Chuck Harvey - Wed October 25, 2017
San Francisco's $1.58B Central Subway Nears Testing Phase
Construction of San Francisco's massive $1.58 billion Central Subway project has forged through its fourth year with completion expected in February 2018. Testing of the system will follow. Central Subway — the second phase of the Third Street Light Rail line that opened in 2007— is slated to open for business in the first quarter of 2019....
David Warren - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed October 25, 2017
Texas Lawmakers Eliminate Some Toll Roads
DALLAS (AP) Texas officials have recently moved to scrap tolls on several highways for the first time in 40 years, bucking a national trend toward more tolls on mostly urban roadways to shift the costs of transportation to those who use the roads....
Chuck Harvey - Wed October 25, 2017
$85M GSA Project Upgrades New Mexico Port of Entry
Crews will construct larger, more modern inspection and operational facilities as part of an $85 million upgrade under way at the land port of entry in Columbus, N.M. The new buildings will be built north of the existing 14.72-acre site, allowing the existing facility to continue its operation as construction is in progress....
Wed October 25, 2017
Mortenson Creates AR App for Construction Visualization
After pioneering the use of virtual design in construction, Mortenson Construction has developed a first-of-its-kind augmented reality (AR) mobile app to help the University of Washington community “see” the future CSE2 computer science building — well before its doors open to students in January of 2019....
Tue October 24, 2017
Washington Factory to Produce New Wood
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. (AP) A new factory is planned in eastern Washington to produce an emerging technology in wood construction. Menlo Park, California-based Katerra said it will manufacture cross-laminated timber, or CLT, and other mass timber products at a new plant it is building in Spokane Valley....
Tue October 24, 2017
Idaho Transportation Department Refinances GARVEE, Saves Taxpayers $13.1M
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) will save approximately $13.1 million in interest costs on GARVEE highway bonds. ITD worked with the Idaho Housing and Finance Association to refinance $101 million of debt by reducing interest rates from 4.5 percent to 2.3 percent on those bonds....
Tue October 24, 2017
ODOT Repairs U.S. 20 Slide Damage
Beginning Oct. 16, travelers should expect flaggers just east of Newport as crews work to repair a slide on U.S. 20 Corvallis-Newport Highway at milepost 2.5, near Valley Ridge Lane. Delays of up to 20 minutes should be expected, especially during commute times....
Tue October 24, 2017
Public-Private Partnership Creates Economic Opportunities for East Idaho
One of the largest public-private partnerships in Idaho is moving forward after government and business leaders broke ground on the Northgate Project in east Idaho on Sept. 14. This project represents an unprecedented partnership between six public and private entities that will increase mobility and economic opportunity along the Interstate 15 corridor....
Tue October 24, 2017
Board OKs $100M More for I-84
The Idaho Transportation Board approved a resolution to allocate more than $100 million toward funding expansion in the Interstate 84 Caldwell to Nampa Corridor during the monthly meeting on Oct. 12 in Boise....
Tue October 24, 2017
PIRTEK Expands Presence With Second Metro Seattle Location
PIRTEK, a fluid transfer solutions company, continues its expansion across the United States with the recent opening of PIRTEK Seattle. The new location operates under PIRTEK's Tier 2 model, a mobile-only option that lets franchisees lease two vehicles and keep inventory in a storage facility....
