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Idaho Transportation Department Makes Progress on Complex Three-Level I-84 System Interchange

Rapid growth throughout southwestern Idaho’s Treasure Valley has created the need for expanded transportation capacity. To address increasing congestion and improve regional connectivity, the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) and general contractor Concrete Placing Co. (CPC) are constructing the I-84 system interchange.

Part of a Larger Vision

The project currently in …

by: Larry Bernstein

Kiewit Accelerates Replacement of 10 Aging Bridges Along MT 200 in Central Montana

A stretch of U.S. 87/MT 200 east of Lewistown has long served as a vital route across central Montana, supporting …

by: Keith Loria

KWH Constructors Launches a Truss Bridge Over Denali’s Shifting Pretty Rocks Landslide

Editor’s Note: This is part two of the Pretty Rocks Bridge story, which first appeared in the March issue. Part …

by: Melinda Zimmerman-Boehler

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State Project Awards: AK
Prince Of Wales - Hyder - Install center line rumble strips on rural paved highways on Prince of Wales Island
980,290
SPECIALIZED PAVEMENT MARKING LLC; WA
CLARK - I-5/I-205 Concrete Panel Rehabilitation 26X325 ADDENDA NO
2,944,786
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY; WA
KING - SR 160 - FAUNTLEROY INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS 24W071 ADDENDA NO
1,063,454
GARY MERLINO CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.; OR
BAKER, UNION - EASTERN OREGON 2024-2027 ADA CURB RAMPS, PHASE 3
3,754,490
EASTERN OREGON CONTRACTING LLC; OR
MULTNOMAH - US30BY CURB RAMPS, PHASE 2
5,962,523
BROWN CONTRACTING INC; All Awards Here

Industry News

Alaska Airlines’ Modernized North Main Terminal Unveiled at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

SEATTLE, WA — Originally built more than 40 years ago, the North Main Terminal serving Alaska Airlines has been reconfigured …

WSP's Mitchell Point Tunnel Project Wins ACEC Honor Award

HOOD RIVER COUNTY, OR — WSP has been recognized with multiple honors in the 2026 Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) competition …

Skanska Promotes Guerrette to Regional Executive Officer, Kowalchuk to New Executive Vice President and General Manager

SEATTLE, WA — Skanska names Lew Guerrette as the new Regional Executive Officer (REO) overseeing the operations in Skanska USA …

HDR Promotes Jarvis to US West Region Program Management Lead

SACRAMENTO, CA — Scott Jarvis, a leader in delivering complex transportation programs, has been named HDR’s United States …

Feenaughty Machinery Becomes Trimble 2D Earthworks Certified by KOBELCO

PORTLAND, OR — KOBELCO Construction Machinery USA (KCMU) announces Feenaughty Machinery as a certified Trimble 2D Earthworks provider through KOBELCO. …

Skanska Appoints Mesberg as Subcontractor Engagement Manager in Portland

PORTLAND, OR — Skanska announces Liz Mesberg has joined its Portland, Oregon, office as Subcontractor Engagement Manager, a role focused …

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Industry News

STV Taps Former Oregon DOT Leader Strickler as …

MDT Completes First Phase of Moving Missoula Operations …

Sundt Promotes Vigilante to Project Manager

Granite Awarded Parks Highway MP 315-325 Reconstruction Project …

Mass Timber Building Tops Out at Western State …

Skanska Promotes Oregon Leaders to Drive Regional Success

People

Takeuchi-US Promotes Wenzel to New Dealer Development Manager …

Sundt Welcomes New Regional Business Development Manager

Takeuchi Hires Lisitza as New West Region Business …

Takeuchi-US Promotes Wade to New Dealer Development Manager …

Marsh Promoted to Vice President - Account Manager …

Projects

STV Celebrates World’s First Floating Bridge Light Rail …

Alaska Governor Announces $115.4M in Federal Port Grants

PCL Construction Tops Out Steel Structure for Amtrak …

Preconstruction Begins for US-93 Reconstruction Project

USACE Contract Award Finalized for Howard A. Hanson …

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From left to right: Bryan Kelley (2025 AGC President), Melissa McKinney (KPFF), Ken Carlson (VECA Electric), Ryan Piper (Hensel Phelps), Kabri Lehrman-Schmid (Hensel Phelps), Josh Storey (Hensel Phelps), Scott Bills (Hensel Phelps)

Hensel Phelps Wins 2026 Baker Tilly/AGC Build Washington …

Encore Electric Wins 2025 Montana Contractors Association Award …

Hensel Phelps' SEA Baggage Optimization Phase 2 Project …

Montana Equipment Dealers Association Signs Memorandum of Understanding …

NAWIC Adds Sonne-Phinney and Aust to 2025-2026 National …

Government

USACE Awards Spillway Gate Replacement Contract

USDOT Delivers $108M to Rebuild Alaska Bridges Over …

Southeast Conference Designated as a New Regional Planning …

Alaska DOT&PF Announces Anchorage Safety Plan, Expanded 2026 …

Major Construction Completed on US 101 Between Sequim …

Trends

Above is a breakdown of the costs per motorist in the state’s largest urban areas, along with a statewide total.

Idaho Motorists Lose $2B Per Year Driving on …

CBIZ Invites Construction Professionals to Participate in the …

Oregon DOT Outlines Impacts if Transportation Funding Gap …

JE Dunn Awards $150,000 in Cornerstone Grants to …

Sundt Foundation Awards $20,000 to Charities Across the …

Equipment

MGX Equipment Services Appointed HIAB Dealer for 13 …

CASE Construction Announces Yukon Equipment as 2025 Dealer …

Stellar Hires Mickelson as Northwest Regional Sales Manager …

Two Liebherr Crawler Cranes Work on Juneau Creek …

Tsurumi and MWST Team Up to Deliver Dewatering …

Economic Dev

Skanska Delivers OHSU’s Vista Pavilion On Time and …

Jacobs to Deliver Enhancements at Glacier Park International …

SEA Airport and Alaska Airlines Celebrate Completion of …

HNTB Celebrates Key Milestone in Enhancing Access to …

Skanska Completes Modernization and Expansion of Montlake Elementary …

Business

BNBuilders Opens Second Puget Sound Office in the …

Garney Acquires Pacific Northwest Contractor Emery & Sons, …

Ascendent Demolition Announces Expansion into the Mountain Region, …

Trenchman Shoring Joins Sunstate Equipment, Expanding Service and …

Volvo CE Dealer TranSource Expands Territory in Western …

Events

Timberlab and Swinerton’s Cross-Laminated Timber Facility Tops Out

The Returning Veterans Project Awarded $37,500 From Charity …

Chippewa Cree Tribe Breaks Ground on New Tribal …

KIOTI Tractor Opens First West Coast Warehouse

STUDSON Opens New Headquarters in Sherwood, Oregon

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Granite Construction Builds 475-Foot Bridge on a Moving Mountain in Alaska’s Denali Park

Alaska’s Denali, also known by its federal designation Mount McKinley, is the highest mountain peak in North America at 20,310 …

Sound Transit's new light rail line is being built on the I-90 Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge.

Kiewit-Hoffman Nears Completion of World’s First Light Rail on a Floating Bridge

Sound Transit — the public transit authority serving Seattle, Washington, and its surrounding areas — is nearing completion of the …

The I-5 project will expand the interstate from two to three lanes in the southbound direction, along with building two bridges and a roundabout.

Oregon DOT’s I-5 Widening Project to Improve Safety and Freight Mobility in Salem

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is in the midst of a major widening initiative on Interstate 5 south of …

A project on I-405 and Northeast 85th Street is turning the existing two-level intersection into a three-level interchange.

Washington DOT and Sound Transit Transform Interchange Into Three-Level, Multi-Modal Transit Center

In 2017, Sound Transit and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) began creating a plan to improve transit access …

The Idaho Transportation Department is improving I-84 between the Centennial Way and Franklin Road interchanges in Caldwell.

ITD Improves Interstate 84 Corridor to Meet Growing Traffic Demand

The Idaho segment of Interstate 84 (I-84) is a major traffic corridor that crosses the state from the Oregon state …

Resilient and Sustainable: Portland-Limestone Cement Shapes the Next Generation of Infrastructure

Cement is the essential ingredient that underpins nearly every aspect of the built environment, supporting everything from towering skyscrapers and …

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National News

A side-mounted, two-piece boom offers greater compactness and range of motion compared to traditional mono-boom designs.

AI-powered plan review tools can flag cross-sheet inconsistencies that would take a human reviewer hours to find.

CMHA’s Industry Pledge asks construction leaders to commit to visible, measurable actions that improve safety culture and workforce health.

Strategic inventory management helps ensure materials are available when and where they’re needed, in the right amounts.

Forward-looking firms are asking a different question — not “Which machines should we automate?” but “Which tasks can we automate?”

Around the Country

D Line Extension Section 1 extends heavy rail service along Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, with three new underground stations at La Brea, Fairfax, and La Cienega.

Managing construction in a tight corridor has been one of the most complex aspects of the New Circle Road project.

The new Portal North Bridge is being constructed adjacent to the existing structure. (Photo courtesy of Skanska-Traylor Joint Venture)

The Nelson Road Extension and Bridge project involves the construction of a prestressed concrete bridge over Contraband Bayou in Calcasieu Parish.

William Pines leads around 3,000 transportation professionals as Administrator of the Maryland State Highway Administration.

Link-Belt’s 150-ton 238 HSL lattice boom crane lifts a rebar cage on the I-285/I-20 West Interchange project.

Amway Soccer Stadium features a cantilevered canopy roof to protect seated fans from the elements while preserving clear sightlines of the playing field.

The Wichita North Junction Project involved the use of large-capacity cranes to place bridge girders.

To the west of the existing bridge in Hampton, New Hampshire, the construction team is building a fixed, steel superstructure approximately 1,300 feet long.

The joint venture of Sundt Construction and CS Construction is scheduled to complete the Loop 202 Widening Project in January 2027.

Two data center projects are underway in Abilene and Amarillo/Claude, Texas, with 10 buildings in Abilene and six in Amarillo.

The I-94 Gap Project will add a third lane in each direction on a 7.7-mile stretch of the interstate.

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