The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has awarded Guy F. Atkinson Inc. a $177.7 million project to build the next portion of state Highway 167. The contract, awarded in August, is the third of four to build the toll road. The work involves widening SR 167 from SR 161/North Meridian Avenue in Puyallup to SR 410 near Sumner. The fourth and final phase of the project is expected to be awarded next year. When completed in 2029, a six-mile, $2.69 billion tollway will connect Puyallup and the Port of Tacoma.
$107 million awarded for West Coast charging stations
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded California, Oregon and Washington a $107 million grant to install hydrogen truck refueling and fueling stations along Interstate 5 and other corridors. key commodities The funding, announced in August, will help develop a multi-state West Coast corridor that will drive emissions-free freight movement. The funding is part of the Jobs and Infrastructure Investment Act of 2021. Construction of the new charging stations is expected to begin in 2026.
Contract awarded by Santa Barbara HOV Lanes
Granite Construction has been awarded a $38 million contract to add busy rush hour lanes and reconstruct all elements of the existing 101 Freeway south of Santa Barbara. This is the sixth segment of a 7.5-mile extension of the 101 Freeway’s HOV lanes awarded to the company. Caltrans and the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments are developing the $585.4 million project.
Corps launches project for sustainable barracks
The US Army Corps of Engineers has launched a $100 million project to build a set of new barracks using sustainable materials at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington. The base was selected for the Sustainable Building Materials Pilot Program outlined in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2022 from a group of 130 Army installations. The overall goal of the project is to reduce the carbon incorporated in construction by at least 30%. USACE Seattle District is managing the architectural design and will leverage its in-house design, engineering and architecture expertise with support from the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center research laboratory.
