WSDOT - Tue December 17, 2019
Dense Soil Conditions Delay Bridge Opening
Since mid-June, the Washington State Department of Transportation closed a portion of State Route 506 near Vader to replace the aging and failing Lacamas Creek Bridge in Lewis County. While drilling foundations for the replacement structure, WSDOT's contractors, Farline Bridge Inc., discovered dense soil conditions, which will delay the reopening of the highway....
Associated Press - Tue December 17, 2019
Tacoma LNG Site Gains Permit Approval
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) Puget Sound Energy's liquefied natural gas facility at the Port of Tacoma in Washington state has cleared a final construction hurdle. The News Tribune reported the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency announced that it had completed its review of the facility's notice of construction application, including public comments....
Associated Press - Mon December 16, 2019
Seattle to Invest Record $110M in Affordable Housing
SEATTLE (AP) Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced that the city this year will invest a record amount of $110 million into affordable housing. The Seattle Times reported the funding will go toward the construction and redevelopment of 1,944 new units across the city....
J. Stout Auctions - Thu December 05, 2019
J. Stout Sale Breaks Company Record in Spokane, Washington
With four successful auctions under J. Stout Auctions' belt in Spokane, Wash., the company hit a record-setting number of live and online bidders at its latest auction. More than 1,100 people attended the sale at the newly opened permanent facility off Highway 2....
Kenworth - Tue November 26, 2019
PGH Excavating Depends on Kenworth Vocational Trucks to Move Business Forward
For Chris and Nick Thornhill, owners of PGH Excavating, moving dirt runs deep in their DNA. By watching their father own and operate a successful hauling business that served excavating companies, the two brothers learned how the industry worked at an early age....
Sound Transit - Tue November 19, 2019
Sound Transit Breaks Ground on Redmond Link Extension
Sound Transit and its partners celebrated the start of construction of the 3.4-mi. Downtown Redmond Link Extension, which will extend the Blue Line from Redmond Technology Station into southeast Redmond to its terminus in downtown Redmond....
Doosan Infracore North America - Tue November 19, 2019
Orchard Farmer Finds Success Using Doosan Equipment
Situated approximately 60 miles southeast of Mount Rainier, Wash., is the Yakima Valley, a breathtaking agricultural region known for its apple, wine and hop production. The Yakima Valley has the largest variety of fresh grown produce in the Pacific Northwest because of local farmers and growers like Brad Ziemke, owner of Ziemke Farm Fresh Produce....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue October 22, 2019
Port of Seattle's $500M Terminal 5 Project Under Way
After several years of planning and community outreach, a nearly $500 million project to modernize the existing Terminal 5 at the Port of Seattle is underway. Terminal 5, made up of 185 acres, has not been in use since 2014....
WSDOT - Mon October 21, 2019
WSDOT Awards Contract for I-405 Widening, Express Toll Lanes
For drivers who regularly experience congestion on Interstate 405 between Renton and Bellevue, help is on the way. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced the award of a design-build contract to start construction on the I-405, Renton to Bellevue Widening and Express Toll Lanes project....
WSDOT - Mon October 21, 2019
WSDOT Celebrates Major Milestone for Puget Sound Gateway Program
Gov. Jay Inslee joined state and local officials at the Port of Tacoma to help The Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) kick off the construction phase on the Puget Sound Gateway Program. The Gateway Program includes two projects — SR 167 completion in Pierce County and SR 509 completion in King County — new connections to the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma and manufacturing and industrial centers that will enhance the state's national and global economic competitiveness....
