2007 Construction Highlights (pdf 1.32 mb)
The Washington State Department of Transportation presents its annual Construction Highlights Report, a self-assessment the construction phase of highway project delivery and performance. Last spring, prior to the start of the construction season, we selected 25 projects to represent different types of construction (paving, bridge work, new lane construction, etc.), diverse geographical locations, and various management styles.
In addition, we added a special feature to this year’s report that highlights the SR 16 Tacoma Narrows Bridge, which opened to traffic in July 2007. In this special feature, we discuss the partnership between WSDOT and Tacoma Narrows Constructors, the project’s design-build contractor. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge project is the first toll project completed in the state.
2006 Construction Highlights (pdf 1.3 mb)
Each spring the Washington State Department of Transportation selects a handful of highway construction projects from each of our region offices for a year-end evaluation of the project’s construction phase. The 2006 Construction Highlights Report provides the results of this self-assessment of our on-time and on-budget performance. This is WSDOT’s sixth annual report.
These 25 projects provide a snapshot of the variety, complexity, and size of our Construction program. Six of the projects (24%) had the highest, five-star ratings in each of the four evaluation categories. Our project evaluations rate each project on design, construction administration, schedule and cost.