Tim Newcomb

Revived Bi-State Effort To Replace Washington-Oregon Bridge Gets New Leader

Tim Newcomb

June 12, 2020

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Greg Johnson, a former WSP senior vice president, is named program administrator.

California Assembly Passes Expedited Dam Safety for Silicon Valley Act

Tim Newcomb

June 10, 2020

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In an effort to move forward a $576 million Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit Project, the California State Assembly passed AB 3005, facilitating the construction of the project.

West Seattle Bridge Decision Coming This Summer, Tunnel Discussion Starts

Tim Newcomb

June 10, 2020

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The Seattle Dept of Transportation expects to determine the bridge’s the structural stability in “late June or early July.”

Portland Grows High School Bond to $1 Billion, Addressing Racial Inequity

Oregon's largest school district bond now includes new construction

Tim Newcomb

June 4, 2020

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Portland Public Schools board reverses course to reconsider a $1 billion bond measure that includes $320 million for a new Jefferson High School, one of the district’s most outdated high schools and Oregon’s high school most attended by black students.

Seattle-Area Wet Weather Treatment Station Passes Halfway Point

Tim Newcomb

May 20, 2020

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A $262 million project near Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood will treat up to 70 million gallons of polluted stormwater that currently flows into the Duwamish River during severe rainstorms.