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Video: Ahead of Schedule (sort of) and Ready for Demo

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The tunnel that Bertha built is scheduled to open to Seattle drivers this fall, possibly on October 25, based on an updated schedule from contractor STP.

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Seattle's Rainier Square tower proving ground for reinforced concrete core alternative

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The SpeedCore system allowed crews to top out the building in about half the scheduled time and saved the project more than $10 million.

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Design details released about new development in Seattle’s vibrant Belltown district

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Sometime in mid to late 2022, construction is scheduled to start on Archetype, an 11-story mixed-use development that, upon completion in 2024, will be wedged between the historic Hull and Glaser buildings on 1st Avenue in Seattle’s Belltown, that city’s most densely populated neighborhood, which has transformed from what was once a low-rent warehouse (..)

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Seattle Tunnel Boring Machine Underperforms After One Month

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Bertha, the tunnel boring machine excavating Seattle’s Highway 99 tunnel, has traveled only 24 feet in its one month of operation, according to the Seattle Times. This puts the team two weeks behind schedule in digging the 1.7-mile

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Beleaguered $2B Seattle tunnel may see fall opening

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The eventual replacement for the Alaskan Way Viaduct is still years behind schedule, but months ahead of officials' most recent projection of 2019.

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Boeing Begins Expansion Of 737 Commercial Delivery Center In Seattle

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Boeing has kicked off expansion of its 737 Commercial Delivery Center (CDC) at Boeing Field in Seattle. The CDC expansion is scheduled for completion in mid-2015. The post Boeing Begins Expansion Of 737 Commercial Delivery Center In Seattle appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) | The Source for Corporate Site Selectors.

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Amazon’s newest office building will be an ‘urban treehouse’

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Today, April 4, the design proposal for Amazon’s newest building is scheduled to be presented at a Downtown Design Review meeting. The 17-story, 405,000-sf building, which is being designed by Graphite Design Group, will sit at the site of a former hotel at 2205 Seventh Avenue in Seattle.

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