Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 02, 2026
Last Part of I-5 Improvement Project Aims for Fall Finish
The final portion of a multiphase effort to combat congestion on a busy stretch of Washington's Interstate 5 is under way and on target for completion in late fall 2026. The $240 million I-5 Mounts Road to Steilacoom-Dupont Road Corridor Improvements project is next to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, one of the largest military installations on the West Coast....
applevalleynewsnow.com - Thu April 02, 2026
Perry Technical Breaks Ground On $21M Yakima Expansion
Perry Technical Institute broke ground on March 19, 2026, on a new expansion program designed to create more opportunities in the Yakima Valley, according to applevalleynewsnow.com. The new 42,000-sq.-ft....
Washington State Department of Transportation - Thu April 02, 2026
Crews Complete Fish Movement Barrier Work On U.S. 101
Crews completed major construction efforts on a multi-year project to improve fish movement, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). The work removed barriers to fish under U.S....
Washington State University - Thu April 02, 2026
WSU Students Take Third at Construction Competition
A Washington State University student team took a top prize in the recent Associated Schools of Construction competition, the largest construction management competition in the United States. More than 1,740 students from 55 universities and 22 states participated in the competition, which was held in Reno, Nev....
Lorie Jewell - CEG Correspondent - Wed February 04, 2026
Contractors Repair Washington Flooding Damage
Contractors across northwest Washington are deploying convoys of heavy construction equipment to repair and restore state highways crippled by December 2025's historic flooding, many working around the clock to clear debris and restore washed-out roadways....
thereflector.com - Wed February 04, 2026
Granite Starts Building Asphalt Plant at Port of Woodland
Granite Construction began building a 20-acre asphalt plant at the Port of Woodland's Martin's Bar South industrial site along the Columbia River, thereflector.com reported. Granite plans to truck in rocks and other asphalt material at first, but Port Commissioner Bob Wile said the company eventually plans to seek state approval to bring in materials by barge....
Washington State Department of Transportation - Wed February 04, 2026
New I-5 Overpass, Interchange Open Near Military Base
A new southbound Interstate 5 interchange featuring an exit ramp, overpass and roundabout opened on Jan. 24, 2026, at Exit 119/Steilacoom-DuPont Road, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)....
courierherald.com - Wed February 04, 2026
Washington School District Hires Contractor for New $65M School
The Enumclaw, Wash., School District's board of directors hired on Jan. 20, 2026, John Korsmo Construction of Tacoma, Wash, to build a $65 million elementary school, according to courierherald.com....
Wed January 07, 2026
Work Starts On New Snohomish River Bridge Over S.R. 9
On Dec. 1, 2025, construction crews began installing nearly 100 steel piles that will be the foundation of a bridge that will span the Snohomish River, as well as a second bridge just south of the river over a gulley, snoho.com reported....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed December 10, 2025
Clark Construction Shapes Massive Western State Hospital
From nearly any angle, the Western State Hospital's new forensic center merits superlatives — biggest, first, only. Even its history— built when the state of Washington was still a territory —deserves its own story....
