Seattle

Seattle-Area Rail Crosses Freeways, Floating Bridges

May 19, 2020

Complex contracts and multiple project delivery methods drive Sound Transit's East Link rail project, which runs through tunnels and over freeways

Northwest City Scoop: Construction Starts in Seattle

May 19, 2020

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Dodge offers data on projected 2020 construction starts in the Seattle area.

Robotic Parking Structure Coming to Seattle Cancer Center

Tim Newcomb

March 25, 2020

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When GLY Construction expands the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center campus with a three-level robotic parking garage, the largest in the Pacific Northwest.

Washington Legislature Approves $10 Billion Transportation Budget

Jim Parsons

March 13, 2020

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The state will use unspent money from existing budgets to offset projected revenue shortfall caused by a referendum cutting car-tab registration and excise fees in the state.

State Route 99 Tunnel: One Year Later

Tim Newcomb

February 17, 2020

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Call it a birthday. Or an anniversary. Either way, Seattle’s State Route 99 tunnel has hosted public traffic for an entire year.

Subpoena in Seattle Over Fed. Transportation Funds

January 8, 2020

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U.S. Dept. of Transportation investigators have opened a criminal inquiry into the use of federal funds for four downtown Seattle transportation projects.

Tough Transportation Decisions

Washington State Plans Second Major Puget Sound Airport to Ease Gridlock

Tim Newcomb

January 8, 2020

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Sea-Tac International Airport continues to outgrow its landlocked position in King County.

Viewpoint on Civic Activism

Commentary: The Taxes That Made Seattle The City It Is Today

Two contrasting lives related to a growing metropolis and Washington State

Richard Korman

December 11, 2019

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A look at two contrasting lives and what they say about a growing city and its state voters.

Sound Transit Wants Legal Fight to Decide Fate of Projects After State’s Initiative 976 Passage

Tim Newcomb

December 2, 2019

When Washington state voters passed Initiative 976, which cuts car-tab fees down to a $30 cap, transportation agencies across the state had sharp reactions.

Seattle Construction Focus Turns to Waterfront

Tim Newcomb

October 21, 2019

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With multiple mega-projects virtually all wrapped up in Seattle, a $724 million project to rebuild the city's central waterfront starts to take a more prominent role in the future of Seattle construction and transportation.