The ongoing expansion of Sound Transit outside of Seattle continues, with the latest move the awarding of a contract for the design-build project management of the Federal Way Link Extension south of Seattle.
Seattle sewer lines installed in the early to mid-20th century simply can't handle stormwater runoff during severe rainstorms. A $262 million project near Georgetown will change that reality for the up to 70 million gallons of polluted stormwater that currently flows into the Duwamish River during severe rainstorms.
The accelerated delivery of an additional 28 SkyTrain cars for the Expo and Millennium lines of Vancouver, B.C.’s SkyTrain light rail system will push capacity in the continually expanding service.
From now until Aug. 1, when the window again opens for in-water work, the main thrust of the Colman Dock replacement project moves away from driving steel piles to support the future passenger-only dock and toward construction of a new ferry terminal, the largest in the state.
As Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project heads toward a planned opening next year, Hitachi, the manufacturer of the 57.5-ft-dia tunnel-boring machine Bertha, has clarified its defense claims in the lawsuit and even shared its feelings about a snub it perceived at the breakthrough ceremony marking the progress of the work.
As developers look for prime real estate in Portland's central core, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) has offered up its 18-acre campus along the Willamette River as the next stage in Portland's waterfront development.
The public comment period on a proposed plan to move radioactive capsules to a new storage location area within the Hanford Nuclear Waste Site in southeast Washington is coming to a close.
