Thu August 24, 2017
Bertha Says Goodbye: Seattle Tunneling Machine Removed
Disassembly of the world's largest tunneling machine is now complete. On Aug. 23 crews lifted the final pieces of the 8,000-ton giant out of the SR 99 tunnel's disassembly pit near Seattle Center....
Mike Rosenberg - Seattle Times - Thu August 17, 2017
Concrete Drivers' Strike Threatens Seattle Construction Projects
More than a quarter of King County's concrete delivery-truck drivers have gone on strike, and the rest could soon join them — threatening to delay dozens of projects amid the region's record construction boom....
Wed August 16, 2017
PHCo's Lo-Density All-In-One Heater Kit Heats Asphalt Tank, Supplies Hot Oil
The All-In-One Heater Kit from Seattle-based Process Heating Company is a complete system that can provide direct heat to the asphalt tank, while also supplying hot oil for the plant. The primary feature of the system is the drywell-style electric heating elements that provide and maintain heat to keep liquid asphalt cement at the desired temperature....
Thu August 03, 2017
2017 Construction Starts Reveal Mixed Pattern Across Top Metro Areas
During the first half of 2017, eight of the top ten metropolitan markets for commercial and multifamily construction starts ranked by dollar volume registered decreased activity compared to a year ago, according to Dodge Data & Analytics....
Tue August 01, 2017
WSDOT Plans to Revive Two Miles of SR 169 in Renton
Not since Frasier won Emmys, Soundgarden Grammys and Forest Gump Oscars, has the Maple Valley Highway (State Route 169) in Renton seen new pavement. Since that time, the number of vehicles using this stretch of road between Cedar River Park and 140th Avenue Southeast has grown to 42,000 each day....
Tue August 01, 2017
Full Closure of Washington's SR 532 Begins in August
Travelers have a few weeks to plan ahead for an approximate two-week closure of State Route 532 near Stanwood. Highway users will be detoured onto county roads starting 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11, while crews replace a culvert under the highway....
Thu July 27, 2017
Washington State Lawmakers Fail to Pass $4B Construction Budget
Washington State lawmakers adjourned their third overtime session July 19 without passing a new construction budget, the Associated Press reported. Initially, legislative leaders stated that they planned to adjourn earlier in the day after negotiations broke down earlier in the week over a water rights bill, tied to the passage of the two-year capital budget that would have spent more than $4 billion on projects statewide, according to the Associated Press....
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....
