The Washington State Dept. of Transportation (WSDOT) has awarded Guy F. Atkinson Inc. a $177.7-million project to construct the next portion of the State Route 167 Expressway. The contract, awarded in August, is the third of four to build the tolled expressway. The work involves widening SR 167 from SR 161/North Meridian Avenue in Puyallup to SR 410 near Sumner. The fourth and final stage of the project is scheduled to be awarded next year. When completed in 2029, a $2.69-billion, six-mile tolled highway will connect Puyallup and the Port of Tacoma.
$107M Granted for West Coast Charging Stations
The US Dept. of Transportation has awarded California, Oregon and Washington a $107-million grant to install charging stations and hydrogen fueling stations for trucks along Interstate 5 and other key freight corridors. The funding, announced in August, will help develop a multistate West Coast corridor that will boost an emissions-free freight movement of goods. The funding is part of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Construction of the new charging stations is expected to begin in 2026.
Contract Awarded for Santa Barbara HOV Lanes
A $38-million contract to add peak-hour high-occupancy vehicle lanes and reconstruct all elements of the existing Highway 101 through southern Santa Barbara has been awarded to Granite Construction. This is the sixth segment of a 7.5-mile extension of the HOV lanes on Highway 101 awarded to the firm. The $585.4-million project is being developed by Caltrans and the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments.
Corps Launches Project For Sustainable Barracks
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has launched a $100-million project to construct a set of new barracks using sustainable materials at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington. The base was selected for the sustainable building material pilot program outlined in the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act from a pool of 130 Army installations. The project’s overall goal is to reduce the construction’s embodied carbon by at least 30%. USACE Seattle District is managing the architectural design and will leverage its in-house design, engineering and architectural expertise with research lab support from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center.
