WSDOT and contractor crews closed the SR 520 floating bridge and highway July 13–16, 2012, to tackle an array of jobs, including demolition of the old 84th Avenue Northeast overpass and the last remaining piece of the old 92nd Avenue Northeast overpass, both seen in this video segment. Overpass demolition made way for new lidded […]
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Bellevue, WA: SR 520 Bridge Work
Friday, July 20th, 2012Washington, DC: WMATA New MV-1 MetroAccess Vehicle Debut
Wednesday, June 6th, 2012Taking a spin around with the new MV-1 vehicle being piloted by WMATA for MetroAccess customers. –MetroForward on YouTube.
View this complete post...Monroe, WA: 164th St. SE Girder Setting
Friday, June 1st, 2012Crews set girders for the new westbound SR 522 bridge over 164th Street SE in Monroe on May 29, 2012. The girders are 75 to 116 feet long and weigh 39 to 60 tons each. Crews will set a total of 15 girders for the new bridge. The work is part of the SR 522 […]
View this complete post...Olympic National Park, WA: Blast at Glines Canyon Dam-Elwha River Restoration
Wednesday, May 30th, 2012A section of Glines Canyon Dam above the water line was shot with explosives May 17 to remove the remaining concrete. –AmericanRivers on YouTube.
View this complete post...Vantage, WA: Wild Horse Wind Farm
Monday, May 28th, 2012This video was taken during a Puget Sound Mini road rally on August 28 2010 – From Issaquah WA to Wild Horse Wind Farm in Vantage WA. This video just pans back and forth to show the wind mills (turbines) at this facility. Each one is more than 300 feet tall and generates enough electricity […]
View this complete post...Seattle, WA: 84th Ave Overpass Construction in Time Lapse
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012Crews working for WSDOT hustle to set 42 girders for a new lidded overpass on SR 520. See how much progress is made from a weekend closure of the roadway. – wsdot on YouTube
View this complete post...Great American Infrastructure: Seattle, WA: Governor Albert D. Rosellini Bridge-Evergreen Point Bridge
Monday, April 30th, 2012This is the seventeenth in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.
View this complete post...Everett, WA: Snohomish River Bridge opening
Wednesday, April 25th, 2012Connecting Everett with Marysville, the SR 529 Snohomish River Bridge raises the west span. – wsdot on YouTube
View this complete post...Midway, WA: Cracked Pavement on Interstate-5
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012One of our top complaints? Interstate 5 is terrible! We know! We’re repairing as we get money, it one panel as a time. Interstate 5 is the most important highway in the state. It’s part of an interstate system that connects Mexico to Canada and is our economic lifeline. The roadway, designed in the 60’s […]
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