Showing posts with label construction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label construction. Show all posts

Sound Transit crews night work at SR 104 interchange this week

Saturday, May 9, 2020

Exit to SR 104
Photo by Carl Dinse
As early as Monday, May 11, Sound Transit's contractor will begin night work on the ramp from eastbound State Route 104 to the northbound ramp of Interstate 5.

Both the on and off ramps will be closed while this work is being done.

The contractor has obtained a Temporary Noise Variance to complete this work.

This work is weather-dependent and may need to be rescheduled.

This is preparatory work for a temporary signal.

Work will include trenching, boring, electrical work, demolition of asphalt and concrete, earthwork, and trucking concrete and asphalt placement.



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Work begins on a second lane for the Edmonds Ferry ticket booths Saturday

Photo courtesy WSDOT

To alleviate congestion and reduce State Patrol’s need to direct traffic between the holding lanes and the Edmonds Ferry ticket booths, crews will create a second lane on SR 104 for the ferry queue.
 
Maintenance crews will begin work on the highway from 6am to 3pm Saturday, May 9. 

Depending on weather, they will return on Monday, May 11 to complete asphalt repair.

Drivers will be unable to turn right from northbound SR 104 to Dayton Street until the shoulder of the road is replaced and an updated right-turn signal added, making it safer for drivers.

Work on the intersection of SR 104 and Dayton Street is expected to take two to eight months to complete.



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PSE to perform overlay along portions of NE 182nd and NE 178th streets in Lake Forest Park

Friday, May 1, 2020

Puget Sound Energy (PSE) recently upgraded a local natural gas main, in an ongoing effort to deliver safe and reliable natural gas service to customers in Lake Forest Park. 

Now that the gas work is complete, PSE’s contractor crews from AA Asphalting will be doing a final grind and overlay along portions of NE 182nd and NE 178th streets.

The road restoration work is expected to begin the week of May 4 and take 1-2 weeks to complete.




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Inslee announces plan to allow construction projects previously underway to be completed

Thursday, April 30, 2020



Gov. Jay Inslee, in consultation with the state’s construction industry, announced a plan today to allow current construction projects to be completed.

The recommendations were informed by workers, contractors, health and safety experts, and local government officials, for safe construction standards.

“I thank all those involved in the construction work group in helping us get to this decision in a responsible way that supports workers, businesses, and communities in a way that protects the health of all of their families and ours,” Inslee said. 
“Our strategy is working and we need to keep with it. We would much rather protect people from sickness and death now, so that we don’t have to go through this crisis all over again later.”

The requirements developed by the work group are as follows:
  • Restart existing construction projects with COVID-19 safety plans that allow work which only can be performed while meeting social distancing requirements.
  • Prior to recommencing work, all contractors are required to develop and post at each job site a comprehensive COVID-19 exposure control, mitigation and recovery plan.
  • All contractors are required to post at each job site a written notice to employees, subcontractors and government officials the work that will be performed at that job site and a signed commitment to adhere to the requirements.
  • All contractors have a general obligation to keep a safe and healthy job site in accordance with state and federal law.

Specific safety requirements include:

COVID-19 site supervisor; A site-specific COVID-19 supervisor will be designated by the contractor at every job site to monitor the health of employees and enforce the COVID-19 job site safety plan.

COVID-19 safety training; A training must be conducted on all job sites on the first day of returning to work, and weekly thereafter, to explain the protective measures in place for all workers.

Social distancing; Social distancing of at least 6 feet of separation must be maintained by every person on the job site at all times.

Personal protective equipment (PPE) — employer provided
  • Employers must provide personal protective equipment (PPE) such as gloves, goggles, face shields and face masks as appropriate, or required, for the work being done.
The plan also includes proper sanitation and cleanliness for workers, as well as policies to encourage workers to stay home or leave the job site when they are sick.

The order includes public construction projects underway from the state Department of Transportation as well. WSDOT staff and contractors will implement similar protocols and crews will need to demonstrate how they will adhere to safety protocols and compliance.

The governor was joined by members of the Construction Roundtable working group for the announcement.

“My office and the Department of Commerce will convene stakeholder groups to develop plans similar to what we have seen with the Construction Roundtable, to have procedures in place when the time is right to modify restrictions,” Inslee said. 
“Their work has served as a model for reaching consensus on strict safety guidelines. And this is how we intend to work with other industries and groups on eventually lifting restrictions on other sectors of the economy. We cannot yet say when more businesses will reopen because that will be driven by health data.”

“This is really good news, not only because construction is such a critical part of our economy but also because it shows the steps we’ve taken to slow the spread of the virus in Washington are working,” said Michael Ennis, director of government affairs, Association of Washington Business.

“The construction roundtable that worked with the governor’s office to develop these new protocols allowing for the safe restart of construction looked at everything through the lens of worker safety. It was a great team effort, with business and labor representatives working side by side.”

The governor signed an addendum to Proclamation 20–25. The memorandum serves as the criteria for a limited Phase 1 Construction Restart.



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Governor announces plan to allow current construction projects to be completed

Saturday, April 25, 2020

Work on the Alexan Shoreline was stopped by Governor's order
Photo by Steven H. Robinson


Gov. Jay Inslee, in consultation with the state’s construction industry, announced a plan today to allow current construction projects to be completed.

The recommendations were informed by workers, contractors, health and safety experts, and local government officials, for safe construction standards.

“I thank all those involved in the construction work group in helping us get to this decision in a responsible way that supports workers, businesses, and communities in a way that protects the health of all of their families and ours,” Inslee said. 
“Our strategy is working and we need to keep with it. We would much rather protect people from sickness and death now, so that we don’t have to go through this crisis all over again later.”

The requirements developed by the work group are as follows:

1) Restart existing construction projects with COVID-19 safety plans that allow work which only can be performed while meeting social distancing requirements.

2) Prior to recommencing work, all contractors are required to develop and post at each job site a comprehensive COVID-19 exposure control, mitigation and recovery plan.

3) All contractors are required to post at each job site a written notice to employees, subcontractors and government officials the work that will be performed at that job site and a signed commitment to adhere to the requirements.

4) All contractors have a general obligation to keep a safe and healthy job site in accordance with state and federal law.

Specific safety requirements include:
  • COVID-19 site supervisor
    • A site-specific COVID-19 supervisor will be designated by the contractor at every job site to monitor the health of employees and enforce the COVID-19 job site safety plan.
  • COVID-19 safety training
    • A training must be conducted on all job sites on the first day of returning to work, and weekly thereafter, to explain the protective measures in place for all workers.
  • Social distancing
    • Social distancing of at least 6 feet of separation must be maintained by every person on the job site at all times.
  • Personal protective equipment (PPE) — employer provided
    • Employers must provide personal protective equipment (PPE) such as gloves, goggles, face shields and face masks as appropriate, or required, for the work being done.
    • The plan also includes proper sanitation and cleanliness for workers, as well as policies to encourage workers to stay home or leave the job site when they are sick.
    • The order includes public construction projects underway from the state Department of Transportation as well. WSDOT staff and contractors will implement similar protocols and crews will need to demonstrate how they will adhere to safety protocols and compliance.


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Sound Transit underground utility installation at NE 125th next week

Sound Transit crews will be installing underground utilities at NE 125th St and 3rd Ave NE on the westside of I-5 beginning Tuesday, April 28th and continuing to Friday, May 1st.

The road will be reduced to one lane with flaggers directing traffic. Expect noise and vibration.

This is daytime work 7am to 5pm but the vacuum truck will be running at night and will be noisy.

In addition, steel plates will be left in the work zone overnight. 

After-hours construction hotline: 888-298-2395.



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Two Shoreline transportation construction projects considered essential and will continue

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

The City of Shoreline is currently working on two transportation construction projects that are at critical stages with weather-dependent construction schedules.

Contractors are required to ensure appropriate COVID-19 protection measures are in place for workers and the general public.

These projects are exempt from the Governor's Stay Home, Stay Healthy order because they further a public purpose. The projects are: Westminster Way N and N 155th Street intersection project and the 15th Avenue overlay project.

See previous article on the 15th Avenue overlay project and on the Westminster Way project



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Westminster Way and N 155th intersection improvements



The City has begun construction of the Westminster Way N and N 155th Street Intersection Improvements Project. 

The project will reconstruct the intersection of Westminster Way N and N 155th Street, adding a new traffic signal, new lane configuration, new pedestrian facilities and utility work. 

Improvements are required to provide a safer intersection for all users and to support redevelopment of the Shoreline Place Community Renewal Area (CRA) and adjacent properties. 

An increased number of pedestrians and bicyclists are expected in this area and the improved intersection will help everyone move through safely. The improved intersection will also enhance the flow of traffic and support projected traffic volumes.

Project Scope:
  • New traffic signal
  • Revised intersection geometry and lane configuration
  • New asphalt roadway surface
  • New pedestrian facilities (sidewalks, curb ramps, crosswalks)
  • New roadway illumination system
  • New landscaping
  • New storm drain system
  • New sanitary sewer line
  • Extension of existing water main
  • New water service connections to existing water main
  • Other dry utility work (Joint Utility Trench (JUT) work)


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Sound Transit suspends almost all construction amid COVID-19 response

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Sound Transit construction site at exit to SR 104
Photo by Carl Dinse


Due to COVID-19 risks, Sound Transit is directing contractors to suspend almost all construction on its transit expansion projects across the region, starting Monday, April 6.

The very limited work that does continue will focus on tasks considered critical and/or necessary to ensure that all sites remain safe and secure and/or to avoid mobility, environmental or other impacts.

Examples are included below. This work will move forward only under appropriate safety measures including additional worker training and increased monitoring of updated safety plans.

Sound Transit will immediately shut down work in the event that contractors are unable to comply fully with safety plans, as it did on one construction project on March 31.

Sound Transit arrived at this decision after carefully evaluating what heightened measures would be necessary to ensure the safety of the construction workforce and whether contractors are prepared to take those measures.

Sound Transit will be boosting its oversight of those sites that remain open by reallocating safety inspection and construction management resources from those projects that have been closed down.

An example of the work that will continue is light rail construction on the Homer M. Hadley floating bridge. For safety reasons activities on the floating bridge are seasonally restricted. Crews will work to complete necessary work during April through October work window.

Contractors will continue to monitor security at worksites and to maintain the sites, including environmental protection measures.

Sound Transit expects that construction personnel who work on ongoing projects will continue to do so on a voluntary basis and not be compelled.

The period of suspension is currently set for April 6 to May 4.

Sound Transit has the discretion to extend or decrease this period. The agency will monitor the circumstances surrounding each project and continue to work closely with federal, state and local authorities and its labor and contractor partners to evaluate future actions.

Examples of critical work that will continue include:
  • Utility work that is already in progress at various locations will be completed
  • Work in streets of the Tacoma Stadium District that is highly disruptive to the public
  • Work on the I-90 floating bridge
  • Certain sidewalks, ramps and driveways on the Eastside, which are important for the safe passage of pedestrian and vehicular traffic
  • Demolition of buildings along the Federal Way alignment that would pose a public health or safety concern if left standing
  • Fire protection systems work in the I-90 Mount Baker Tunnel
  • Work at the Link Operations and Maintenance Facility East



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WSDOT suspending construction work due to COVID-19 safety concerns

Court mandated fish passage culvert work
will continue in the state
Photo courtesy WSDOT

Following the state Stay Home, Stay Healthy order, WSDOT suspended most state construction work and secured construction jobsites March 26. 

With the Stay Home, Stay Healthy order now extended through May 4, WSDOT will likewise continue the construction suspension and limiting maintenance work to all but essential duties through May 4.

WSDOT has been working closely with our contractor, labor and industry partners to develop COVID-19 response plans that would protect all of the people working on our projects by meeting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines. 

Unfortunately, despite these efforts, it is not possible to meet the guidelines while maintaining construction. 
There have also been difficulties sustaining sufficient staff levels. In some cases, between 25% and 40% of a given crew was not available to work on WSDOT construction projects.

These are important projects to Washington, and we remain committed to restarting them when safe to do so to ensure the transportation system continues to support our statewide economy and economic recovery.

While most state projects will halt, work to complete fish passage culvert work will continue in order to make progress on the federal court injunction deadlines and to comply with time-sensitive fish windows for in-water work. 

Work on the design portion of design-build projects will continue although fieldwork to support design will be suspended. Some details on that work are evolving in this rapidly changing situation and WSDOT will share more details when they are available.



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Nighttime closures for northbound I-5 on ramp at 145th Monday and Tuesday

Saturday, February 22, 2020

Overnight Monday, February 24 and Tuesday, February 25, Sound Transit will close the northbound I-5 on-ramp from NE 145th St for construction related to the Lynnwood Link.

Work hours are 11pm to 5am.



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Einstein construction update

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Photo by Steven H. Robinson


Construction on the new Einstein Middle School began in June 2018 with an anticipated completion date of August 2020. The new 150,888 square foot school will have the capacity for 1,071 students. The architect for this project is Integrus Architects and contractor is Hoffman Construction. The total estimated cost for the project is $104,725,000.

Photo by Steven H. Robinson


The project is currently in the construction phase. They expect to move students into the new buildings next September. The landscaping will be done by December.

The Einstein site is small, so construction is going on around the existing buildings. This was done successfully with the construction of Shorewood High School. 

Classroom wing
Photo by Steven H. Robinson


When both the middle schools are complete, they will house 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. High schools will continue to be 9th through 12th grades.


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Progress on new Kellogg Middle School

Sunday, January 19, 2020

Kellogg Middle School
Photo by Steven H. Robinson


Construction on the new Kellogg Middle School is underway with an anticipated completion date of August 2020. The new 150,888 square foot school will have the capacity for 1,071 students in grades 6, 7, and 8. 

The architect for this project is Mahlum Architects and contractor is Hoffman Construction. The total estimated cost for the project is $106,150,000.

Kellogg Middle School
Photo by Steven H. Robinson


Frank B. Kellogg Junior High School was originally located at the Aldercrest site at 2545 NE 200th Street. In 1982 a couple of junior high boys shoved burning newspapers down the library book return, which eventually started a fire that destroyed the interior of the building.

The district worked around the damage for a few years, then in 1986 the entire school population was moved to its present site at the former Morgan Junior High on 16045 25th NE. Morgan had been a closed school, being used for district offices.

Kellogg Middle School
Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools


The "new" Kellogg building was built in 1953. It has been remodeled several times, and has been home to thousands of students. Now it will be torn down, as soon as the New Kellogg is complete in August.

The "old" Kellogg was eventually completely demolished.

--Diane Hettrick



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Photos: 2019 Goodbye viaduct

Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

They had begun demolition when Steve Robinson took this photo in February 2019.

Photo courtesy WSDOT

They started at the southeast by getting rid of the ramps.

Photo courtesy King County TV

Buildings long-hidden by the viaduct were suddenly exposed.

Photo by Joe Brouwer
August 2019

We were so used to how much we loved the view from the viaduct that we forgot just how very ugly it was. The waterfront isn't done but this shot of the view for commuters driving off the ferry give an idea of life after the viaduct.




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Kellogg construction

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Kellogg Middle School 11-24-19
Photo by Steven H. Robinson


Construction on the new Kellogg Middle School is underway with an anticipated completion date of August 2020. The new 150,888 square foot school will have the capacity for 1,071 students.

Kellogg Middle School
11-24-2019
Photo by Steven H. Robinson


The architect for this project is Mahlum Architects and contractor is Hoffman Construction. The total estimated cost for the project is $102,000,000.

The new school is being built behind the current buildings at 16045 25th Ave NE, Shoreline 98155.

Einstein Middle School is also under construction. When both schools are completed, the district plans to move 6th grade to middle school, which will then have 6th - 7th - 8th grades. The kindergartens will be moved back to their home schools, so elementary will be K-5. The high schools will remain 9th - 12th grades.




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Photo: North City Fire Station

Thursday, October 17, 2019

Photo by Mike Remarcke

The structure of the new North City Fire station continues to take shape. The station is located on NE 180th, just west of 15th NE.

Firefighters are operating from temporary quarters at the back of the site.



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Photos: Progress on North City fire station

Sunday, September 15, 2019

Photo by Mike Remarcke

What a difference a few days can make. Mike Remarcke took this photo of the construction of the North City Fire Station #63 this weekend.

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Steve Robinson took the second photo last weekend. It appears they are through with the site prep and are getting the steel structure well started.


Architect's drawing of new station

The existing Fire Station has remained in operation throughout the demolition and site prep. The new Storage Building and Modular Unit are serving as temporary fire facilities while the new building is under construction.


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Development: Shoreline Trad Apartments in North City Business District

Shoreline Trad Apartments under construction on 15th NE
Photo by Mike Remarcke


By Diane Hettrick


Demolition of the gas station is complete and site preparation is underway for the Shoreline Trad Apartments at NE 177th and 15th NE in the North City Business District.

The property and project are owned by Evergreen Point Redmond LLC, the architect is Caron Architecture in Seattle and the general contractor is Exxel Pacific from Bellingham.

Courtesy Caron Architecture

Caron Architecture also designed the Alexan Shoreline, which is under construction on Aurora by the Blue Bridges at N 155th.

Shoreline Trad will be a 5-story multi-family apartment building with 122 units over a 2-story parking garage with 107 spaces. It includes a fitness center and resident rooftop lounge area.

Sunshine Coffee is still in business next door.



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Photos: Kellogg Middle School construction

Wednesday, September 4, 2019

The new school is being constructed
next to the current building
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Construction work at Kellogg Middle School is visible now, with steel structure emerging and a huge crane.

Because Kellogg has so much property, there will be no disruption to current classes. The new school will be built next to the old, and when it is completed the students will move in.

The steel structure is beginning to go up
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

The anticipated completion date is August 2020. The new 150,888 square foot school will have the capacity for 1,071 students in grades 6, 7, and 8.

The crane dominates the landscape
dwarfing the trees of Hamlin Park
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

The architect for this project is Mahlum Architects and contractor is Hoffman Construction. The total estimated cost for the project is $102,000,000.


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Middle school construction

Saturday, August 10, 2019

Einstein
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Construction on the new Einstein Middle School began in June 2018 with an anticipated completion date of August 2020. The new 150,888 square foot school will have the capacity for 1,071 students in three grades - 6th, 7th, and 8th. 

Einstein
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

The architect for this project is Integrus Architects and contractor is Hoffman Construction. The total estimated cost for the project is $102,000,000.

Kellogg
Photo by Steven H. Robinson


Construction on the new Kellogg Middle School is underway with an anticipated completion date of August 2020. The new 150,888 square foot school will have the capacity for 1,071 students in three grades - 6th, 7th, and 8th.

Kellogg
Photo by Steven H. Robinson


The architect for this project is Mahlum Architects and contractor is Hoffman Construction. The total estimated cost for the project is $102,000,000.



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