Posts Tagged ‘road construction’
Chelan County Calling For West Cashmere Bridge Bids, Closure Starts In March
The Chelan County Public Works Road Department will soon break ground on a monumental project in Cashmere. It’s the largest project the county’s road department has ever undertaken, as Marcus Bellissimo reports.
Read MoreGoodwin Bridge, Salmon Recovery, 2020 Budget – Chelan County Commission Update
Chelan County is calling for bids on the West Cashmere Bridge Replacement Project, the largest project the county’s road department has ever undertaken, said County Commissioner Bob Bugert. The $25.5 million project will replace the West Cashmere Bridge, commonly called the Goodwin Road Bridge, with the bridge closing to all traffic beginning sometime in March. Bids…
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I-90 Snoqualmie Pass Projects Wrap For Year, 2020 In Limbo
With winter arriving, highway construction projects come to a close for the year. And many may remain on hiatus due to the passage of I-976. Marcus Bellissimo reports on a major state project through Central Washington.
Read MorePine St. Done, Two-Way Central Ave. – Leavenworth Update With Mayor Farivar
Leavenworth Mayor Cheri Farivar joins Dan Langager on the KOHO Morning Show to recap last week’s city block party and give an update on several road projects in the city, including Pine Street and Central Avenue.
Read MoreCity of Wenatchee Update – Mayor Frank Kuntz
Following the weekend’s flash flooding and debris flows, Wenatchee Mayor Frank Kuntz joins us to talk about stormwater issues in the city and county. Kuntz also talks road and parks construction this summer and North Wenatchee Ave. redevelopment planning.
Read MoreNo INFRA Grant For Confluence Parkway, City Will Apply Again
As the saying goes, if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. It was originally a maxim that gained popularity in the early part of the 19th century to encourage American schoolchildren to do their homework. These days the saying is befitting to efforts towards relieving traffic congestion in Wenatchee, as Marcus Bellissimo reports.
Read MoreINFRA Grant, North Ave., Federal Building – Wenatchee Economic Development Update
Steve King, the City of Wenatchee’s Economic Development Director, joins KOHO to talk about several initiatives underway – from North Wenatchee Avenue and the old WSDOT property, to the latest with Confluence Parkway – a new thoroughfare to take traffic over the Wenatchee River that will cost about $125 million, which the city was not…
Read MoreWenatchee Public Works – Road Construction Update
Rob Jammerman is the City of Wenatchee’s Public Works Director. He swung by the KOHO studios this morning to talk about chip-seal pavement preservation taking place across several main streets this summer, a re-configuring of Mission Street’s left-hand lane at Spokane Street for better pedestrian access, expanding the parking lot at Linden Tree Park and…
Read MoreCrunch Pak, City of Cashmere Approve Street Improvement Plan
When it comes to maintaining city streets, that’s usually a job left to the city. Unless those streets are adjacent to – and primarily used by – employees of a private company or corporation. Marcus Bellissimo reports on one such case in Cashmere.
Read MoreWenatchee Summer Paving Starts Today, Federal Road Grant Still In Limbo
Work by the city of Wenatchee starts today on its 2019 Pavement Preservation Project. Crews will begin by removing current striping and symbols from the streets, then lay down the chip seal pavement. Old striping must be removed to so that the chip seal adheres to the underlying pavement, said Jake Lewing, project engineer for…
Read MoreCity of Wenatchee Chip Sealing – Coming To A Street Near You
The City of Wenatchee’s Public Works Department plans to pave more than 15 miles of roads this summer with chip sealing. Jake Lewing, a project engineer for the City, said it’s part of their preservation program, using the cheaper chip seal to keep roads in driveable conditions for another five to ten years.
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