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Kiewit’s Innovative Construction Methods Transform the Abernethy Bridge Into a Seismic Stronghold

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While earthquakes are a regular occurrence on the West Coast, most are so small that residents do not even notice them. However, Oregon experiences about 15 earthquakes a year that are strong enough to be felt, according to the Multnomah County website. The state seldom has earthquakes that measure as …

by: Larry Bernstein

Momentum, Pressure, and Opportunity Shape Construction in the West

Momentum, Pressure, and Opportunity Shape Construction in the West

As the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) enters its final critical phase, the westernmost U.S. states — California, Oregon, …

by: Jill White

Five Washington Projects Receive Build America Awards from AGC and The Baldwin Group

Five Washington Projects Receive Build America Awards from AGC and The Baldwin Group

Skanska recently won the overall top prize in the Baldwin Group Build America Awards for the Lynnwood Link Extension L300 …

by: Julie Devine

Gomaco

Your local Gomaco dealer
American Construction Supply
Tri-State Truck & Equipment Inc

State Project: Full Bid Calendar Here

State Project Awards: WA
Klickitat - Klickitat Highway Number 142 None
293,022
AWARD CONSTRUCTION INC; WA
Snohomish - SR525 I-405 IC TO SR 99 VICINITY PAVING & ADA
4,671,713
LAKESIDE INDUSTRIES INC; ID
Ada - Ada Highway Number None RESURF/RESTOR & REHAB/PAVT WIDENING
2,423,238
SUNROC CORPORATION; AK
Aleutians West - Unalaska Taxiway and Apron Rehabilitation
8,397,119
KNIK CONSTRUCTION CO INC; AK
Kenai Peninsula - AVTEC 3rd Avenue Dorm Re-siding
1,375,333
H5 CONSTRUCTION LLC; All Awards Here

Skanska Breaks Ground on Redmond Municipal Airport Expansion Project in Central Oregon

BEND, OR — Skanska announces it has broken ground on the Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) Expansion Project in Redmond, Oregon. …

Idaho Transportation Department Opens New Four-Lane Section of US 95 South of Moscow

MOSCOW, ID — Work recently wrapped up on the new four-lane section of U.S. Highway 95 from Reisenauer Hill to …

Restoration of Klamath River Tributaries Begins as Part of Dam Removal Project

HORNBROOK, CA — Stantec has spearheaded the restoration design process for five priority fish-bearing tributaries of the Klamath River in …

Tyler Kautz

PCL Construction Appoints Kautz to Lead Data Center Expansion

SEATTLE, WA — As global demand for digital infrastructure accelerates, the data center construction market is projected to grow from …

Photo courtesy of Government of Yukon

$7.2M Investment Continues Progress on Alaska Highway Shakwak Project

ANCHORAGE, AK — New funding will ensure that the Alaska Highway remains safe and passable year-round. This preserves access for …

SH-44 from Star to SH-16

Projects Identified for Further Funding in Treasure Valley, Idaho

BOISE, ID — Since Transportation Expansion and Congestion Mitigation (TECM) funds were first used by the department for bonding and …

Somero

Your local Somero dealer
American Construction Supply

Joe Padon

Sundt Expands Team in Intermountain Region

HDR’s Kihs Receives AWWA’s John Lechner Award of …

Link-Belt 85|RT Crane Supports Major Development Along Seattle …

STUDSON Opens New Headquarters in Sherwood, Oregon

Contractor Team Selected for the Final Stage of …

USACE Begins Construction Effort for Kenai Bluffs Project

Steve De La Torre

De La Torre Joins Magni America as Western …

Michael Baker International Announces Hargett as Integrated Design …

Wang Joins HNTB as Senior Project Manager

Sundt Construction Welcomes Black as New Project Manager

Big-D Construction Promotes Hunsaker to President of Lindon …

PCL Construction Awarded Contract for New Shared-Use Lounge …

Granite Awarded First Phase of CMGC Contract in …

BNBuilders Breaks Ground on Bates Technical College Fire …

Stantec to Design Largest PFAS Treatment System in …

Clackamas Progress Partners Announces Completion of Oregon’s First …

Volvo CE

Your local Volvo Construction Equipment dealer
PacWest Machinery

ACEC to Honor HDR's Native Salmonid Conservation Facility …

Alaska’s Infrastructure Grade Improves to a C

HDR’s Croft Elected to NWHA’s Board of Directors

Montana’s ASCE Infrastructure Grade Declines to a C-

Civil Engineers Give Oregon's Infrastructure a C- Grade

USACE personnel inspect the deteriorated wall at Wyckoff/Eagle Harbor in central Puget Sound, Washington.

Perimeter Wall Construction Project at Wyckoff/Eagle Harbor Begins

Alaska DOT&PF Announces 2025 Construction Season Projects Amid …

Idaho Transportation Department Will Accelerate Interchange Construction Along …

Two-Year Oregon 42 Project Begins in Winston and …

System Interchange Project Enters Final Year of Construction

Sundt Foundation Awards $20,000 to Pacific Northwest Nonprofits

Sundt Foundation Awards $24,500 to Portland-Area Nonprofits

HNTB Expands Partners Program to Washington, Enhancing Equity …

Oregon DOT Awarded $31.9M Federal Grant to Reduce …

Collaboration Expands Opportunities for Veterans With Disabilities

Trimble Announces SMS Equipment as First Trimble Technology …

N&S Tractor to Add CASE Construction Equipment Machines …

Tilt-Up Panel Lift Project Utilizes NessCampbell Crane + …

Bruckner's Truck & Equipment Acquires Transport Equipment, Inc.

Link-Belt 65|RT Crane Assists Transmission Line Project in …

Turner Reaches Milestone on $260M Seattle-Tacoma International Airport …

HOK and Hensel Phelps Unveil Updates for Seattle-Tacoma …

Skanska Completes Construction of Vernier Science Center at …

Clark Construction Group Breaks Ground on Western State …

Skanska and Hoffman Complete Phase One of Portland …

Dru Bridwell (right), Co-Owner and President of Ditch Witch of the Rockies, accepts a Hyundai dealer plaque from Mike Dahs (left), Western Regional Business Manager, HD Hyundai Construction Equipment North America.

Hyundai Adds Ditch Witch of the Rockies as …

Walter P Moore Expands US Presence With Seattle …

AtkinsRealis to Acquire Majority Stake in David Evans …

H&E Opens New Branch in the Idaho Falls …

Burns & McDonnell Celebrates New Office in Richland, …

JE Dunn Breaks Ground on OLCC's New Canby …

Skanska Tops Out St. Charles Cancer Center in …

Timberlab Breaks Ground on One of the Largest …

Turner Tops Out Press Blocks Tower in Oregon

BNBuilders Breaks Ground on Historic Joel M. Pritchard …

SITECH

Your local Trimble Construction Division dealer
SITECH Northwest

Other Top Stories

The Glenn Highway project is adding lanes, widening shoulders, adding turn lanes and frontage roads, and adding a separated pathway.

Alaska DOT&PF Reconstructing Heavily Used Section of Glenn Highway Near Anchorage

In the Alaska town of Palmer, near Anchorage, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (Alaska DOT&PF) is reconstructing …

The I-5 bridge over Pendleton Avenue is being rebuilt in stages.

Atkinson and Jacobs to Improve Mobility on I-5 Near Joint Base Lewis-McChord

Interstate 5 (I-5) — which runs along the West Coast from the Canadian border to the Mexican border — is …

Two projects are concurrently taking place on I-84 in Southcentral Idaho, with completion expected in fall 2026.

ITD to Improve Safety and Mobility in Southcentral Idaho With I-84 Widening and Interchange Replacement

Interstate 84 (I-84) is the longest highway in Idaho, running from the southwestern part of the state to the southeastern …

Director Chris Dorrington speaks at the launch for MDT’s Engage safe driving initiative in Helena, Montana.

Dorrington Leads MDT With a Vision for Safer Roads and a Growing Workforce

Chris Dorrington, the Director of the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT), maintains a long-held personal philosophy that can be …

Technology advancements for dredging and underwater construction have greatly improved productivity, accuracy, and safety.

Real-Time Sonar Technology Helps Drive Cost Savings on Oregon Dredging Project

From dredging navigable waterways to deconstructing underwater structures, working in conditions with limited or no visibility has long been one …

The new Van Buren Bridge is 52 feet wide and includes two driving lanes and a shared-used path.

Oregon DOT to Replace the Van Buren Bridge with Modern, Earthquake-Ready Design

Located in the center of the Willamette Valley in central western Oregon, the city of Corvallis has a population of …

Metso Minerals - Recycling Eq

Your local Metso Minerals Industries Inc dealer
PacWest Machinery
Westate Machinery Co

Ground protection mats provide safe walkways, access roads, and equipment pads.

Quick repairs to the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge minimized the impact of closures on local travel and businesses. (Photo courtesy of Ohio Department of Transportation)

Automated flagger assistance devices and other technologies provide safer ways to work.

Around the Country

Most of the foundation work for the American River Bridge Rehabilitation Project was built using floating barges.

The Kentucky Lock’s new navigation lock chamber will be 110 feet wide by 1,200 feet long, twice the length of the current lock. (Photo courtesy of Aerial Innovations Southeast)

About a mile of sound walls separate the town of New Baltimore from the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

The Duit Construction team installs a 20-foot-high conveyor bridge that will transfer concrete over the turnpike to the inside phase of the project.

A pair of operators grade a site with Komatsu Intelligent Machine Control dozers.

The BOMAG BW 211 D Single-Drum Vibratory Roller provides compaction for RIPA’s projects.

Michigan State University’s Tom Izzo Football Building project improves operational flow within the existing football practice facility. (Photo courtesy of Royal Key)

EIS Holdings deployed a substantial equipment fleet to handle the debris left behind by the Greenfield tornado.

The I-95 interchange project is taking place along a 1.33-mile stretch of highway in East Lyme, Connecticut.

The Loop 101 project in north Scottsdale includes improvements to freeway drainage systems, requiring extensive trenching. (Photo courtesy of ADOT)

The I-10 Widening West project is expanding the existing four-lane highway to six lanes.

The I-494 Edina to Richfield project is one of four construction projects that are part of a larger plan to address current and future transportation issues on the interstate.

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