Articles by Tim Newcomb

Prince Rupert Port Looks to Expansion to Become Second-Largest Canadian Port

June 10, 2019

A planned expansion by the Prince Rupert Port Authority may propel the northern British Columbia, Canada, port into the second busiest in Canada.

Crews Demolish Seattle Viaduct in Tight Quarters

Tim Newcomb

June 4, 2019

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Contractors taking out Alaskan Way Viaduct must shield underground utilities, nearby buildings while keeping workers safe

TransLink, BC Government to Explore Transit Link Across Burrard Inlet

Tim Newcomb

June 3, 2019

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The $500,000 put up by the government of British Columbia to study a fixed-link rapid transit connection across Burrard Inlet, connecting Vancouver, B.C., to the North Shore, revives an idea that has floated the inlet for years.

Sound Transit Selects Kiewit Infrastructure West for $1.4 Billion Federal Way Link Extension

Tim Newcomb

May 27, 2019

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As Sound Transit moves closer to building the 7.8-mile-long Federal Way Link Extension light rail project, the selection of Kiewit Infrastructure West Company to design and build the project marks a major milestone.

Stabilization of Hanford Waste Storage Tunnel Successful

Tim Newcomb

May 20, 2019

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The shoring of a waste storage tunnel at the Dept. of Energy's Hanford Nuclear Waste Site in southeast Washington proved successful and wraps the response to a May 2017 partial collapse of an adjoining tunnel.

The Filling of a Decommissioned Seattle Tunnel

Tim Newcomb

May 13, 2019

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Crews are trucking in concrete rubble from the Alaskan Way Viaduct demolition to fill in the city's 3,140-ft-long Battery Street Tunnel.

Iconic Seattle Center Arena Roof the Only Piece to Stay in $900-Million Rebuild

Tim Newcomb

May 6, 2019

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Crews will erect a steel support structure to hold the 1962-built roof, then remove the existing arena below before rebuilding the arena in time for the 2021 NHL season.

Federal Way Link Extension Moves Closer to Federal Grant Award

Tim Newcomb

April 29, 2019

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The Sound Transit project cleared a key hurdle toward gaining a $790 million federal grant and will move into the engineering phase.

Tim Newcomb

April 24, 2019

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Geography and time weren’t on the side of Mortenson when it needed to design and build a new siphon to move 22 million gallons of wastewater as part of an upgrade to a 42-year-old water system in Oregon.