Fri August 05, 2016
Operations Begin at DOE's Idaho Site
Operational responsibilities for environmental management work at the U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho operations office were transitioned to Fluor Idaho LLC, marking the start of a five-year contract to support cleanup at the department's Idaho site....
Fri August 05, 2016
Repairs, Upgrades Under Way for Three I-15 Bridges
Three bridges on Interstate 15 in southeast Idaho, between Blackfoot and Idaho Falls in Bingham County, will be repaired or upgraded in a series of projects under way now and concluding in late October....
Phuong Le - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri August 05, 2016
Corps: Coal Terminal Violates Tribal Rights, Won't Permit
SEATTLE (AP) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers denied a permit to a $700 million project to build the nation's largest coal-export terminal in northwest Washington state, handing a striking victory to the Lummi tribe, which argued the project would violate its treaty-protected fishing rights....
Lori Tobias - Fri August 05, 2016
Oregon DOT Honors Bridge Designer, Engineer Conde B. McCullough
The Oregon Department of Transportation has unveiled its new bridge interpretive display honoring famous bridge designer/engineer Conde B. McCullough. The display is in Astoria at the west end of the Lewis and Clark River Bridge on U.S....
Fri August 05, 2016
Quake Protection Eyed for New Eugene City Hall
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) A proposed City Hall in Eugene is expected to cost more than previously thought because of a design change intended to help the building withstand a major earthquake. City officials have yet to reveal a new price tag for the four-story building — previously authorized by the City Council to cost no more than $17.85 million....
Fri August 05, 2016
Housing Shortage in Prineville Amid Data-Center Construction
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (AP) The construction of two new data centers in Prineville has prompted a temporary housing shortage in the central Oregon town. The Bend Bulletin reports that construction workers are living out of hotels for months at a time because there's nowhere else to stay....
Fri August 05, 2016
WSDOT, Tacoma VIPs Celebrate Station Construction Kickoff
City, state and railroad officials celebrated the start of construction of the new Amtrak Cascades station in Tacoma's Freighthouse Square with a construction kickoff ceremony on July 13. The 100,000-sq.-ft....
Lori Tobias - Fri August 05, 2016
State Police, Officials Break Ground on Oregon's Fallen Trooper Memorial
After five years of planning and fundraising, crews broke ground on June 14 in Salem for the Oregon State Police Fallen Troopers Memorial. The memorial will honor 33 Oregon State Police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty....
Thu August 04, 2016
Could Drugs Be Fueling So-Called 'Dazzling' Construction Achievement?
UPI is reporting that North Korean media said this week a 70-story building along a boulevard devoted to scientists was constructed in 74 days, calling the effort a "miracle."In reference to the highly touted project, North Korean online news service Maeari stated construction taking place on "Ryomyong Street" is a "miracle" that's taking place despite "heavy sanctions."Ryomyong is a boulevard of high-rise buildings in Pyongyang that is dedicated to "future scientists," which includes North Koreans who made contributions to the country's nuclear weapons program....
Thu August 04, 2016
Court Ruling Could Have A Chill Effect on Purple Line Project
The Washington Post is reporting that Construction of the light-rail Purple Line in the Washington suburbs could be delayed based on a federal judge's ruling Wednesday requiring that the project's ridership forecasts be redone to account for Metro's deterioration and declining ridership....
