Tue August 01, 2017
Full Closure of Washington's SR 532 Begins in August
Travelers have a few weeks to plan ahead for an approximate two-week closure of State Route 532 near Stanwood. Highway users will be detoured onto county roads starting 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11, while crews replace a culvert under the highway....
Thu July 27, 2017
Washington State Lawmakers Fail to Pass $4B Construction Budget
Washington State lawmakers adjourned their third overtime session July 19 without passing a new construction budget, the Associated Press reported. Initially, legislative leaders stated that they planned to adjourn earlier in the day after negotiations broke down earlier in the week over a water rights bill, tied to the passage of the two-year capital budget that would have spent more than $4 billion on projects statewide, according to the Associated Press....
Mon July 17, 2017
NAPA Awards Companies for Excellence in Safety, Community and More
The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) honored the winners and finalists of its 2016 Operational Excellence Awards at a special ceremony July 17 during the association's Midyear Meeting in Chicago....
Lori Tobias - Wed July 05, 2017
Saying Goodbye to Bertha
Efforts in Seattle to dismantle the custom-made tunneling machine fondly dubbed “Bertha” are proceeding as planned with completion on schedule for September. The tunneling machine was used to carve a 1.7-mi....
Mon July 03, 2017
Agency Hopes to Rehabilitate Parts of I-5 in Three Years
After 50 years of heavy use, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) said a nearly 22-mi. stretch of Interstate 5 between Seattle and Kent "is about to get a much-needed facelift."The agency said it is starting "one of its most ambitious interstate restoration projects," to rebuild that part of northbound I-5 over the next three years....
Mon July 03, 2017
Pair of I-84 Projects in Idaho's Jerome County Will Slow Traffic This Summer
Drivers can expect drive times along Interstate 84 through eastern Jerome County to be slow for the remainder of the summer due to two projects to rehabilitate and extend the life of the driving surface....
Brad Broberg - Mon July 03, 2017
Project Will Complete Missing North/South Link to Sea-Tac
In the days before mechanized equipment, sheep didn't just provide wool and Easter dinner. “They used sheep to compact roads,” said Ed Hansen, general superintendent of Ceccanti Inc. in Tacoma, Wash....
Wed June 21, 2017
James G. Murphy Sale Breaks Records in Kenmore, Wash.
On June 10, the James G. Murphy Company had a record-setting day at its auction site in Kenmore, Wash. This auction had something for everybody. The weather was great and the crowd was amazing. The auction featured 18 dump trucks; 19 pup trailers; four Vactor trucks; and a 2008, 600-hp Peterbilt heavy haul truck....
Kyle Mittan - Mon June 19, 2017
Construction Shop Goes Up in Flames While Owner Meets With Fire Chief
Ferndale — A fire Saturday morning tore through a 10,000-square-foot construction shop filled with flammable liquids and thousands of dollars in vehicles and equipment. Most of Friberg Construction's shop, which sits on a 15-acre plot on West 20th Avenue near Interstate 5, was reduced to twisted, blackened metal after the fire that was first reported around 7:15 a.m....
Nat Levy -GeekWire - Tue May 16, 2017
Construction Begins on New Google Campus
Crews have started work on Google's new campus in Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood, on the edge of Amazon's global headquarters. The project, which is being developed by Paul Allen's Vulcan Real Estate, spans two full blocks....
