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Canal/Three Schools Finish/Absher Builds Resort
The Washington State Department of Transportation and Kiewit Construction, floated out the first set of pontoons for the Hood Canal floating bridge in early December.
Hood Canal Pontoon On Way to Bridge Location
Tacoma - The Washington State Department of Transportation and Kiewit General floated the first new State Route 104 Hood Canal Bridge Pontoons out of the Tacoma Concrete Technology graving dock in early December. Fifteen feet of water filled the graving dock, lifting up the 6,000 ton structures. Tug boats then towed the pontoons out of the dock and moored them in the Blair waterway.
Construction of the first three of the pontoons was completed in nine months. Fourteen new pontoons will be constructed at the graving dock in all, in separate cycles. Another three pontoons, built during the west half bridge replacement in the early 1980s will be retrofitted early this month. The completed east-half pontoon roadway sections and fully assembled east-half drawspan will be floated into place during the bridge closure in May-June 2009.
The Hood Canal bridge is the longest floating bridge over saltwater in the world.
Korsmo completes three schools In Puget Sound Region
Lakewood - John Korsmo Construction, Inc. of Lakewood has completed three new elementary schools on nearly simultaneous construction schedules and turned them over to their respective school districts for the 2006 school year.
 Completed on time in a compact 15-month construction schedule were Renton Park Elementary School in Renton, Grand Ridge Elementary School in Issaquah and Rose Hill Elementary School in Kirkland. The three schools represent nearly $38 million in new construction. Renton Park Elem-entary School is a $12 million project located in Renton School District No. 403. It included demolition of an existing school and new construction of a two-story, 61,000 sq. ft. school building. The new school includes classroom, administration areas and a multi-purpose gymnasium along with outside play areas and landscaping. Grand Ridge Elementary School is a $15.4 million new school belonging to Issaquah School District No. 14. It is a two-story, 70,000 sq. ft. building, requiring the excavation of over 100,000 cubic feet of soil before construction started. It features slab on grade, wood-frame construction with brick facades and open-beam interiors. The school includes classroom, administrative, multi-purpose rooms and outdoor play areas.
Located in Lake Washington School District No. 414, Rose Hill Elementary School is a $10.2 million project that included demolition of the existing structure and construction of a new two-story 57,000 sq. ft. school. The building is a unique angular design featuring slab on grade, tilt-up concrete, CMUs and a thermoplastic membrane roof. It includes classrooms, administrative and multi-purpose areas. The project manager for Korsmo was Mike Campeau and Dale Anderson was the superintendent. Design was by DLR Group of Seattle.
Absher Building Resort Conference Center
Puyallup - Absher Construction, Puyallup, broke ground on a $100 million water park and conference center in Grand Mound, Wash. The 442,000 sq. ft. destination resort will open in 2008 and will include 393 guest suites, a 78,000 sq. ft. indoor entertainment center, a conference center and fitness center.
The project is a joint venture between Great Wolf Resorts and the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation. The Lodge exterior will include exposed wood/timber finishes, stone, and glass curtain wall. The conference center will include similar finishes as well as a complete computer infrastructure center. |
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