Seattle Mayor Selects Repair, Not Replace, for West Seattle Bridge Tim Newcomb November 20, 2020 No Comments City's decision for bridge's cracked span will allow it to reopen to traffic in 2022, rather than at least 2025.Read More
ENR Northwest's Best Projects 2020 ENR Northwest's 2020 Project of the Year: I-90/Snowshed to Keechelus Dam Phase 1C Tim Newcomb November 17, 2020 No Comments An early design twist substituted twin avalanche bridges for the originally planned snowshedRead More
Post-Tensioning Complete as Emergency Repair Continues on West Seattle Bridge Tim Newcomb November 13, 2020 No Comments The Seattle Dept. of Transportation closed the bridge in March due to cracks. Kraemer North America was hired under an emergency contract to stabilize the structure. WSP provided the engineering.Read More
UC - Davis Health Clinic Takes Construction Manufacturing Offsite to Speed Timeline Tim Newcomb October 20, 2020 One Comment Boldt Company and Mark III Construction partner on a project that moved manufacturing offsite to meet a seven-month construction window.Read More
Remaking 70-Year-Old Sea-Tac International Airport Tim Newcomb September 29, 2020 No Comments A ‘seismic hug’ and anaerial walkway are highlights of the improvement projects at Sea-Tac.Read More
Bechtel, Ex-AECOM Unit Settle U.S. Cleanup Site Labor Overbilling Suit Tim Newcomb September 23, 2020 No Comments DOE contractors will pay $58M to resolve U.S., whistleblower excessive cost claims on giant Hanford waste project but did not admit wrongdoing.Read More
Air Hazards Pause Construction Jobs in Western U.S. Wildfire Zone Greg Aragon Erica Berardi Tim Newcomb Pam Radtke Russell Scott Blair September 16, 2020 No Comments Construction work brought to a halt as air quality plummets; damage to infrastructure and property could top $150 billionRead More
Seattle Pier Partially Collapses During Emergency Repair Work Tim Newcomb September 14, 2020 No Comments Two construction workers were hospitalized after falling into the water. Read More
Vancouver Airport Halts Major Capital Plans Tim Newcomb September 10, 2020 No Comments Officials cite COVID-19's effect on passenger growth. Read More
Wildfires Burn Throughout Pacific Northwest, Destroy Much of Washington Town Tim Newcomb September 8, 2020 No Comments Extremely dry and gusty conditions on Labor Day sparked 80 new fires in Oregon and Washington. Read More