By breaching a 40 year old levee, engineers reconnect historic Entiat River side channels and develop valuable salmon and steelhead habitat. The Tyee Ranch Project in north central Washington state has gigantic wood structures that mimic natural log jams. The intent is to create scour holes and deep cover for fish. http://on.doi.gov/XXyTGY –reclamation on YouTube.
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Chelan County, WA: When The Levee Breaks – The Tyee Ranch Project
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013Seattle, WA: Bikes and Buses – Sharing the Road
Thursday, April 25th, 2013Washington State DOT: I-90 Rock Blasting
Wednesday, April 10th, 2013A montage of the work that will happen on I-90 over Snoqualmie Pass this summer, showing you what happens behind the scenes during closures Monday through Thursday an hour before sunset. These closures are planned for an hour, but could take longer due to the nature of the blast and the amount of debris that […]
View this complete post...King County, WA: Buses and Bikes – Sharing the Road
Thursday, March 28th, 2013Cities throughout King County are installing new types of bicycle facilities to create a safer, more pleasant environment for cycling. Bike boxes, shared transit/bicycle lanes, transit islands and streetcar tracks are just some of them where cyclists and transit operators need to be prepared for each other’s movements. –KCDOTVideo on YouTube.
View this complete post...Seattle DOT: Progress Report 2013
Thursday, February 14th, 2013
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
The 2012 Transportation Action Agenda outlines policies, actions, and performance measures for SDOT over a two-year period. It is organized around five core principles.
Tacoma, WA: Pontoon Bridge Float-Out
Thursday, February 7th, 2013The second cycle of six pontoons for a replacement State Route 520 floating bridge were towed out of the Concrete Technology Corporation casting basin in Tacoma, Wash., from Jan. 28 to Jan. 31, 2013. In this time-lapse video, crews maneuver a large T-pontoon into position to add the additional floatation needed to tow the supplemental […]
View this complete post...Washington State DOT: The Alaskan Way Viaduct Tunnel Boring Animation
Thursday, January 17th, 2013This animation shows an example of what a tunnel boring machine looks like and how it works. – wsdot on YouTube
View this complete post...Builders Of Bridges – 1928 Bridge Construction Educational Documentary
Thursday, September 27th, 2012Builders Of Bridges – 1928 Bridge Construction Educational Documentary – rubythroat281 on YouTube
View this complete post...Washington, D.C: M Street SE/SW Transportation Study Alternative 1
Monday, September 17th, 2012A 3D visualization of proposed Alternative 1 from the the M Street SE/SW Transportation Study. More information is available at: http://www.anacostiawaterfront.org/awi-transportation-projects/m-street-se-sw-transportation-study/ See other alternatives here: Alternative 2 and Alternative 3 –DDOTVideos on YouTube.
View this complete post...Washington, DC: $8.3 Billion Vision for Union Station
Monday, August 13th, 2012In this Transportation TV News Update see for yourself what an $8.3 billion renovation of the massive Union Station complex in Washington D.C. would look like. Real Estate developer Akridge held a joint news conference with Amtrak and other organizations recently to unveil a spectacular new vision for the historic property. See the artist renderings […]
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