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Seattle looks to become America’s most walkable city with a new citywide wayfinding system

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The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), in its attempt to make Seattle the most walkable and accessible city in America, has recently appointed Applied Information Group to create a citywide wayfinding system to encourage and enable more walking and rolling.

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Concrete Delivery Strike Impacts Big Seattle Transportation Projects

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An ongoing labor dispute between King County concrete suppliers and delivery drivers represented by Teamsters Local 174 that has reduced or halted concrete deliveries is now affecting a range of major transportation projects in the Seattle area.

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Subpoena in Seattle Over Fed. Transportation Funds

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of Transportation investigators have opened a criminal inquiry into the use of federal funds for four downtown Seattle transportation projects.

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Seattle Construction Continues Steady Growth

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The Seattle region stays on an upward trajectory with transportation and multifamily construction bolstering the industry’s fortunes.

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Nearly 7% of US bridges in poor condition

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Murrow Memorial Bridge in Seattle and the Route I‐678 span over Flushing Bay Promenade in New York City were newly downgraded, but the American Road and Transportation Builders Association said states are still not making full use of federal funding.

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Post-Tensioning Complete as Emergency Repair Continues on West Seattle Bridge

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The Seattle Dept. of Transportation closed the bridge in March due to cracks. Kraemer North America was hired under an emergency contract to stabilize the structure. WSP provided the engineering.

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Lawsuit Aims Overturn of Tax Repeal Limiting Wash. State Transport Work

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Seattle and King County, Wash., are trying to block in state court a recently approved ballot initiative that would blow a half-billion-dollar hole in state transportation funding plans and delay expansion of Seattle’s light-rail system.