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    Washington State Department of Transportation
    Point Defiance Bypass Project map. (IMAGE COURTESY WSDOT)
    WSDOT: Feds approve $89M Point Defiance Bypass rail...
    March 4, 2013 2:56 pm

    Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) officials announced Monday the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has approved a proposal to reroute…

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    New WSDOT site aims to boost opportunities for small-business owners
    WSDOT study aims to identify airport priorities, funding
    February 25, 2013 2:22 pm

    The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has announced it will spearhead a study to evaluate the need for preservation…

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    Pierce County’s historic McMillin Bridge. (PHOTO COURTESY HISTORIC AMERICAN ENGINEERING RECORD / NATIONAL PARK SERVICE)
    Pierce County Commission OKs landmark nomination for historic...
    By Todd Matthews • February 21, 2013 10:20 am

    The Pierce County Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission voted Tuesday to nominate the 79-year-old McMillin Bridge to the county’s register…

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    Washington State Department of Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson.
    Gov. Inslee announces new leaders for DOT, Revenue
    February 20, 2013 10:26 am

    Governor Jay Inslee Tuesday announced his appointments to head the departments of Transportation, Revenue and Financial Institutions as well as…

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    9 groups set to receive $3M for human services programs in Tacoma
    Tacoma awarded $1.9M for 3 road safety projects
    February 13, 2013 1:44 pm

    City of Tacoma officials announced Wednesday the Washington State Department of Transportation has awarded three grants totaling more than $1.9…

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    Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland (center) speaks during the float-out event held on Monday at the Concrete Technology Corp. site in Tacoma. She was joined by Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy (left) and Washington State Department of Transportation Secretary Paula Hammond (right). (PHOTO COURTESY WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION)
    More Tacoma-built SR-520 pontoons head to Seattle this...
    January 28, 2013 1:50 pm

    Washington State Department of Transportation crews began float-out of the second cycle of six supplemental pontoons for the new State…

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    (PHOTO COURTESY TACOMA FIRE DEPARTMENT)
    Demolition to resume on old Nalley Valley Viaduct
    January 17, 2013 10:14 am

    Demolition of the original eastbound State Route 16 Nalley Valley viaduct in Tacoma will resume on Friday, according to the…

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    Pierce County's historic McMillin Bridge. (PHOTO COURTESY HISTORIC AMERICAN ENGINEERING RECORD / NATIONAL PARK SERVICE)
    Public hearing scheduled for McMillin Bridge historic landmark...
    By Todd Matthews • January 15, 2013 10:49 am

    The Pierce County Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission is scheduled next month to review a nomination to place the 79-year-old…

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    Representatives from the City of Tacoma, the Port of Tacoma, and the Washington State Department of Transportation gathered in April at the Gog-Ie-hi-te Wetland to celebrate the completion of two major infrastructure projects within an area on the Tacoma tideflats known as the Lincoln Avenue Corridor. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Year In Review: Lincoln Avenue Corridor Project
    December 20, 2012 10:00 am

    Representatives from the City of Tacoma, the Port of Tacoma, and the Washington State Department of Transportation gathered in April…

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    The McMillin Bridge's concrete trusses are monumental in scale and allow pedestrians to walk through them. "There's almost a cathedral-like experience when you walk through those trusses," says Chis Moore of the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation. "There is an architectural element to the McMillin Bridge that is missing in other bridges. It doesn't have the ‘Erector Set' look that steel bridges have. It has this cloistered effect when you walk under those sculptured trusses." (PHOTOS COURTESY HISTORIC AMERICAN ENGINEERING RECORD / NATIONAL PARK SERVICE)
    Year In Review: Saving McMillin Bridge
    By Todd Matthews • December 17, 2012 10:00 am

    In November, the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation submitted a nomination to the Pierce County Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission…

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    WSDOT releases quarterly performance report
    WSDOT releases quarterly performance report
    December 6, 2012 2:10 pm

    Topics in the latest edition of the Washington State Department of Transportation’s quarterly performance report, The Gray Notebook, take flight,…

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    The concrete McMillin Bridge has a long history in Pierce County. Built in 1934, it is an important section of State Route 162 that connects Orting to Sumner. The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was designed by Homer M. Hadley, whose work contributed to bridges spanning rivers, lakes and creeks throughout Washington State. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Fearing its demolition, preservationists nominate McMillin Bridge to...
    By Todd Matthews • November 16, 2012 8:00 am

    The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation announced Thursday it has submitted a nomination to the Pierce County Landmarks and Historic…

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    New WSDOT site aims to boost opportunities for small-business owners
    WSDOT set to begin $800K project on east...
    October 17, 2012 2:07 pm

    The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has announced that work will begin tomorrow on a three-month project to improve…

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