Washington

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....

Wed May 10, 2017

Sound Transit Plans $54B Infrastructure Investment

Sound Transit unveiled plans to kick off one of the most ambitious public transit capital investment programs in the nation's history. By the end of 2017, Sound Transit will be planning, designing or building 24 train and bus projects in Snohomish, King and Pierce counties....

Mon May 08, 2017

Arrivé Construction Begins in Downtown Seattle

Construction has begun on the 41-story tower previously known as the Potala Tower on 2116 4th in downtown Seattle. The revitalized name and marketing campaign is a joint venture between The Molasky Group + Binjiang Tower Corp....