CEG - Wed September 06, 2023
Kimball Equipment Adds Two Pacific Northwest Locations
A nearly 80-year-old company specializing in aggregate equipment is expanding its footprint beyond the southwestern states where it has thrived since 1946. The latest chapter in Kimball Equipment's story comes with the opening of two new locations in the Pacific Northwest, one in Spokane, Wash., and the other in Eugene, Ore....
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....
ODOT - Tue September 05, 2023
Construction Crews Beginning to Ramp Up Work On OR 217 Improvement Job
Work on OR 217 is expected to ramp up the week after Labor Day at Hall Boulevard in Beaverton and at Greenburg Road in Tigard as crews continue work on the highway improvement project. The directional closures mark important new steps in the OR 217 Auxiliary Lanes Project, which will improve safety and reduce bottlenecks between Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway and OR 99W....
ODOT - Tue September 05, 2023
Oregon Completes Milestone of Abernethy Bridge Project
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) completed a new traffic roundabout in West Linn that connects OR 43 and northbound I-205. The roundabout is a critical safety improvement for people walking, driving and rolling, marking a key milestone for the I-205 Abernethy Bridge Project, ODOT's largest construction project in 45 years....
ODOT - Wed August 09, 2023
Oregon Commissioners Approve Projects, 25-Year Plan
The Oregon Transportation Commission met recently in Pendleton for its regular meeting. This is the first time the commission has met east of the mountains since the pandemic paused travel. Commission Approves Oregon Transportation PlanThe commission approved the Oregon Transportation Plan, or OTP, which is the 25-year plan that shapes the state's transportation system....
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....
Mammoet - Tue August 08, 2023
Mammoet Installing New Roof 'Cassettes' in Portland
The Portland International Airport (PDX) has contracted Mammoet for its main terminal expansion project that will see the installation of 20 roof panels. The German-based firm specializing in engineered heavy lifting and transport of large objects will help the airport nearly double the size of its main terminal....
Yanmar America - Mon August 07, 2023
Yanmar Opens Regional Distribution Center in Washington
Yanmar America Corporation, a provider of tractors, UTVs and industrial equipment, announced the opening of its new regional distribution center (RDC) in Lakewood, Wash. As the second step in Yanmar's nationwide rollout plan, the 46,000 sq....
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....
Associated Press - Wed July 12, 2023
Washington Receives $130M in Federal Funds for Projects
PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (AP) The federal government is chipping in approximately $130 million to support several Washington state projects that range from replacing a storm-damaged breakwater at a Port Orchard marina to helping a Native American tribe move from ancestral villages threatened by rising seas on the Pacific Coast....
