AASHTO Journal - Tue July 31, 2018
Drone Workshop Fosters Discussion of Possibilities
The aviation division of the Washington State Department of Transportation, in partnership with the Center for Regional Disaster Resilience (CRDR) and the Pacific Northwest Economic Region, helped sponsor a "drone workshop" on June 28 that brought together 150 participants from the public and private sectors to discuss the commercial possibilities "unmanned aerial systems" or UASs for work such as post-natural disaster inspections of critical infrastructure....
Washington State Department of Transportation - Tue July 31, 2018
WSDOT Update: SR 99 Tunnel Systems Testing Continues
Getting the tunnel ready for drivers is a big task. Contractor Seattle Tunnel Partners must install and test thousands of components and 90 interconnected systems that are needed to safely operate the SR 99 tunnel....
Associated Press - Tue July 31, 2018
Sound Transit Plans to Award Rail Contracts by Fall
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) The Seattle-area public transit agency is expecting to award major construction contracts by the fall to extend the light rail to northern suburban cities. The Daily Herald reports Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff told the agency's board last month that awarding the contracts by this fall should keep the Lynnwood Link project on schedule to open in mid-2024....
John Deere - Tue July 17, 2018
John Deere Names Winner of “Small Machines. Big Impact.” Contest
After all online and text message votes were counted, Neil Behnke, a volunteer with the nonprofit organization Black Forest Together, was chosen by the public as the grand prize winner of the second annual John Deere “Small Machines....
Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Mon July 02, 2018
Nutter Family Foundation Hosts 14th Annual Dozer Day
The Nutter Family Foundation held its 14th annual Dozer Day May 19 to 20, 2018, at the Clark County Fairgrounds in Ridgefield, Wash. This year, the foundation partnered with Evergreen Public Schools to host special needs students at a Dozer Day sneak preview....
J. Stout Auctions - Tue June 05, 2018
New Spokane Location Success for J. Stout Auctions
The auctioneer chant, hundreds in the crowd and the feeling of excitement in the air, there is nothing quite like the auction atmosphere. On May 16, in Spokane, Wash., hundreds of people experienced their first J....
John Deere - Tue June 05, 2018
John Deere Announces Finalists of Second Annual 'Small Machines. Big Impact.' Contest
After reviewing countless standout community enhancement project ideas from across the nation, John Deere selected the three finalists of its second annual “Small Machines. Big Impact.” contest....
Two Rivers Marketing - Tue June 05, 2018
Family Values and Quality Products Sustain Washington Mill
What started as a small shake operation for two men has flourished into a well-known, family-owned-and-operated cedar fencing mill. Wood products produced at the mill are used throughout North America for fencing projects....
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....
