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Geofoam Plays Prominent Role in $115.9M SR 167 Project By Lori Tobias CEG CORRESPONDENT
The Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is saving time and money on a transportation safety project by using tons of Geofoam to build a ramp for direct connections from one freeway to another. On HOV/HOT lanes near Renton, drivers must cross numerous general-purpose lanes to get off one highway and onto another. But a new flyover structure due to open in coming months will make travel much simpler and safer. “We have the HOV lanes in the center for both highways and so prior to this job, it required [crossing lanes of] traffic. If they are coming northbound on SR 167 and want to get on I-405 to get out of the HOT lane on 167, they have to cross three lanes of traffic to get on northbound ramp,” said project manager Gil McNabb. “What this does with the new flyover structure is allow drivers to continue in the HOV lane. It’s a great safety mobility improvement to eliminate that cross over. It’s the same in the southbound lanes. If people are heading south and con-
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Crews place geofoam blocks in between the walls of the abutment on SR 167.
tinuing on 167, they would have to cross four lanes of traffic on 405. Then they have to move back over to the HOT lane. We refer to this job as a direct connector. For those HOT and HOV lanes, this connects them directly in both north and south directions.” WSDOT broke ground on the $116 million project two years ago with Guy F. Atkinson Construction LLC of Renton, submitting the “apparent best value proposal of $115.9 million to complete design and construction” of the project. Completion is scheduled for mid-2019 with the new connector opening to traffic as early as the end of 2018. Construction crews worked with a variety of cranes to set bridge girders over twelve spans. This is about the tenth project in which WSDOT utilized Geofoam The state opted to use the product on the southbound ramp because soils in the area are poor. “Geofoam is used in a variety of applications, usually used in applications where the existing soils are not of good quality,” McNabb said. “It is used particularly around Seattle where you have really old utilities in the ground that are still working and there see GEOFOAM page 2
Oregon Logging Conference Opens Registration for 81st Annual Event By Katherine Devlin CEG EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
There’s still time for your company to be represented with a booth at the event. For more information, call 541/686-9191.
Forest industry professionals will gather at the Lane County Events Center and Fairgrounds in Eugene, Ore., for the 81st annual Oregon Logging Conference Feb. 21 to 23, 2019. This year’s theme is “Building Products for Building Futures.” The event offers educational opportunities, panel sessions, seminars and outside hands-on training workshops. Attendees have the opportunity to earn
up to 11 professional logger credits/8 SAF-CFE credits by attending these programs and sessions. “The Oregon Logging Conference is packed with unique opportunities for forestry professionals to network and learn more about their trade,” said Jim Dudley, 2019 OLC president. “The 2019 conference will certainly live up to its reputation as being the best logging, construction, trucking and heavy equipment shows west of the Mississippi.” Equipment and attachment manufacturers, includsee OLC page 4