WSDOT - Wed November 29, 2023
Ceccanti Installs Girders for New Elwha River Bridge in Washington State
General contractor Ceccanti has made significant progress on building the new Elwha River Bridge near Olympic National Park in Clallam County, Wash. In February 2023, The Washington State Department of Transportation awarded a $27.65 million contract to the Tacoma-based contractor to build a replacement bridge after the original span served the community for nearly a century....
WSDOT - Wed November 29, 2023
WSDOT Looks for Public Input On Its Transportation Projects
A compilation of prioritized transportation improvement projects is now ready for public review and comment through Dec. 19. More than 1,200 statewide transportation improvement projects using $3.8 billion in federal funds are included in the 2024-2027 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, or STIP for short....
CEG - Wed November 01, 2023
Seattle Celebrates Six-Year, $489M Project Completion
After investing $489 million and more than six years for a major construction project on the Seattle Waterfront, there is a reason to celebrate. Seattle Gov. Jay Inslee joined local officials, construction crews and the Washington Department of Transportation on Monday, Oct....
WSDOT - Wed November 01, 2023
Graham Contracting Upgrading I-405/85th St. Interchange
Graham Contracting Ltd., WSDOT and Sound Transit are working to reconstruct and improve the I-405/Northeast 85th Street interchange. This project design supports Sound Transit's Stride Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), improves transit connections on Northeast 85th Street and provides direct access to the I-405 Express Toll Lanes (ETLs)....
WSDOT - Wed October 04, 2023
Kraemer North America Reaches Midway Point On Washington's Purdy Creek Project
Construction crews from Kraemer North America are pressing forward on a project that is replacing aging culverts with new large bridge structures over Purdy Creek in Pierce County, Wash. The Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) recently provided an update on the project, which is now 50 percent complete thanks to diligent work from the general contractor....
WSDOT - Tue September 05, 2023
Hamilton Scarsella JV Rebuilds First of Six Culverts in Washington
A multi-year project that will correct six culverts under U.S. 101 in Washington — Jefferson and Clallam counties — to improve fish passage and migration in the area is under way as crews have removed and installed the first new barrier at Eagle Creek on the Olympic Peninsula....
WSDOT - Tue August 08, 2023
M.J. Hughes to Replace North Fork Lewis River Bridge Deck
Starting in mid-August., Washington State Department of Transportation's contractor, M.J. Hughes Construction Inc., will begin work to repair the northbound I-5 North Fork Lewis River Bridge, just south of Woodland at the Clark and Cowlitz county line....
WSDOT - Wed July 12, 2023
WSDOT Crews Begin Making Repairs On SR 504 Slide
Following the South Coldwater Slide on State Route 504, also called Spirit Lake Memorial Highway, at Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, initial cleanup work has started. On Monday, June 26, contractors working for the Washington State Department of Transportation began an emergency contract for slope stabilization, critical site cleanup and reestablishing basic connectivity for SR 504 to the Johnston Ridge Observatory....
AASHTO - Wed July 12, 2023
Colman Dock Construction Earns AASHTO Award Honors
Nine state department of transportation projects from the western region of the United States won coveted 2023 America's Transportation Awards for their dynamic contributions to the nation's transportation infrastructure....
WSDOT - Wed June 14, 2023
Washington Looking for Fixes After Slide Wipes Out 85-Ft. Bridge
Shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday, May 14, debris from an adjacent hillside fell approximately 2,000 ft. above SR 504-Spirit Lake Memorial Highway-and covered the roadway with rock, mud, ice and water causing catastrophic damage to the Spirit Lake Outlet Bridge, which connects travelers to the Johnston Ridge Observatory, near Mt....
