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May 12—One proposal to redevelop Seattle's Memorial Stadium calls the project a "game-changing opportunity" for students to play in the same venue as "potential pro sports tenants," while the other proposal vows to transform the site into a "world-class entertainment district" with sports and more. The city and Seattle Public Schools joined together in March to request proposals from private ...
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May 10—A competing bidder has filed a lawsuit over the award of a Department of Energy contract valued at up to $45 billion for emptying Hanford's underground tanks of radioactive waste and starting to treat the waste for disposal. Hanford Tank Disposition Alliance filed the lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, bypassing a protest to the Government Accountability Office, the usual way ...
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May 4—It's easy to understand how a demolition crew on a Pine Street sidewalk, while trying to remove a clock base, wound up puncturing the roof of Westlake Station. The top of the station begins only 3 feet deep. Not only that, but the clock's foundation was integrated into the cut-and-cover station's own structure, attached by steel rebar, when tunnel builders poured a huge slab of concrete ...
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May 2—Seattle's Elliott Way officially opened to traffic over the weekend, creating a new connection for drivers, cyclists and freight between Alaskan Way and the Belltown neighborhood. The four-lane road — one key piece of the $750 million redevelopment of Seattle's waterfront — runs from near the aquarium, below and to the west of Pike Place Market, and ends at the same location the ...
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May 1—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a $290 million plan to dredge and cap the Superfund site at the Duwamish River, where it flows into Elliott Bay. The proposed plan, developed by the EPA based on reports prepared by the Port of Seattle, city of Seattle and King County, was released last month and proposes to address chemicals in the whole 157 acres making up the east ...
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Apr. 26—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said on Monday that its 2020 decision rejecting approval of the controversial Pebble mine in Southwest Alaska was not properly completed and needs further review in some areas. The 81-page decision favors mine developer Pebble Limited Partnership, which had appealed the permit denial. But the giant copper and gold prospect faces other major hurdles. In ...
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Apr. 25—The Washington state House and Senate agreed on a nearly $13.5 billion transportation budget over the weekend, a plan that spends heavily on major highway construction already in progress, the state ferry system, climate-focused projects and the court-mandated fix of the state's fish culverts. The agreement, which now heads to Gov. Jay Inslee for his consideration, marks the end of a ...
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Apr. 22—TACOMA — Why isn't the Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension already carrying passengers? A grand opening for the 2.4-mile, six-station streetcar project is likely to occur in late August, compared to its May 2022 target, at an estimated $283 million, including $65 million in overruns. Jim Grohs, vice president of subcontractor Liberty Electric, would tell you the 4 1/2 -year-long project was ...
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Apr. 20—Plans to build an asphalt plant near the Cedar River east of Renton cleared another hurdle and appear to be moving forward. Last week, the state Shorelines Hearings Board ruled 4-1 to reject an appeal from a group attempting to halt the construction. The group, Citizens to Stop the SR 169 Asphalt Plant, says it's considering appealing the board's decision. Lakeside Industries has about ...
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Apr. 19—Proponents of a new Spokane County Jail unveiled a concept for a new facility that would alleviate overcrowding and consolidate facilities and detention programs in one location. The concept for the facility, which has not been approved, includes two new facilities along Gardner Avenue, just north of the existing Spokane County jail, that would house more than 1,000 inmates as well as ...
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