WSDOT - Tue June 05, 2018
WSDOT Selects Kiewit to Tear Down Alaskan Way Viaduct
The demolition of Seattle's aging Alaskan Way Viaduct is finally in view. On May 16, the Washington State Department of Transportation selected Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. to demolish the viaduct, decommission the Battery Street Tunnel and reconnect city surface streets just north of the nearly complete State Route 99 tunnel....
Jennifer Rupp – CEG Correspondent - Tue June 05, 2018
$139M Mukilteo Multimodal Terminal Opens Next Year
Tribal leaders and elected officials joined Washington State Ferries (WFS) in August 2017 to celebrate construction of the new Mukilteo ferry terminal. The gathering represented a decade of planning and partnerships to deliver a project that respects tribal lands and artifacts and provides critical safety improvements at the state's busiest car ferry terminal....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue June 05, 2018
Bill & Melinda Gates Center Under Way
Construction on the new Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington Seattle campus passed the halfway mark in March and is on target to be completed by the end of 2018....
Emily Buenzle - Fri May 18, 2018
Dozer Day 2018 Coming to Washington
Calling all dozer enthusiasts! The 14th annual Dozer Day is fast approaching in Ridgefield, Wash. The event, which will take place May 19 and 20, gives children and families the opportunity to get up close and personal with construction equipment as they learn about the different trades, DJC Oregon reported....
Thu May 17, 2018
Light Rail Project Receives $75M USDOT Grant
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently announced the award of a $75 million grant to the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority for the Tacoma Link Extension Project, which will expand Link light rail to growing areas such as the Stadium and Hilltop District....
Andrea Watts - CEG Correspondent - Tue May 08, 2018
Seattle's New $28M Locomotive Facility Picks Up Steam
With the piling work completed for the new Amtrak locomotive service facility, crews are now pouring its concrete foundation and installing the underground mechanical, electrical and utilities. Although the project is only 38 percent complete, construction is ahead of schedule....
Tue May 08, 2018
WSDOT Celebrates New Region HQ
Local residents joined Wenatchee Mayor Frank Kuntz for a ribbon cutting ceremony with the Washington State Department of Transportation on April 23. The event, was to commemorate the opening of a new North Central Region headquarters at WSDOT's Olds Station campus in north Wenatchee....
Tue May 08, 2018
April Showers Bring May Flowers — Changes to Tacoma's I-5
Traffic in all lanes of Interstate 5 in Tacoma will soon shift as work continues on high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane projects. Southbound I-5 drivers have been relocated onto a temporary alignment as part of ongoing work by the Washington State Department of Transportation....
The Associated Press - Thu May 03, 2018
Hanford Contractor Completes First Building at Vit Plant
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — Officials at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation have reached a milestone by completing the first building that will be part of a $17 billion plant to convert radioactive waste into glass....
Thu April 26, 2018
Pettibone Welcomes Palmer Johnson as West Coast Dealer
Pettibone/Traverse Lift LLC announced the addition of Palmer Johnson Power Systems to its dealer network. Palmer Johnson will carry Pettibone Extendo and Traverse telehandlers and Cary-Lift pipe and pole handlers for southern and central California, while focusing strictly on the Extendo and Traverse product lines in the state of Washington....
