WASHINGTON

Doosan - Tue August 27, 2019

Persistence Pays Off

For nearly 200 years, the logging industry has played a vital role in Washington. Approximately half of the state is covered in forests, with 21 million acres of forested land available, as reported by the Washington State Department of Commerce....

AASHTO Journal - Tue July 30, 2019

WSDOT Reclaims Land From Defunct Alaskan Way Viaduct

The January closure of the Alaskan Way Viaduct in downtown Seattle — also known as State Route 99 — was another step in a long reclamation project that will eventually remove the highway and repurpose the land it occupies....

Telsmith Inc. - Thu July 25, 2019

Telsmith Partners With Pacific Rock & Recycle Equipment Co.

Telsmith Inc. , a manufacturer of mineral processing equipment, announced Pacific Rock and Recycle Equipment Company as a manufactures' representative for the entire product line of aggregate and mining process equipment....

Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Mon July 01, 2019

Seattle's $1.8B Convention Center Due to Open in 2021

When the Washington Convention Center Addition opens in 2021, it will very likely be hailed as one of the most cutting-edge event centers of its kind — certainly in the United States, and quite possibly beyond....

Link-Belt Cranes - Mon June 24, 2019

Shipbuilding on Whidbey Island of Puget Sound

Ice Flow LLC dba Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (NBBB) of Freeland, Wash.'s new 250-ton (227-t) 298 Series 2 lattice crawler was put to the test quickly following its delivery to Whidbey Island in Puget Sound from Triad Machinery....

Doosan Infracore North America - Tue June 04, 2019

Doosan Cuts Ribbon on New Distribution Center Near Seattle

Doosan Infracore North America LLC, a manufacturer of construction equipment, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new parts distribution center in Lacey, Wash., on May 28, 2019. Doosan executives and equipment dealers from the region were present to celebrate this occasion....

Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue June 04, 2019

Crews Fill Battery Street Tunnel With Viaduct Rubble

Yet another project in Seattle's $3.3 billion Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program is under way. Crews began filling in the Battery Street Tunnel in early May with rubble from the demolished Alaskan Way Viaduct....

Gov. Jay Inslee’s office - Tue June 04, 2019

Gov. Inslee Directs Agencies to Ramp Up Culvert Repairs

On May 22, 2019, Gov. Jay Inslee ordered the Washington State Department of Transportation to begin the immediate ramp-up of culvert repairs around the state, an urgent and crucial priority for improving fish passage and salmon recovery....

ARTBA - Wed May 15, 2019

Private Firms, Public Agencies in Five States Honored with ARTBA Globe Awards

Highway, bridge and local road projects from Indiana, Utah, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Washington state were recognized for their contributions to environmental protection and mitigation by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) at a May 14 luncheon in the Nation's Capital....

Putzmeister - Tue May 07, 2019

Two Record-Setting Concrete Pours Take Place in Washington

A new record for the largest continuous concrete pour was set in Washington state for the foundation of the Lincoln Square South tower. However, it was short-lived; as less than a month later, the tower next to it beat the record....