While the Washington Dept. of Transportation won’t open the detailed bids for downtown Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement project until mid-December, Gov. Chris Gregoire (D) nudged the long-awaited 56-ft-dia, 2-mi-long bored tunnel one step closer to reality, when she announced on Oct. 29 that both teams submitting bids that day were at or below WSDOT’s estimate of $1.09 billion.
A one-year-old pilot project involving local and state agencies that recycles tear-off shingles for use in hot mix asphalt for road paving is showing promise, according to project participants.
Construction began on a 24,600-sq-ft military recreational center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, a joint military base of the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force located in Pierce and Thurston counties in Washington.
Portland Public Schools is seeking $548 million in funding for district-wide school modifications, and is expected to send the request to voters in a bond measure on the May 2011 election ballot.
After a heated dispute lasting more than a half-year, building owner Carpenters Tower LLC and its contractor, McCarthy Building Cos. Inc., have resolved all the legal issues related to the distressed, reinforced concrete frame of the 25-story McGuire Apartments in Seattle.
A dormant nuclear power plant near Olympia, Wash., may never generate power, but the Laborers' International Union of North America is putting a lot of energy into adapting the site's abandoned 1,500-ft-long tunnel as a training tool.
Voters across the Northwest will decide several important bond initiatives on November 2nd. These include Washington�s $505-million bond for energy-efficient school retrofits, Oregon�s general obligation bonds and Alaska�s $400-million school bond. Washington Washington voters will decide on Referendum Bill 52, which authorizes $505 million in bonds to finance construction and repair projects increasing energy efficiency in public schools and higher education buildings. To earn the money, competitive grants are weighted heavily on the project’s energy savings. If approved, the state would expand the collection of sales tax on bottled water to help pay for a portion of the bonds and