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Crews Fill Battery Street Tunnel With Viaduct Rubble By Lori Tobias CEG CORRESPONDENT

Crews have cut holes in between the lanes of the Battery Street Tunnel to help move crew and equipment between each side of the tunnel during decommissioning and filling.

Yet another project in Seattle’s $3.3 billion Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program is under way. Crews began filling in the Battery the ceiling, the existing space will be filled with Street Tunnel in early May with rubble from the low-density, cellular concrete. The concrete will be demolished Alaskan Way Viaduct. The tunnel was mixed on site, eliminating the need to truck 4,000 decommissioned after it was found to be seismiloads of concrete on local roads. cally vulnerable. The final step is scheduled to occur in late 2019 “The Battery Street Tunnel was built in the and early 2020. Once the tunnel is filled, the vents ‘50s,” said Washington State Department of will be removed and sealed up as part of other surTransportation (WSDOT) spokeswoman Laura face street restoration work on Battery Street Newborn. “Any other use for that tunnel would scheduled for summer 2020. The road to the north have required $100 million plus in seismic that formerly descended into the tunnel is being upgrades.” raised to grade level and streets on either side The tunnel measures 2,100 ft. long, 66 ft. wide reconnected, creating new cross streets. and is 15 ft. high inside. The Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement The suggestion to use the rubble from the Program has been in the works since 2009 when Viaduct, also demolished due to its inability to the Washington State Legislature voted to replace withstand a major earthquake, was a “watchdog suggestion,” in the Environmental Impact see TUNNEL page 10 WSDOT photo Statement, she said. Crews cleaned about 250,000 sq. ft. WSDOT photo inside the tunnel to remove decades of automobile exhaust. They also removed the tunnel’s mechanical and electrical systems. They will continue to install sewer lines and conduct other utility work. For the fill project, trucks haul rubble from the Viaduct to Terminal 25 on the Duwamish River for processing. Rebar is removed from the concrete, then the concrete is put through a crusher. “Rubble, baseball sized or less, is then trucked to the Battery Street Tunnel,” Newborn said. “Side dump trucks move the reprocessed concrete to a hopper above the tunnel’s old ventilation grates.” The hopper contains water sprayers and rotates as it pours its contents into the tunnel to prevent dust. Inside the tunnel, the rubble falls into piles which crews spread and then compact with a vibratory roller. It is estimated it will take roughly 2,400 truckloads — approximately 74,000 tons of rubble — to fill the tunnel Crews are filling in the sloped approach to the north end of the Battery Street Tunnel. The goal is to raise the ground to the surThe task will take about three months to rounding grade so Seventh Avenue North (formerly Aurora Avenue North) can be rebuilt between Harrison Street and Denny. complete. Once the fill material is 7 ft. from The new street will include new crossings at John and Thomas streets.

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Doosan Cuts Ribbon on New Distribution Center Near Seattle New Doosan Infracore North America LLC, parts distribution center in Lacey, Wash.

Doosan staff and dealers celebrate the new Doosan parts distribution center in Lacey, Wash., with a ribboncutting.

Doosan Infracore North America LLC, a manufacturer of construction equipment, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new parts distribution center in Lacey, Wash., on May 28, 2019. Doosan executives and equipment dealers from the region were present to celebrate this occasion. The event included a guided tour of the new 57,000-sq.-ft. parts distribution center — which became operational on April 1, 2019 — and remarks from Doosan leadership. A ribbon-cutting ceremony followed, marking the opening of the second Doosan parts distribution center in North America. A new Doosan parts distribution center opened in the Atlanta area in late 2018. Doosan previously operated a parts distribution center in the Midwest before relocating it to the Atlanta area to be strategically located near its North American headquarters in Suwanee, Ga. “The opening of the Seattle-area Doosan parts distribution center is a testament to our dedication to our Doosan dealers and customers,” said Edward Song, CEO, Doosan Infracore North America LLC. “The Atlanta and Seattle-area centers nearly triple the company’s parts inventory in North America, which provides our dealers and customers with better service options, deeper inventory and faster parts delivery.” Like the Atlanta-area parts distribution center, the Seattlearea facility located in Lacey is dedicated to genuine Doosan parts distribution and shipping. It is managed by DHL Supply Chain — the Americas’ leader in contract logistics. The center currently stocks approximately 9,000 stock keeping units (SKUs) that can be shipped to service Doosan equipment throughout the Western United States and Canada, with room to expand parts inventory. DHL’s

Edward Song, CEO of Doosan Infracore North America LLC, speaks to attendees at the new Doosan parts distribution center in Lacey, Wash.

Transportation Brokerage Service manages the Doosan less than load (LTL) outbound transportation to Doosan equipment dealers located in the Western United States and Canada. The new parts distribution center allows Doosan to improve order visibility for its dealers and customers, as well as be strategic in key markets and locations across the United States and Canada. “With two North American parts distribution centers, we

can ensure our dealers and customers are receiving parts quickly and efficiently,” said Clay Caldwell, Doosan director of parts. “We’re excited to offer a facility in the Pacific Northwest, knowing that we have a large customer base who work in forestry and logging applications. Our goal is to help build this market as well as be able to serve customers in construction, processing and other market segments from the West Coast to the Midwest.” For more information, visit DoosanEquipment.com. 

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ISU Receives $150K Grant to Test Seismic ODOT Names Hunter Resiliency of Precast Concrete Bridges Mgr. of Coos, Curry, Douglas Counties

The Idaho State University Department of Civil and ship,” said Ebrahimpour. “The current project builds on our Environmental Engineering has received a $150,000 grant past experience of working with the Bridge Section and from the Idaho Transportation Department to test the seismic ITD’s research needs in Accelerated Bridge Construction.” Graduate students from the civil and environmental engiresiliency of precast concrete bridges. Assistant Professor Mustafa Mashal is principal investiga- neering department working on this project are Jared tor and Professor Arya Ebrahimpour is co-principal investi- Cantrell, Corey Marshall and Ali Shokrgozar. An undergraduate student, Kathryn Hogarth, also is involved in the gator on the project. This project requires testing of large-scale bridge piers research project. “The opportunity to work on such a project as this has prounder lateral forces to identify the seismic performance of vided me with the opportunithe technology proposed by ty to apply the concepts ITD. learned throughout my “The project will include schooling to experiment and some of the largest indoor prove concepts regarding testing on bridge specimens innovative construction and in Idaho,” Mashal said. design techniques. Another ISU’s Structural Lab has aspect this project has prothe capability to test specivided is an opportunity to mens 14 ft. in height and up work directly with ITD, to 38 ft. long. Several indusForterra Structural Precast try champions including and many other industry proPremier Technology in fessionals that bring years of Blackfoot; Forterra experience and knowledge Structural Precast in Salt Lake City, Utah, and ISU faculty Mustafa Mashal (fourth from R) and Arya of standard practice that canCaldwell, Idaho; Oldcastle Ebrahimpour (sixth from R) and students Jared not be experienced in the Corey Marshall and Kathryn Hogarth (right Infrastructure in Spokane, Cantrell, to left with dark gray polos) with ITD Bridge Section classroom,” Cantrell said. “Working on the ITD Wash.; Teton Prestress engineers in Boise. The project at ISU includes testing Concrete in Idaho Falls; and of a pier bent specimen several times larger than the project has been a really good experience. I have Campbell Scientific in demo model visible in the photo. been able to incorporate Logan, Utah, are helping ISU researchers to successfully accomplish this project. what I have learned in my past undergraduate classes into the Idaho is one of the states with active seismicity, with south- design of the concrete columns,” Marshall said. “Working on the ITD project has brought me a lot of east Idaho being the most seismically active region in the hands-on experience to concepts that we discuss in our classstate. In a typical precast concrete bridge, the bridge compo- es; in doing this I feel like I have a better understanding of nents are cast off site in a controlled environment then trans- what it takes to be a civil engineer working in the field. This ported to the bridge location for assembly. Precast concrete project has also got me more excited for my future career as offers advantages such as rapid construction, reduced traffic a civil engineer,” Hogarth said. Representatives from Premier Technology, Forterra disruption, improved quality, use of machinery, better durability, enhanced construction site safety and less environ- Structural Precast and Campbell Scientific all said they were excited about working on this project with the ISU mental impacts. “Precast components are similar to Legos, you put them researchers and students. “Premier Technology Inc. is pleased to support the stutogether to build a structure. The critical locations are the dents in the ISU Structural Lab through the use of our facilconnections between the components,” Mashal said. Mashal said that during an earthquake, the connections ities and equipment,” said John Mangum, chief production have to be strong enough to withstand the earthquake forces. officer. “The research study on seismic resiliency of precast conFor this project, the researchers will test precast bridge piers with a new type of connection using structural steel pipes. crete bridge piers and abutments appears promising as someThey will compare the seismic performance of the precast thing that Idaho residents should be excited about,” said specimens up to the failure point to that of traditional cast-in- Jonathan Kirk, general manager at Forterra Structural place specimens in order to build confidence for real-life Precast. “With proven success of this new connection concept, this could expand the use of precast concrete to support applications of the technology, Mashal said. “The opportunity to partner with ITD on another project bridge structures, thus reducing construction time for a adds value to several groups; ISU’s civil engineering stu- bridge to minimize traffic delays while also reducing the cost dents, the state’s infrastructure and the precast industry,” said burden on the taxpayers.” “Campbell Scientific Inc. is proud to support the ISU Bruce Savage, ISU civil and environmental engineering chair and associate professor. “This speaks to the quality of structural lab. To have a structural lab of this size, capability, the faculty that we have at ISU in civil and environmental and expertise within the intermountain region is an immense opportunity to ISU, faculty, student body and the concrete engineering,” “The ISU faculty work well with the bridge engineers at bridge industry as a whole,” said Michael Adams, senior ITD Bridge Section and have enjoyed this working relation- market sales engineer. 

“...I’m honored to have been chosen to step in as the new area manager.” Chris Hunter ODOT

Chris Hunter has been named the new south west area manager of ODOT, replacing Mark Usselman who is retiring after 38 years with the agency. Hunter’s first day as area manager will be June 1. The area manager oversees all aspects of ODOT’s construction program in Coos, Curry and Douglas counties and helps lead the South West Area Commission on Transportation, an advisory Chris Hunter group consisting of local leaders and stakeholders that determines transportation priorities. “Chris has a wealth of experience and leadership in project delivery, construction administration and the maintenanceoperations business line,” said ODOT Region 3 Manager Frank Reading. “This blend of experience will be an important asset to the region’s future as Chris steps into his new role.” Hunter has held several positions in Region 3 over the past 19 years. He began his career with ODOT as a project leader and later served as consultant project manager, assistant District 7 manager and interim south west area manager. As a consultant project manager, Hunter led the delivery of the first OTIA III bridge project in Oregon and served as a role model for others across the state. His eight years as assistant District 7 manager included successfully leading the south west area development review team and managing ODOT’s local electrical crews. Usselman has served as south west area manager for the past 20 years, where he has overseen the successful development and construction of more than 200 projects. “Mark has served the southwest area very well over the years,” Hunter said. “I’ve been fortunate to work with him and I’m honored to have been chosen to step in as the new area manager. “I look forward to providing transparency and maintaining our commitments and collaborations with our local partners. We’re going to face many challenges in the years ahead, and I’m going to provide all the support I can as we continue making improvements to an ever changing transportation system.” 

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OLC Selects Five New Members for Board of Directors

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Peterson Cat in February, 2005 as a rental consultant. In 2010 Schott became the rental sales manager of Peterson’s Portland location on Columbia Blvd. In 2015 he became the regional sales manager of new Cat sales and work out of the Hillsboro location. Heidi Leib began her forestry career with Hancock Forest Management, working in the states of Idaho and Washington. In 2017, she accepted the position of logging contract coordinator of Boise Cascade, West Oregon district. Leib enjoys sharing what she knows about the logging industry with the general public. Tim Ferreira is the president/owner of Timberland Logging in Ashland, Ore. He graduated from Oregon Institute of Technology with a degree in diesel engineering, and has worked in the industry for 33 years. He currently operates several mechanical sides and offers contract cutting and grinding services.

He holds a current CCB license in Oregon and is a licensed timber operator in California. Ferreira is a former Board member and president of the Southern Oregon Timber Industry Association. Lefi Tausaga of Cave Junction, Ore., has worked for Pacific Forest Management, a small consulting company. Tausaga then became a production forester of Hancock Forest Management in Orting, Wash. He soon began his own consulting company, Full Circle Forestry LLC. In 2017, Lefi joined the procurement team at Boise Cascade in Medford, Ore., and is currently a log buyer of Boise Cascade’s Southern Oregon Region. The 82nd Annual Oregon Logging Conference will be held Feb. 20 to 22, 2020 in Eugene, Ore.. For more information, visit oregonloggingconference.com. 

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“When selecting directors, the nominating committee looks for individuals who are knowledgeable and represent themselves well in our industry,” said Craig Olson, Oregon Logging Conference 2nd vice president and directors nominating committee chair, of Weyerhaeuser, Longview, Wash. The knowledge and experience of each member of the Board of Directors is extremely valuable to the OLC. Board members are encouraged to lend their experience and wisdom to the OLC and the staff to improve the logging conference and the logging industry. A vital part of the duties of an OLC director is to stimulate interest and enthusiasm for the conference in the director’s local area. Each director works as part of the OLC membership team to strengthen the conference. This is an all-volunteer board, and each director is responsible for their own expenses. “The Oregon Logging Conference appreciates each director and their efforts, and the many hours and input each person contributes the success of the OLC every year,” said Rikki Wellman, conference manager. The new members are: Jaime Yraguen, co-owner of Basco Logging Inc., a thirdgeneration logging company of Sutherlin, Ore. He understands the importance of a sustainable forest and how it empowers communities, states and nations. Yraguen is a past president of Associated Oregon Loggers and is currently serving on the Sustainable Forestry Initiative Board, representing loggers across the United States. Rick Schott of Creswell, Ore., began working for

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Gov. Inslee Directs Agencies to Ramp Up Culvert Repairs On May 22, 2019, Gov. Jay Inslee ordered the Washington State Department of Transportation to begin the immediate rampup of culvert repairs around the state, an urgent and crucial priority for improving fish passage and salmon recovery. Culverts are pipes that allow streams or water to flow under or across a roadway or railroad. State officials estimate there are approximately 2,000 culverts statewide, however nearly half of them are too small or too damaged and actually impede the ability of salmon and other fish to reach their spawning ground. In 2001, the U.S. government sued Washington state on behalf of 21 Northwest tribes saying the state is depriving tribes of their fishing rights by failing to ensure adequate fish passage. A U.S. district court ruled in favor of the tribes in 2013 and ordered the state to replace those 1,000 culverts, and set a deadline of 2030 for about 490 of the highest priority barriers. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld that decision last year. WSDOT estimates it will cost about $3.7 billion to fully meet the court’s order. Inslee proposed a plan in December that established a dedicated funding source that would provide $275 million in the 2019-21

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biennium and $700 million per biennium starting in 2021. The funding would allow WSDOT to more than double its current pace of culvert repairs. In addition to meeting the court’s order, the culvert repairs are part of the governor’s plan to increase Chinook salmon prey for Southern Resident orcas. However, legislators decreased funding for culverts from $108.5 million in 201719 to merely $100 million in 2019-21. As he completed signing the new 2019-21 state transportation budget Tuesday, Inslee voiced significant frustration with legislators and issued the following statement: “The legislature this year made com-

mendable progress on an incredible number of issues, from climate to education. But their inability to address the billions of dollars needed to fund necessary culvert repairs around the state is unacceptable. “This is a matter of urgency. And not just because the courts have told us so. “The fate of our salmon is intrinsically tied to our tribes, our orca, our economy and our very identity. “That’s why I am directing my Department of Transportation to immediately ramp up its culvert repair program and I am using budget flexibility provided by the legislature to increase culvert repair spend-

ing to $275 million in the next biennium. “But this is just a one-time down payment on the multi-billion dollar tab legislators left unpaid. “Let me be crystal clear: this does not solve the problem. This does not get us off the hook. We need to get this fixed next year. I fully expect legislators to give this issue the serious consideration it deserves when they return next session and deliver an adequate and ongoing funding plan to get this job done.” Attorney General Bob Ferguson joined the governor in reiterating the urgency of funding culvert repairs. “I appreciate Governor Inslee’s leadership in recognizing the importance of restoring salmon passageways consistent with the court’s order. The Legislature needs to get serious about meeting its court-ordered obligation. This announcement is positive news, but much more must be done to address this challenge. Subsequent budgets will require a significantly larger appropriation to remain on track. Additionally, local governments should also make the necessary, significant investments to fix their broken culverts in order to maximize the impact for salmon and the orcas that rely on salmon as a food source.” 

Oregon Denies Key Permit for Natural Gas Export Project PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has denied a water quality certification for a proposed natural gas export project on Oregon’s southern coast. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that in a letter to the project backers of the Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal the agency said it “does not have a reasonable assurance that the construction and authorization of the project will comply with applicable Oregon water quality standards.” The agency is in charge of administering the federal Clean Water Act in Oregon and the certification is required for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to issue permits for the project. Opponents of the controversial project applauded the decision, but it is not a deal killer. Jordan Cove can request a contested case hearing within 20 days. The state agency also said it was making its decision “without prejudice,” meaning the company can resubmit a new application. This isn’t the first time the project has faced regulatory opposition. Federal regulators denied a license for the project in 2016 because backers didn’t show sufficient demand for the facility to overcome the impacts of the pipeline on landowners.

Various iterations of the project have been under consideration since 2004. DEQ’s letter to Jordan Cove described a lengthy back and forth between Jordan Cove and the agency, with multiple requests for additional information by DEQ, incomplete and inadequate responses by Jordan Cove, and late responses that provided inadequate time for the agency to review them. The agency said it was denying the application because there “is insufficient information to demonstrate compliance with water quality standards, and because the available information shows that some standards are more likely than not to be violated.” Specific concerns included impacts on water quality from construction and operation of the Pacific Connector pipeline. The 36-in. diameter pipe would affect more than 352 bodies of water and traverse mountainous, landslide-prone areas in its 230-mi.path from an interstate gas hub in Klamath County to the proposed export terminal in Coos Bay. It would also need a 95-ft. right of way across Southern Oregon, a massive path that would require clearcutting timber and building roads. DEQ also raised concerns about the release of drilling materials from the cross-

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ing of the Coos Bay estuary. “Today’s denial is great news for our Klamath Tribal members and other Oregon citizens that have been concerned about protecting fisheries and Oregon’s waters,” Don Gentry, chairman of the Klamath Tribes, said in a news release. “The impact this project would have on our waterways is only one of

many reasons the Jordan Cove LNG project should be stopped for good. The Klamath Tribes are very encouraged that the state of Oregon is making this move to protect clean water, cultural resources and our traditional territory.” The project’s Calgary-based owners, Pembina Pipeline Corp., announced that they were delaying their final decision on the project for a year and slashing their forecast spending as they waited for federal and state permits. “Pembina’s Management team is working to better understand this decision and its impacts and will communicate updates when appropriate,” said Tasha Cadotte, a spokeswoman of the company. DEQ said it had expected to issue its decision on the permit in September, but accelerated the process in order to assure it doesn’t unintentionally waive the state’s authority to review the project’s water quality impacts. The Corp of Engineers had originally instructed DEQ to complete its review by May 7, 2019, but extended that date until September after Jordan Cove withdrew and resubmitted its application. DEQ said recent court decisions have raised questions about whether that extension was valid, so it made its decision by the original deadline. 

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Battery Street Tunnel Decommissioning Under Way

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A dump truck brings fill material recycled from the demolition of the Alaskan Way into the Battery Street Tunnel. Contractor Kiewit Infrastructure West is using the concrete rubble as fill for the 65-year-old tunnel. TUNNEL from page 1

the waterfront section of the viaduct with the SR 99 doubledecker tunnel. Seattle celebrated the opening of SR 99 in February, the same month demolition began on the Alaskan Way Viaduct.

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A vibratory roller compacts the road bed that will underlay the pavement on Seventh Avenue North (formerly known as Aurora Avenue North) between Denny Way and Harrison Street.

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Crews are rebuilding Seventh Avenue North between Denny Way and Harrison. The new street will include crossings at John and Thomas streets for the first time since the Battery Street Tunnel opened in 1954.

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A big part of the Battery Street Tunnel decommissioning project involves retrofitting the tunnel to carry large electrical and sewer lines. This raised bench of fill is a platform for an electrical vault in the tunnel's old southbound lanes.

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A look north at the old northbound roadway of the Battery Street Tunnel.

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