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Tim Newcomb

Tim Newcomb

Tim Newcomb is a newspaper and magazine journalist based in Western Washington, covering design and construction in buildings and transportation around the Northwest.

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Kent-Des Moines Sound Transit
Top Starts | California/Northwest Owner of the Year

Washington's Sound Transit Agency Moves Ahead With $15B in Light Rail Expansions

Tim newcomb
Tim Newcomb
April 12, 2022
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Seattle-area Sound Transit, ENR California/Northwest Owner of the Year, completed a key light rail link in 2021 despite impending management changes and inflationary price hikes.


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Seattle Concrete Drivers Strike Ends Without Contract Resolution

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Tim Newcomb
April 11, 2022
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More than 300 concrete delivery drivers and support staff returned to work on April 11, ending walkout that lasted nearly five months and impacted major projects.



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Concrete Delivery Strike Impacts Big Seattle Transportation Projects

Federal mediation has begun in months-long strike of Teamster drivers
Tim newcomb
Tim Newcomb
February 24, 2022
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Ongoing labor dispute between King County, Wash., concrete suppliers and drivers represented by Teamsters Local 174 that has reduced or halted deliveries now is delaying Seattle-area projects such as multiple Sound Transit extensions and Washington State Convention Center addition.
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New $130M Hanford Site Facility Is Start of Major Nuclear Waste Cleanup

Tim newcomb
Tim Newcomb
February 17, 2022
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DOE contractor-built system is first step in removing long buried plutonium production wastes at huge complex before they are transformed into inert glass and disposed, possibly at an offsite storage facility.
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Rendering of Massey Tunnel shows cars driving on a multilane road, a concrete barrier in the center separates the directions. In the background is a blue sky, mountain tops and trees.
Canada Infrastructure

$3.3B George Massey Tunnel Project Near Vancouver Moves Forward

Tim newcomb
Tim Newcomb
January 19, 2022
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Supporting construction projects have begun, as part of major effort to replace the 62-year-old structure.
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Teamsters Strike Slows Key Transit Work in Puget Sound Area

Tim newcomb
Tim Newcomb
January 10, 2022
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Sound Transit, Washington State DOT, King County and City of Seattle urge strikers and contractors to return now to mediated negotiations.
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Sites Resevoir

California Reservoir, With Estimated $3.9B Cost, Gains Funding Approval

Tim newcomb
Tim Newcomb
December 20, 2021
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Plans for the long-planned reservoir are moving ahead after state officials determine the project is eligible for state funding.
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CalPlant
Global Best Projects

Best Project, Manufacturing: CalPlant Rice Straw to MDF Manufacturing Plant

Tim newcomb
Tim Newcomb
December 8, 2021
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A two-decade engineering push has culminated in what is the world’s first production facility to sustainably manufacture medium-density fiberboard (MDF) from post-harvest rice straw waste that has no added formaldehyde. 


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Best Projects

Northwest Project of the Year: Mukilteo Ferry Terminal

The team building a terminal for Washington’s second-busiest ferry route overcame tough conditions on a historic site
Tim newcomb
Tim Newcomb
November 22, 2021
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The first new terminal in 40 years for the Washington State Dept. of Transportation-operated Washington State Ferries, the country’s largest ferry system, came with tricky site conditions and cultural significance that impacted both design and construction for a $187-million project split into multiple contracts to ensure on-time delivery. 


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Bechtel, Nautilus Team To Build Unique Floating Data Centers

Tim newcomb
Tim Newcomb
November 19, 2021
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The companies say the facilities use less energy and water than conventional data centers.


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