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Sound Transit completes construction of East Link Bellevue tunnel
Seattle’s Sound Transit has announced that contractors have substantially completed the civil construction of the tunnel that will connect the…
Sound Transit abandons light rail tunnels for Ballard, West Seattle
Sound Transit board members have abandoned ideas for a $450 million tunnel into Seattle’s historic central Ballard neighborhood, a $200…
Sound Transit floats tunnel option for West Seattle link
On May 23, the Sound Transit Board identified preferred alternatives and other alternatives to study in the Draft Environmental Impact…
STV, Mott MacDonald JV lands Sound Transit systems contracts
Sound Transit has selected STV and Mott MacDonald as systems construction management services consultants for two light rail projects: the…
Owners turn out in force on Election Day for Cutting Edge 2016
This year’s Cutting Edge Conference is fast approaching and with $200 billion in public transportation ballot initiatives at stake during…
Tunnelling Journal April/May 2016
In the February/March issue of TJ my comment focused on the allocation of risk, and my belief that it should…
Damaged 'Pamela' completes fourth segment of Seattle's Northgate Light Rail extension
In Seattle, the second TBM holed through the wall of Sound Transit’s future University District (U District) light rail station…
Seattle's University Link Light Rail opens to huge crowds
In Seattle, more than 30,000 people rode the University Link light Rail during its first day in service on Saturday,…
Atkinson submits low bid for Seattle’s East Link LRT tunnel
Guy F Atkinson Construction has been named as the low bidder on Sound Transit’s 2,150ft (655m) light rail SEM tunnel…
Shannon & Wilson opens Washington DC Metro office
Shannon & Wilson, a national geotechnical and engineering company, recently opened a Washington, DC, Metro office. The new office, which…
Sound Transit finishes second Northgate Link light rail TBM drive
In Seattle, the second of two TBMs working on Sound Transit’s Northgate Link light rail extension reached the wall of…
Downtown Bellevue Tunnel about to go out for bid
Sound Transit has taken the first step in finding a contractor to complete the 2,490ft (760m) long Downtown Bellevue Tunnel…
Sound Transit's Dick Sage named CMA Person of the Year
The Construction Management Association of America has awarded Sound Transit Construction Management Director, Dick Sage, with its Person of the…
JCM JV re-dedicates TBM for mid-June start on Seattle’s Northlink LRT
A 21ft (6.4m) diameter Hitachi Zosen EPB machine, a bottle of Washington cider and a crowd of elected officials, Sound…
Harvey Parker to present 2014 Stanley D Wilson Memorial Lecture
Shannon & Wilson and the University of Washington’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering are pleased to present the 2014…
Apparent low bid for Seattle's Northgate Link LRT tunnels announced
Sound Transit has received six team bids below the engineer’s estimate of $594 million for the contract to mine 3.4-miles…
Exclusive: Sound Transit picks North Star as top ranked firm for North Link CM
Sound Transit has selected North STAR (Seattle Tunnel and Rail) – a joint venture of CH2M HILL and Jacobs Engineering…
Hitachi Zosen cements SR 99 EPBM deal
Hitachi Zosen Corp cemented its role in the SR 99 Tunnel Project on Wednesday by signing a contract with JV…
Hitachi Zosen selected to build Alaskan Way's mega EPBM
Seattle Tunnel Partners, the Dragados-led design-build contractor for Washington State Department of Transportation’s (WSDOT) proposed SR 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct…
Dragados wins Alaskan Way Tunnel
Seattle Channel Video can be played in Flash Player 9 and up Seattle Tunnel Partners (STP), comprising Dragados-USA, Tutor Perini…
Alaskan Way bid result to be broadcast live via Internet today
Today, Thursday 9th December, will be a big day for the international tunnelling industry with the apparent best value design-build…