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National Pollinator Week a great time to check in on progress being made By Ann Briggs A couple years ago, we talked about our integrated vegetation management software as a method of supporting pollinators and encouraging a more healthy ecosystem round our state highways. One of the tasks we highlighted at that point was our work round the Scatter Creek Rest Area on I-5 north of Centralia. By limiting mowing operations, we permit local crops return to type a meadow, offering habitat for local pollinators distinctive to that ecosystem. Solitary bees have been one of the main pollinators we’ve observed at the Scatter Creek Rest Area. With National Pollinator Week June 17-21, it is a nice time to verify in at the progress. In September 2018, we planted 39 species of local vegetation in three seed mixes, with species overlap amongst the mixes. Our purpose is to evaluation seed mixes and website practise remedies to resolve which blend will establish pollinator-friendly p...

By Ryan Overton Imagine a international wherein Spokane has completed the North Spokane Corridor (NSC). Can you image it? For these that have lived in Spokane awhile, it’s tough to imagine. Picture a puzzle it really is midway accomplished but you're lacking one piece to whole the outer edge. After spending infinite hours searching for it, you lastly discover the piece at the floor! Connecting that one piece of the puzzle now sends you in a frenzy and also you end inside only a number of minutes. An aerial view of the Freya interchange, with structures being built on the south edge of the North Spokane Corridor The NSC is like that puzzle. The first 5½ miles are the nearly-completed outer portion. Then we waited for that one lacking piece to entire the outer edge. And now the ready recreation is over. The piece has been positioned and the flurry of task is ready to elect up. Last week in our collection we touched at the historical past of the NSC. This week we seem to b...

By Barbara LaBoe The busy roadway construction season is nonetheless gearing up – and can in simple terms growth throughout summer time – yet we’ve already considered too many shut calls in our work zones. In simply 28 days – from April 23 to May 15 – we had three work zone crashes. Each time, individual struck one in all our truck fixed attenuators – big accordion-like gadgets hooked up to the again of a truck to take up a crash’s effect and defend crews up ahead. The TMAs did their task and shielded our crews, but that’s nonetheless method too many shut calls. On April 23, a pick-up truck struck a TMA on northbound I-5 shut to DuPont. No group members have been hurt, however the pick-up driver was taken to the hospital complaining of pain. The electronic message board on top of this TMA was directing traffic to move over, but the yellow attenuator was still damaged in a collision. On May 15 one other TMA was hit on State Route 16 close to Gig Harbor whereas running w...

Full overnight closure of the tunnel happening Friday night to Saturday morning By Thomas Charlson Many folks have experienced vehicle upkeep issues. When my vehicle broke down final year, I discovered the difficult method in regards to the importance of having common tune-ups to save cash on repairs within the lengthy run. In this case, I had the spark plugs changed previous within the yr but continued to have engine problems. After a collection of different vehicle repairs, I discovered out that they had been the improper model of spark plugs for my vehicle model. Similar to preserving a vehicle, we have got to present Seattle’s new SR 99 tunnel a common checkup. That capability month-to-month closures to guarantee the tunnel techniques are working easily and to hold up with the warranties. This facilitates us store away from issues like I experienced with my car. Prior to opening the tunnel, we washed the walls. This vehicle is also used for regular maintenance cleanings....