Pacific Northwest 2, January 16, 2022

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The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) and the Idaho Associated General Contractors (AGC) announced this year’s winners of the Excellence in Construction Partnering Awards. Ten local construction companies took home AGC honors for projects that we’re constructed throughout the year.

The winners were presented with the certificates recognizing the entries earning gold, silver, bronze and honorable mention .

Contracting crews who performed work on local and state highways were awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze honors at the Idaho AGC Annual Meeting on Dec. 8, 2021.

Companies were awarded for its efforts on projects ranging from $1 million to $10 million. Local contractors who won awards included: • Apollo (Kennewick, Wash.)

• Braun-Jensen Inc.(Cambridge, Ida.) • C&S Excavation (Kuna, Ida.)

• Concrete Placing Company (Boise, Ida.) • H-K Contractors (Idaho Falls, Ida.) • Interstate Concrete and Asphalt (Spokane, Wash.)

• Knife River Corporation (Boise, Ida.) • McMillen Jacobs Associates (Boise, Ida.) • Scarsella Brothers (Kent, Wash.)

• Western Construction (Oregon City, Ore.) The second annual awards competition was announced in a collaboration between ITD Chief Operations Officer Dan McElhinney and Wayne Hammon, CEO of the Idaho Associated General Contractors.

Applicants were encouraged to submit for construction contracts completed this year as well as projects still underway.

“These awards recognize outstanding partnering efforts between ITD and the construction industry,” said McElhinney. “Great partnering on construction projects results in

AGC of Idaho CEO Wayne Hammon (L) makes remarks at the second annual Excellence in Construction Partnering Awards, joined by ITD Director Brian Ness (R).

the timely delivery of projects, keeping under budget, in teamwork for safety and completion which greatly benefit the traveling public.”

The applications were reviewed by a judging panel of state and local partners and evaluated on criteria related to how well the project:

• Resolved conflict; • Improved communication on the project with all audiences; • Utilized innovative solutions; • Incorporated team building activities; • Honored stakeholders; • Achieved a common goal. see EXCELLENCE page 4

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Ten Local Contractors Earn Gold, Silver, Bronze Honors

The Coldwater Group earned a Silver award in the category of “$1 Million to $5 Million State Highway Projects” for its work on the N Canal Bridge.

EXCELLENCE from page 1

The event was held at the Ford Idaho Sports Center in Nampa, Ida. One project was unanimously selected as the ‘Top Gold’ award winner, for its outstanding partnering efforts — the U.S.-95 N Corridor Access Improvements in District 1.

Below is a comprehensive list of the 2021 Excellence in Construction Partnering Award winners: $5 Million to $10 Million State Highway Projects • Top Gold Award: U.S.-95, Corridor (Apollo); • Gold Award: U.S.-95, Sandpoint (McMillen Jacobs Associates); • Silver Award: U.S.-91 (H-K

Contractors).

Greater Than $10M State Highway Projects • Gold Award: I-84, Franklin IC to Karcher IC (Western Construction); • Gold Award: Prairie Avenue to Boekel Road (Scarsella Brothers); • Silver Award: Garwood Road (Apollo) • Bronze Award: Payette River Bridge (Braun-Jensen Inc.). $1 Million to $5 Million State Highway Projects • Gold Award: Zenner Road to Nez Perce (Knife River Corporation); • Silver Award: N Canal Bridge (Coldwater Group);

H-K Contractors earned a Silver award in the category of “$5 Million to $10 Million State Highway Projects” for its work on U.S. 91.

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Apollo Wins ‘Top Gold’Award for Work On U.S. 95 Corridor EXCELLENCE from page 4

(Coldwater Group); • Silver Award: SH-11 Grangemont Road to HQ (Knife River Corporation); • Bronze Award: I-15, Bridge Rehabilitation (Coldwater Group); • Honorable Mention: Little Salmon River Bridge (BraunJensen).

Less Than $1 Million State Highway Projects • Silver Award: U.S.-95, Byway Bridge (Interstate Concrete and Asphalt); Local Highway Project Entries: • Gold Award: Cemetery Road (Concrete Placing Company); • Gold Award: Gowen Road Bridge (Concrete Placing Company); • Silver Award: Grimes Pathway (C&S Excavation); • Silver Award: Kidd Island Road (Knife River Corporation). 

Projects were awarded based on factors of resolved conflict; improved communication on the project with all audiences; utilized innovative solutions; incorporated team building activities; honored stakeholders; and achieved a common goal.

NessCampbell’s First Grove GMK5250XL-1 Debuts in Ore.

The crane’s first job involved lifting and placing 26,000-lb. metal structures at a power plant just outside Sheridan, Ore. For this project job, the GMK5250XL-1 was fitted with 57,000 lbs. of counterweight and 131 ft. of boom at a 60-ft. radius.

Portland, Ore.-based NessCampbell Crane + Rigging, a longtime Manitowoc customer, put its new Grove GMK5250XL-1 allterrain crane to work immediately after it was delivered in late September.

The crane was the first of its kind to arrive in the Northwest, and it already has successfully completed a handful of jobs.

The crane’s first job involved lifting and placing 26,000 lb. metal structures at a power plant just outside Sheridan, Ore. For this project job, the GMK5250XL-1 was fitted with 57,000 lbs. of counterweight and 131 ft. of boom at a 60 ft. radius.

“The crane performed perfectly,” said John Anderson, NessCampbell president. “Our operators took their time to execute a safe and efficient lifting plan. The job was completed within the expected timeframe and our customer was satisfied with the operation.”

Following the power plant work, the crane moved on to hoist four new 3,600-lb. HVAC units at an industrial facility on the outskirts of Portland.

The crane was rigged with 110,000 lbs. of counterweights, and setup with a 229 ft.-long boom at a 190 ft. radius.

“This was a one-day job that took six hours total, including travel time and setup, executed safely and efficiently,” Anderson said. “Our operator and oiler are quickly adjusting to the new machine and said they find the advance technology and capabilities of the crane a great benefit to our customers. They also mentioned the crane’s small footprint and ability to maneuver at the job site as great plusses.”

The Grove GMK5250XL-1 allterrain crane has the longest boom in its class, which combined with a maximum capacity of 300 tons, small footprint and excellent maneuverability, adds to NessCampbell’s already extensive fleet of all-terrain cranes.

“We looked at the specs for the GMK5250XL-1 and were impressed with its capacity and the enhancements in the load charts, as well as its compact design,” Anderson explained. “We’ve had such good

experience with our Grove cranes, especially our GMK cranes, that we knew the GMK5250XL-1 would be a great fit for our rental fleet.”

NessCampbell purchased the Grove GMK5250XL-1 from Western Pacific Crane & Equipment, a Manitowoc, Grove and National Crane dealer serving the West.

“We’re confident the Grove GMK5250XL-1 will be an excellent addition to NessCampbell’s fleet,” said Matt Noonan, sales specialist at Western Pacific. “The combination of high capacity and best-in-class boom length makes this crane a perfect fit for jobs in a variety of industries.”

NessCampbell serves the Northwest from its headquarters in Portland, Ore., and from its Bothell, Wash., location. The company specialties include lifting, hauling, rigging and engineering.

For more information about NessCampbell, visit https://nesscampbell.com/.

For more information about Grove, visit www.manitowoc.com/grove. 

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USDOT Allocates $20M for East Marginal Way Construction The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently announced nearly $1 billion in federal grant awards for America’s infrastructure, through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grants program.

Under the Biden Administration, the Seattle Department of Transportation has now received more than $135 million in federal funding for key city projects.

After significant advocacy by local officials and advocates, U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell announced that the East Marginal Way S Corridor Improvement project was awarded $20 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program. The RAISE grant will help improve mobility and safety along Seattle’s most important freight corridor as well as boost the regional and state economy. Funds will help people who drive, walk and bike travel safely to industrial and maritime jobs as well as employment sites in downtown Seattle. Improving this highly-traveled multimodal corridor will also help accommodate larger and heavier truck traffic into the Port of Seattle and other maritime facilities.

This $20 million RAISE grant awarded to the East Marginal Way S Corridor Improvement Project will fully fund the project and allow construction to start at the end of 2022. Project completion is estimated for 2025. The grant funding will enable crews to do both the safety improvements and the road reconstruction at the same time.

This means that there will be fewer disruptions to freight traffic during construction.

“With East Marginal Way S greatly deteriorated and congested both by freight traffic and residents impacted by the closure of the West Seattle Bridge, this project will give this critical freight corridor a much-needed facelift,” said Sen. Cantwell. “It will allow East Marginal Way S to handle heavy truck traffic between port terminals, SoDo railyards and businesses, and I-5, reducing congestion in SoDo while providing a direct connection to the newly renovated Terminal 5 via the lower West Seattle Bridge.”

Currently, East Marginal Way S faces three primary transportation challenges along the corridor: • Safety; • Mobility and increasing demand; • Deterioration of pavement.

The RAISE grant will now help improve operational and safety deficiencies by

widening and strengthening the road to accommodate larger and heavier truck traffic, provide access to freight terminals at the Port of Seattle for the trucks that use the corridor each day and helping to reduce congestion with improved traffic signals.

Below are some of the improvements in the East Marginal Way S Corridor Improvement project: • Reconstructing the East Marginal Way S roadway and upgrading the route to Heavy Haul Network standards along a 1.1-mi. segment from a point south of S Massachusetts St to S Spokane St to enhance efficient freight flow; • Constructing a two-way protected bike lane along a 1.4-mi. segment between S Atlantic Street and S Spokane Street to increase visibility, protect the approximately 1,000 people who ride bikes on this corridor each day and work toward our Vision Zero goal of ending traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2030; • Rebuilding the sidewalk on the west side of East Marginal Way S adjacent to the roadway reconstruction to provide a safe, accessible route for people walking; • Constructing new traffic signals that will work dynamically together to enhance safety and improve traffic flow at several of the

city’s busiest freight intersections.

About the Project The East Marginal Way S Corridor Improvement Project was identified as a priority by Seattle voters when they approved the 2015 Transportation Levy to Move Seattle. Through this property tax measure, Seattle residents are setting aside $7.1 million for the project. These commitments reflect the importance of this project to our economy, family wage job creation and improved safety in the corridor. The project also has received funds from the Port of Seattle, Washington State Transportation Improvement Board and the Washington State Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board.

As Seattle grows, improvements to freight mobility are essential to promote regional and international economic competitiveness.

It also is a designated Heavy Haul Route, critical last-mile connector and vital route for over-sized trucks or those carrying flammable cargo. In addition, the corridor provides a major connection for people who bike between the West Seattle Bridge Trail, downtown, and the SODO neighborhood. 

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