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Newport Way Culvert and Roadway Improvements
The City of Issaquah, Washington, needed to improve Newport Way, a heavily trafficked two-lane road in the greater Seattle metro area, to better serve the community. The Newport Way Improvements Project would widen the road, add pedestrian and cycling features and replace three culverts along a 1.1-mile stretch of asphalt. An interdisciplinary GeoEngineers team provided...
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Coffee Creek Fish Barrier Removal
A small culvert beneath U.S. Route 101 near Shelton, Washington was obstructing flow and blocking critical fish species from accessing more than 13 miles of upstream spawning habitat in Coffee Creek. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) hired GeoEngineers and partner firms to design and build a new culvert and sustainable stream alignment that...
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SH-3 Goosehaven Road Widening
SH-3 is a heavily trafficked two-lane highway and the main artery between St. Maries and I-90 in northern Idaho. This narrow section of road had no shoulders and many steep slopes down to the adjacent St. Joe River. To improve safety and increase transportation capacity, the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) set out to widen SH-3...
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450 Alaskan Way South Mixed-Use Highrise
In 2015, Hudson Pacific Properties launched a plan to redevelop a site in Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square neighborhood with a mixed-use development consisting of eight stories of premiere Class A office space (as defined by the Building Owners and Managers Association) above one level of ground floor retail and two below-grade parking levels. GeoEngineers provided environmental...
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Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion
GeoEngineers designed lift plans for massive steel cages, like this one.The Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel crosses a portion of the Chesapeake Bay to connect Norfolk, Virginia with Newport News. Unfortunately, in recent years it became a choke point for commuters and travelers on I-64 between Virginia Beach and Richmond or Washington D.C....
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Direct Pipe Installation Under Sabine Neches Levee
The City of Port Arthur, Texas needed to install a pipeline under the Sabine Neches Waterway to carry water from Port Arthur to an industrial facility 12 miles away in Louisiana. This crossing was complicated by the proximity of the Sabine Neches waterway hurricane flood protection levee, an active railroad, busy highway and residential area.Originally...
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Port of Alaska Modernization
The Port of Alaska is the largest and most important commercial port in the state. Already outdated and deteriorating, the facility suffered significant structural damage during a 7.1 magnitude earthquake in 2018. The port needed new, more resilient, marine infrastructure. The ambitious Port of Alaska Modernization Program (PAMP) set out to give it a generational...
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Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal Containment Wall Remediation
After more than 20 years of planning and preparation, the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) completed a new state-of-the-art shipping terminal near Charleston Harbor. The Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. Terminal significantly expanded South Carolina Ports’ capacity with three massive ship berths, a 47-acre container yard and five 169-foot cargo cranes—among the tallest on the East...
