Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 10, 2018
STP Puts 'One Smart Tunnel' SR 99 Systems to the Test
The new roads inside Seattle's $1.4 billion double deck tunnel are now complete with Seattle Tunnel Partners installing the last of 1,152 road panels that make up the lower — northbound — roadway in early March....
Tue April 10, 2018
WSDOT Relocates Osprey Nest Before Bridge Preservation Work Begins
The Washington State Department of Transportation is preparing to launch a preservation project to give longer life to a steel truss bridge on State Route 409 that was built in 1938 and now suffers paint flaking and deterioration to the timber bridge deck beneath the roadway pavement....
Tue April 10, 2018
Modern Machinery Hosts Annual Paving Day in Kent, Washington
Modern Machinery held its annual Paving Day seminar at its Kent, Wash., location on Feb 23. Although the weather was less than cooperative, 92 attendees were on hand to hear the latest information on paving, milling and compaction practices and equipment....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 10, 2018
Major Construction Projects on Horizon for Pacific Northwest
As temperatures warm and days grow drier, state and local agencies are gearing up for construction projects all over the Pacific Northwest — some still in the planning stages, others, phases in ongoing plans....
Mon March 26, 2018
PacWest Machinery Announces New Dealership in Spokane, Wash.
PacWest Machinery has announced the purchase of land in Spokane, Wash., for the construction of a new dealership facility. Beginning in the second quarter of 2019, PacWest Machinery customers in eastern Washington and northern Idaho will be supported and serviced from the new dealership at 3515 North Sullivan Road, Spokane Valley, Wash., just minutes away from the company's current location....
Tue March 13, 2018
WSDOT Technology Offers Truck Drivers Way to Save Time, Money
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) said commercial truck drivers now have another option for bypassing state weigh stations — by opting into a technology that saves time and money....
Tue March 13, 2018
Gonzaga Receives OK to Build $48M Science Building
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Gonzaga University won permission from the city to build a $48 million science and engineering building near the campus' Arthur Lake, but the university is still raising the funds to pay for construction....
Wed March 13, 2013
BNSF to Install 2nd Track From Idaho to Spokane Valley
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Rising train traffic is prompting BNSF Railway to make plans to install a second track from Hauser, Idaho, to the Spokane Valley. The project calls for a 4.4-mi. second track to be installed parallel to an existing BNSF mainline track, which carries freight from Seattle to the Midwest....
Tim Booth – ASSOCIATED PRESS SPORTS WRITER - Tue March 13, 2018
New KeyArena Plans in Seattle Remain on Schedule
SEATTLE (AP) The aggressive timeline for the renovation of Seattle's KeyArena remains on schedule with the hope of breaking ground on construction by the end of the year. Steve Mattson, director of operations of Oak View Group, said that the goal remains to have approval to take control of the arena at Seattle Center by late fall and begin the construction process before the end of 2018....
Tue February 13, 2018
WSDOT Updates Anacortes Road Construction Project
The Washington State Department of Transportation is helping community members learn about the construction timeline for the project at Sharpes Corner in Anacortes. OverviewThe Sharpes Corner intersection experiences significant congestion, especially during the busy summer tourist season....
