Civil Engineers Give Washington ‘C’ on Infrastructure Report Tim Newcomb January 28, 2019 No Comments Washington's fast population growth is 'stress-testing' the region's infrastructure, ASCE officials say.Read More
Work Shifting for Final Stages of Burnside Bridge Maintenance Tim Newcomb January 21, 2019 No Comments The final year of the Burnside Bridge maintenance project in Portland will soon shift work to the north half of the bridge. Read More
Progress Continues Across Hanford Vit Plant Project Tim Newcomb January 14, 2019 No Comments Crews have turned over four more Vit Plant buildings at the Hanford Nuclear Waste Site in southeast Washington to startup testing. Read More
ENR 2018 Top 25 Newsmakers Ron Lewis: Being the Critical Link at One of Nation's Fastest-Growing Transit Agencies Tim Newcomb January 10, 2019 No Comments Sound Transit opened its first light rail operation in the Seattle area in 2009.Read More
Seattle's Sound Transit Gets $1.2B Fed. Grant for Light Rail Extension Tim Newcomb January 9, 2019 No Comments A nearly $1.2-billion grant from the Federal Transit Administration to the Seattle-area Sound Transit agency marks the largest transit grant since Donald Trump became president.Read More
East Link Rail Installation Underway with Ballasted Trackbed Tim Newcomb January 7, 2019 No Comments The 7,200-ft-long stretch of track that runs along Interstate 90 on Mercer Island includes a special construction component.Read More
The Construction Stories of 2019 for Washington, Oregon Tim Newcomb December 31, 2018 No Comments Take a look at five of the larger stories to watch in Washington and Oregon in 2019.Read More
Alaskan Way Viaduct Closure Jan. 11 Marks Three-Week Switch to Tunnel Tim Newcomb December 26, 2018 No Comments More than 90,000 vehicles traveling the viaduct each day will need to scatter to limited options. Read More
Multiple Contracts Allow Mukilteo Ferry Terminal Project to Move Forward Tim Newcomb December 17, 2018 No Comments Washington State Ferries split the Mukilteo ferry terminal project near Everett into two contracts after rejecting previous bids in August. Read More
Preparations Underway for Demolition of Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct Tim Newcomb December 12, 2018 No Comments Intense planning is underway regarding how to safely demolish the 1.4-mile concrete double-decker Alaskan Way Viaduct, beginning in February.Read More