at ground level. The project also includes a 14-screen movie theater built by a separate contractor. Various public entities had a stake in what the project needed to accomplish. Seattle
Submitted by Walsh Construction Co./Washington Photo: Walsh Construction Co. Related Links: Northwest Construction Best of 2009 Awards Within the six-acre site developed for Thornton Place, the Thornton Water Quality Channel project involved daylighting the long buried creek and adding a 2.7-acre park area around the restored channel. The public space includes pathways, decorative lighting, public art, and a community gathering place. Finding a way to restore the creek was key obtaining permits for the $9.1 millionproject. For more than 40 years, a portion of the headwaters of the South Branch of Thornton Creek was buried underneath the south parking lot
Submitted by Hardey Engineering & Associates, Inc. Photo: City of Medford Related Links: Northwest Construction Best of 2009 Awards In 2005, the Medford, Ore. City Council approved a bond to finance the construction of the first three phases of the US Cellular Community Park. The $19 million sports park includes a five field softball complex and a six field soccer/football/baseball complex. Also included are nearly a half-mile of roadway and utilities, three large parking lots, three restroom/concession buildings, grandstands, a press box and a maintenance yard. It is the second largest municipally-owned facility with field turf in the United States.
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