PNW 08 2016

Washington Removes Barriers, Improves Fish Passage

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April 172016

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An environmental innovation andagency collaboration may finallyallow the inspection of the overheadcable saddles on the 1,500-ft. (457.2m)-long Dent Bridge spanning theDworshak Reservoir on the NorthFork of the Clearwater River north ofOrofino, Idaho. Four new aluminumplatforms were installed Jan. 25 to 29,at the highest points on the bridge,holding the nests of federally protect-ed osprey. A small amount of the oldnesting material also was transferredto encourage the birds to start build-ing their nests on the new platforms.As a complex bridge design, the

Federal Highway Administrationrequires inspections of the suspension

bridge every two years.“Inspectors needed to

check the 45-year-old bridge,but could not inspect the topof the towers because of thenesting osprey,” said DanGorley, bridge asset manage-ment engineer of the IdahoTransportation Department(ITD). “Efforts to remove thenests to clear the area forinspection only resulted inthe birds returning to rebuildthe nests in the same spot.”The birds were building

their nests over the saddles,obstructing the inspections.

Osprey’s New Housing Enables Inspections at Dent Bridge

The birds werebuilding theirnests over thesaddles, obstruct-ing the inspec-tions.

The osprey nest onthe bridge beforethe new platformswere installed.

see PLATFORM page 10

WSDOT photoRemoving the culvert required excavating the fill down to the streambed. Crews could work safely without hav-ing to contend with traffic because the roadway was shut down and traffic was detoured onto nearby roads.

By Andrea WattsCEG CORRESPONDENT

The Washington State Department of Transportation(WSDOT) is currently improving the traffic flow for a numberof Western Washington residents. Yet these residents don’t usethe roadways; instead they travel in the streams flowingbeneath the state’s roadways and bridges. Just as improperlydesigned roadways result in backups or accidents when thereare too many cars on the road, so too can improperly designedculverts impend a fish’s passage downstream or upstream —and in the worst case, lead to their death. For a number of years, culverts weren’t designed or installed

with fish in mind, but once science revealed the detrimentaleffects of improperly designed culverts upon fish migration,WSDOT began including fish-friendly culverts in new proj-ects. In 1991, the agency started to replace the older culverts;however, the replacement was dictated on the availability offunds and whether the replacement was part of a larger road-way project. With nearly 1,000 barriers needing replaced, and seeing slow

progress, 21 Western Washington tribes (Lummi, Nooksack,Swinomish, Upper Skagit, Sauk-Suiattle, Stillaguamish,Tulalip, Muckleshoot, Puyallup, Nisqually, Squaxin Island,

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Environmental Work Continues as Hwy. 20 Nears CompletionBy Lori TobiasCEG CORRESPONDENT

Part 3 of a 3-part series: As a10-year project to straighten 10 mi.(16 km) of narrow, curving danger-ous highway through the OregonCoast Range nears completion,Oregonians eagerly await thechance to drive the new stretch ofroad. But for the OregonDepartment of Transportation,environmental mitigation work onthe project will continue for anoth-er decade.“Pioneer Mountain-Eddyville is

an immense project with an impactto the environment in forms ofstreams, riparian areas and fish andwildlife,” said Jerry Wolcott,ODOT project leader. “When we are done, we will

have totally mitigated 5.5 acres ofinundated habitat and 23 acres ofriparian. We will create new chan-nels and enhance stream channels

of 14,000 linear feet and then setaside 84 acres of riparian —including the creation of 23 acres,as well as purchasing property andsetting it aside so it can’t be devel-oped. We’re also purchasing 52 acres

of prime headwaters and riparianof the Yaquina River and transfer-ring that to the U.S. Forest Serviceso it can’t be developed. We’vealready completed quite a bit,including removing culverts block-ing fish passage, creating wetlands,installing large woody debris. Butas part of the conditions of the per-mit we have to monitor some ofthese areas for 10 years.”The project to straighten U.S.

Highway 20 has been ongoingsince 2004 and plagued with allsorts of problems, including

ancient landmines that, unknownto ODOT, were still moving. Sixyears ago, engineers discoverednewly built bridges were out ofplumb, and the decision was madeto blast the bridges and beginanew. The new segment of the high-

way is expected to open in the fall.Meanwhile, work to mitigate theenvironmental impacts is ongoing.While it is one large body of work,Wolcott has broken it into phasesto make it less unwieldly, thoughthere remain plenty of challenges. “Phase 5 is a 2-year project,”

Wolcott said. “There are two fairlygood sized mitigation areas andthree smaller sized. The permitrequired that we create 3.4 acres ofwetland, create 1,200 feet ofstream and plant on at least 4,500feet of a 50-foot riparian buffer.The specifics are that we have totake three acres of water featuresthat are below the ordinary high-

way. Of those, .15 acres have to beinundated at the summer lows andthen 1.85 of stream terrace has tobe inundated between 12 and 18inches at the winter base flow, andthree acres have to be inundated atordinary high water elevation. Allthis was to create refuge for fish,critters and bugs at summer timelows, winter base and summerhigh flows, too.”The project was engineered by

Otak, which gathered data for ayear and used it to create thedesign, which Wolcott describes as“basically braided channels at dif-ferent grades.” Engineers consid-ered data for the hydraulics, soilconditions, channel stability andsediment transport so it didn’t siltup.“That was half of the project,”

Wolcott said. “We also have toplant it in such a way that restoresthe native plants and helps to sup-port the new channels. We havefour different schemes for planting,stream bank planting, willowdepressions, upland patches andupland seeding. The stream bank iswillows. The willow depressionsare planted in a little pocket thatprovides plant and habitat diversi-ty, same with upland patches. Itslowly moves away from highdensity planting to more of theseeds.“The last piece is the installation

of large woody debris. We’ve col-lected a lot of trees from the verybeginning and hung on to them for

ODOT photoAnother phase involves erosion control, using an innovativeapproach that calls for planting grasses that grow quickly, butare non-native, such as rye grass.

ODOT photoAs a 10-year project to straighten 10 mi. (16 km) of narrow, curv-ing dangerous highway through the Oregon Coast Range nearscompletion, Oregonians eagerly await the chance to drive thenew stretch of road.

ODOT photoWork to mitigate the environmental impacts is ongoing.

“Pioneer Mountain-Eddyville is animmense project with an impact to theenvironment in forms of streams, riparianareas and fish and wildlife.”

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Google has acquired 74 acres inThe Dalles, making room for the company to add consider-ably to its growing data-center campus along the ColumbiaRiver.The Dalles was home to Google’s first corporate data cen-

ter anywhere, opening back in 2006. The company steadilyexpanded on that original site and held a ceremonial ground-breaking on a new, $600 million facility near its original site.It will bring Google’s total investment in The Dalles to $1.8billion, consisting primarily of the expensive computers run-ning the data centers.Google said it bought the new acreage from Northwest

Aluminum, which operated a smelter nearby until 2000.Google didn’t report terms of the deal and Wasco Countysaid the sale price has yet to be recorded with the assessor’soffice.Google’s new property had been used by the Fort Dalles

Rodeo Association since 1975, according to The DallesChronicle. The Chronicle reported the rodeo doesn’t plan anevent this summer but may continue to hold events on thesite in future years while it looks for a new, long-term home.The new, 10-million-cu.-ft. (7.6-million-cu m) data center

now under construction is on 23 acres acquired last year fromthe Port of The Dalles. The port’s industrial land is nearlyexhausted, so buying Northwest Aluminum’s land givesGoogle room to continue growing.“We don’t have plans to build on this piece of property in

the immediate future, but we want to ensure that we haveoptions to continue to invest in The Dalles in the future if ourbusiness demands it,” Darcy Nothnagle, Google’s Northwesthead of external affairs, said in a written statement.Oregon is among the most popular destinations in the

country for large data centers, largely due to local tax breaksthat exempt data centers’ computers from local propertytaxes. Facebook, Apple and Amazon all have large facilitiesin eastern or central Oregon, and all are expanding thoseoperations.Last year, Wasco County valued Google’s exemption just

shy of $6.9 million. The company compensates the countywith negotiated fees that partially offset the tax savings —those payments will total nearly $2.2 million annually withthe new data center now going up.Additionally, franchise fees generated by Google’s elec-

tricity use currently account for about 6 percent of TheDalles’ general fund. Google estimates that total will rise to10 percent when the new data center opens.Approximately 175 people work in Google’s data center

in The Dalles, about half of them contractors. The companysays employment could increase by about 50 when thenewest data center opens next year.For more information, visit http://www.oregonlive.com.(This story also can be found on Construction

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Training Program, Oregon StateUniversity, Corvallis, Ore., president• Rick Kriege, Kriege Logging

LLC. Inc., Prineville, Ore., first vicepresident• Jim Dudley, Swanson Group,

Glendale, Ore., second vice president• Greg Stratton, consultant, Riddle,

Ore., third vice president• Milton Moran, Cascade Timber

Consulting Inc., Sweet Home, Ore.,treasurer • Rikki Wellman, Oregon Logging

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(L-R, standing) are Greg Stratton, third vice president; Jeff Wimer, presi-dent; and Jim Dudley, second vice president. (L-R, seated) are RickKriege, first vice president, and Milton Moran, treasurer.

SEATTLE (AP) Thousands of people turned outSaturday, April 2 for festivities celebrating the opening of thenew State Route 520 floating bridge across LakeWashington — so many that the state Department ofTransportation declared the event “at capacity” and haltedbuses that had been expected to shuttle additional people tothe structure.Gov. Jay Inslee cut an orange ribbon at the middle of the

1.5-mi. (2.4 km)-long span to commemorate the completionof work, more than 12,000 people participated in a 10K funrun, and a representative of Guinness World Records pre-sented a certificate designating it the world’s longest floatingbridge — at 7,708 ft (2,349 m), it’s about 130 ft. (39.6 m)longer than the old one.“This is what it’s all about — seeing years of public

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built in 1963, will be fully open to car traffic by the end ofApril. The state says it features heavier, stronger pontoonsand anchors that allow the structure to withstand strongerwinds and waves; a bus and carpool lane in each direction;

a 14-ft. (4.3 m)-wide bike and pedestrian path; and system tocollect and treat storm water, which will improve water qual-ity in Lake Washington.The old bridge is expected to be dismantled by the end of

the year.The masses strolled along the car-free pavement and

enjoyed views of the lake and the mountains on a beautifulspring day. But it was so crowded that some complainedabout an hour or more wait for shuttles to make their way offthe bridge, and the lines at the food trucks were formidable.The state DOT communicated with frustrated bridge-

goers by Twitter, sending messages such as “event is cur-rently at capacity. We’re working to move people on thebridge off & are halting inbound bus loads for AT LEASTan hour,” and, “Water is on its way to folks waiting for shut-tles...Thank you for your patience.”The celebration also featured interactive exhibits for chil-

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New Fish Passages Mimic Natural Stream ConditionsSkokomish, Suquamish, PortGamble S’Klallam, JamestownS’Klallam, Lower Elwha Klallam,Makah, Quileute, Hoh, Quinault,and Yakama) filed a “Request forDetermination” in 2001. They peti-tioned the U.S. District Court to findthat preserving fish runs was atreaty-based duty of the state ofWashington. Six years later, thecourt ruled that the state may notown or operate culverts that hinderfish passage, and in 2013, the courtissued an injunction that requiresthe state and its respective agenciesto replace these culverts. Of theseculverts, more than 800 fall withinWSDOT’s jurisdiction, and theagency has until 2030 to replace them. Dean Moon, fish passage man-

ager at WSDOT, said that follow-ing the injunction the agencyestablished design teams andramped up efforts to design barriercorrections that would eventuallyreplace these 800 culverts. Thesenew designs include bridges, boxculverts or a reinforced concretesplit box. “Most of what we’re installing

are box culverts; many of them arein the 18 to 26 ft. range wide andthe height varies depending uponthe site specific conditions,” heexplained, “and there are somebridge structures as well.” Designing these projects require

several areas of expertise includinghydrologic and hydraulic engi-neers, geotechnical engineers,structural engineers, transportationengineers and biologists because anumber of site conditions dictatethe type of replacement structure.The stream channel characteristics,

such as stream channel width andstream flow, soil type, are the pri-mary consideration for the streamdesign. “The theory is we try to mimic

the natural stream conditions,upstream and downstream, whichallow the system to function natu-rally, and then it will sustain itselfover time,” Moon said. However, the design team also

must account for how traffic willbe managed through the construc-tion, such as whether detours areavailable, which also can con-tribute to the determination of thereplacement structure. “There are a number of things

that we’re trying to balance,” dur-ing these projects, he added.The work also must be sched-

uled around the in-water workwindows established by biologists.These in-water work windows areplanned around the migration peri-ods of the fish which inhabit thesteam and typically fall in the sum-mer months from July throughSeptember. Moon said that “mostdays of the year, there are in-waterwork windows that typically lastanywhere from two to eight weeksfor many of these locations.” The two culverts beneath

Whatcom County’s SR 542 whereit crossed Anderson Creek areexamples of barrier culvert thatneeded to be replaced. A timberbridge originally spanned thecreek, but in the 1930s, it wasreplaced with two culverts and 40ft. (12.2 m) of fill. These culvertsfrequently became blocked withdebris that had to removed, and afish ladder was necessary so thefish could travel upstream.

Shane Spahr, WSDOT designproject engineer, said AndersonCreek had a number of issueswhich required several design iter-ations, including a 350 ft. (107 m)bank-to-bank span, the floodplain,an 11 ft. (3.3 m) drop at the outletof the existing culvert, soft soils,and a stream bank that was 40 ft.below the roadway. He describedthe project site as triangular area oneach side that is about 40 ft. deepand 100 ft. (30.5 m) long with ameandering creek running throughthe middle.“We looked at arch structures,

large round structures, and abridge; we vetted a number of dif-

ferent options,” Spahr explained.“Ultimately what drove things wasthat the soft soils limited theoptions available to span the widecreek channel. A few foundationdesigns, such as what would berequired for a precast reinforcedarch structure, were deemed notfeasible or too risky, because of thesoft soils and high water table.” Consequently, WSDOT’s geot-

echnical office and bridge officecollaborated and determined adesign was needed that wouldspread out the load and also thatdidn’t add more load that the soil inthe existing embankment wasalready used to.

The final design was a 65-ft.(19.8 m) bridge structure composedof precast, prestressed voided slabson top of lightweight concrete fill.Washington State’s Bellinghambranch of Granite Construction wasawarded the $4.7-million projectand received notice to proceed inJuly 2015. Luke Bentley, projectmanager of the project, said theAnderson Creek Culvert projectwas “a good combination job thatcombined all the work we do andgood man-hours for our crews inthe summer.” The job had a 75-day closure

period; however, Bentley said they

WSDOT photoThe 65-ft. (19.8 m) bridge structure was built with precast, prestressed voided slabs and lightweightconcrete fill. This project was the first time that WSDOT used the material on a project.

WSDOT photoTo support the new SR 542 bridge over Anderson Creek in WhatcomCounty, contractor crews built concrete bulkheads more than 30 ft. (9 m)tall. Girders come next, then pouring the concrete bridge deck. Removinga culvert installed in the 1930s and building a bridge will improve fishpassage in Anderson Creek and eliminate a chronic maintenance issue.

WSDOT photoBellingham branch of Granite Construction was awarded the project and by expediting theschedule, the roadway opened 14 days early.

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Oregon Prepares for Final Phase of Hwy. 20 Projecta long period of time and will place them along thestreams to provide habitat for the fish.”

ODOT plans to let the bid for that phase this month(April), but already knows just the type of contractorit needs.

“The contractor that bids on this is going to bechallenged with pretty fine-tuned grading and I thinkthe one that is most creative and most efficient at thatwill probably be the best suited,” Wolcott said.

Another phase involves erosion control, using aninnovative approach that calls for planting grassesthat grow quickly, but are non-native, such as ryegrass. Along with the rye grass, they’ll plant nativeseeds for lupine, alder, Douglas fir and cedar. Thosewill grow up and shade out the grass, allowingODOT to return in about three years to plant morenative plants.

While the environmental mitigation work contin-ues, for the most part, the biggest challenges of the$300 plus million project have been met and con-quered.

“It’s like the baby is almost ready to be delivered,”said Wolcott. “I’m sure the project will define thecareers of many people. It’s going to be a sweet ride.Smooth and safe and uneventful. That is [the] wayyou want to get to the coast, uneventfully.”

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ODOT photoThe project to straighten U.S. Highway 20 has been ongoing since 2004 and plagued with all sorts of problems, includ-ing ancient landmines that, unknown to ODOT, were still moving.

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Biologists were uncertain ifbuilding adjacent nest platformswould be successful because thecurrent nesting location is highlyattractive to the birds due to itsheight and proximity to the water.Therefore, four new platformswere installed 3 ft. (.9 m) above thecurrent nesting areas, at thebridge’s crown, about 125 ft. (38.1m) above the bridge’s driving sur-face. Each platform is approxi-mately 5 ft. (1.5 m) wide by 5 ft.long, and is engineered to hold upto 1,000 lbs. (454 kg).

The new platforms are the col-laboration of Gorley and MelindaLowe of ITD’s EnvironmentalSection in Boise.

The potential solution is a pow-erful example of the kind of inno-vation and collaborative win thatcan result from the partnership of

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BARKO 475 Log Loader, price reduced ........$42,500CAT 235B Log Loader ............................................$15,000CAT 320DFM Log Loader, 2012, low hrs ..........P.O.R.CAT 325DLL Log Loader, yard mach, low hrs ..P.O.R.CAT 330B Log Loader, Recent under ..............$57,500DOOSAN DX300LL Log Loader ............................P.O.R.DOOSAN S300LL Log Loader ............................$89,500DOOSAN DX225LL Log Loader, 9000 hrs ........P.O.R.DOOSAN DX225LL Log Loader ......................$139,500DOOSAN DX300LL For. Cab ..................................P.O.R.DOOSAN SOLAR 225 Log Loader ....................$79,500DOOSAN SOLAR 300 Log Loader, low hrs $125,000 HITACHI Z200F Log Loader, new under ........$77,500HYUNDAI 3220 Log Loader, 3800 hrs, clean! ......................................................................................................$239,500JOHN DEERE 2954 Log Loader, 2012, low hr ......................................................................................................$219,500KOBELCO SK250 Log Loader ............................$59,500KOBELCO SK350 Log Loader, '07, Forest Cab ....................................................................................................$135,000 LINK-BELT 290LX Log Loader, For Cab, '05 ..$85,000LINK-BELT 4300Cll Log Loader ........................$34,500SAMSUNG 210SE Log Loader, excellent........$72,500

CAT 325 Log Loader/WARATAH HTH622 ....$69,500CAT 320C FM / LOG MAX 7000 ....................$139,500JD 2554LL / WARATAH HTH-622B ..............$139,500KETO 525 Harvesting head, complete ............$14,500KOMATSU PC220LC / PIERCE 3348 STROKER ..................................................................................................$135,000LINK-BELT 240X2LL / WARATAH HTH622B, low hrs............................................................................................P.O.R.LINK-BELT 330LX '05 / WARATAH HTH-624$85,000LINK-BELT 330LX ‘06 / WARATAHHTH-624 $99,500

LINK-BELT 350LX ‘07 / WARATAH 624C ..$110,000TIMBCO T-425, Bar Saw, Recent Under ..........$54,500TIMBCO T-445, Bar Saw, Straight......................$49,500TIMBCO T-445FXL, ‘08, Quadco 22” ............$189,500VALMET 921 Harvester, 965 head ....................$64,500WARATAH HTH-622, complete ........................$34,500WARATAH HTH-623C, New....................................P.O.R.WARATAH HTH-624 Super ................................$49,500

DIAMOND D425 SWING YARDER, track mt. ......................................................................................................$575,000HITACHI EX200LL Yarder Pkg. For. Cab, Excell ..................................................................................................$139,000KOMATSU PC300LC-6HD Yarder Pkg, nice!$199,500MADILL 071, 4-Guys, Eagle IV, complete ....$144,500MADILL 071 Tank Mount, 3-Guys..........................P.O.R.SKAGIT BU-94 Drums, parts only ..........................P.O.R.SKAGIT BU-94 Slackline, T100HD, SP ..................P.O.R.SKAGIT 739 SLACKLINE T100HD, Trailer MT ......................................................................................................$149,500 THUNDERBIRD TTY-70 Track mt., Excell ....$550,000 THUNDERBIRD TY40, Trailer mt., Excell......$159,000WASHINGTON 137W Slackline, Trl. Mt., Nice! ....................................................................................................$189,500WESTCOASTER Yarder, Track mt ..........................P.O.R.

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FIAT ALLIS 8 Crawler Tractor, Winch/Arch ....$16,000 FIAT ALLIS FR130-2 Wheel Loader, Clean ....$25,000GARRETT 25 Skidder, Cummins ........................$12,500INTERNAT'L TD7E 6-way Blade, Bare Rear ....$16,500 KOEHRING BANTAM 366 Excav., Bkt/Thumb$17,500MOUNTAIN LOGGER ML150 Skidder, new tires..................................................................................................$18,500TREE FARMER C5D Skidder, clean....................$13,500WAGNER L100 Log Stacker, '89, Excell ........$174,500WAGNER L480 Log Stacker ................................$69,500WAGNER L90 Log Stacker....................................$29,500

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KW Dump 1973 ..........................................................$8,950KW W900L Logger, 2000, 3406E, 18 sp, nice!$49,500MOXY MT30 Articulated Dump Truck ............$37,500

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New Foundation System Cuts Concrete Use by 75 PercentAn Oregon startup is developing

a new foundation system for windturbine towers that cuts the amountof concrete used by 75 percent,reducing CO2 emissions, shorten-ing wind farm construction timesand lowering the overall cost ofwind energy. RUTE Foundation Systems and

a research team at Portland StateUniversity are receiving early-stage investment support fromOregon BEST to commercializethe new technology, which couldspeed wind farm development andkeep millions of pounds of carbondioxide out of the atmosphere.Current wind turbine tower

installation involves pouring a verylarge concrete footing at the baseof each 300-ft. (91.44 m) tower.The footings are 9 ft. (2.74 m)thick, 60 ft. (18.29 m) in diameterand require 30 to 40 truckloads ofconcrete — approximately 300 cu.yds. (229 cu m). Each footingweighs about 2 million lbs.(907,185 kg) and is not removed

from the soil when a turbine toweris decommissioned. “We’ve developed a manufac-

tured assembly of anchored gradebeams that saves a lot of concrete,transportation costs, constructiontime and carbon dioxide,” saidDoug Krause, founder of RUTEFoundation Systems. “Using thisfooting saves wind farm develop-ers time and money, is more envi-ronmentally friendly and reducesthe cost of bringing renewableenergy to the world.”Construction of a single wind

farm with up to 50 turbine towerstakes many months to complete inideal conditions. Weather and cur-ing of the concrete used in the foot-ings can impact wind turbine deliv-ery schedules, dragging out overallconstruction time and increasingcosts. “Our foundation system is deliv-

ered fully hardened, so there isvery little risk as to if it will beinstalled, cured and ready when theturbine is delivered to the site,”

said Krause, who uses the analogyof a massive Douglas fir tree heldin place by a root system thatweighs much less than the totalweight of the tree.Because the components in the

RUTE system are made in a beammanufacturing plant, the finishedproduct is three times stronger thancast-in-place concrete. And usingless concrete requires less cement,a material that is extremely energy-intensive to make and generatesCO2 during production. TheRUTE system can save as much as6 million lbs. (2,721,554 kg) ofCO2 emissions for a single windfarm, Krause said.The company is working with

Franz Rad, a Portland StateUniversity professor of civil andenvironmental engineering, todesign instrumentation and proce-dures to monitor beam flexure in arange of soil and weather condi-tions. The work at PSU involvesstructural analysis, stress analysisand design of the beams and the

supporting hub. It will provide crit-ical validation of the material prop-erties and structural design beforeinitial field studies begin.“It is interesting and challenging

for me and my grad students tolook at replacing massive concretefootings with a new foundationsystem that has post-tensionedbeams connected to a hub,” saidRad. “Computer models show usthe strength and stiffness of thefoundation, and in the process gradstudents learn about practicaldesign, structural innovations anddeveloping specifications for afield monitoring program.”

RUTE Foundations also isworking with a technical team thatincludes Nishkian Dean StructuralEngineers in Portland Ore., andMarvel Bridge Engineers inDenver, Colo.Oregon BEST is supporting the

project with $66,000 in early-stageinvestment funding. Ken Vaughn,director of commercialization pro-

grams at Oregon BEST, said theproject is an example of how a rel-atively mature clean technologycan be improved through innova-tion, resulting in multiple benefits. “This really shows how innovat-

ing an existing technology can fur-ther reduce the cost of renewableenergy, while also cutting green-house gas emissions,” Vaughnsaid.Oregon BEST offers a wide

range of support for cleantechstartups in Oregon, and currentlyhas more than 35 start-up compa-nies listed as Oregon BESTCompanies that are receiving helpmoving their technologies towardthe marketplace. For more information, visit

http://oregonbest.org/ andhttp://www.rutefoundations.com/.

(This story also can be foundon Construction EquipmentGuide’s Web site at www.con-structionequipmentguide.com.)

Washington Has Six-Year Plan to Improve Fish Passageexpedited the schedule to minimize theimpact to the public and opened 14 daysearly. They worked day and night shifts, withtwo six-worker dirt crews and the structurescrew consisted of two crews of six-ten work-ers. In addition to Granite Construction’screws, 20 different subcontractors alsoworked on the site. The steam was bypassed around the work

area, and Chris Damitio, WSDOT projectmanager, said that care was taken during thedewatering process to ensure that fish werenot left stranded. Bentley said that becauseof the hot summer, the stream had dried outquite a bit which made the stream work eas-ier. Preparing the site for the bridge requiredexcavating the existing culvert and remov-ing 30,000 cu. yds. (22,936 cu m) of fill.Then it was building the 40 ft. retaining walls.Using lightweight concrete in these retain-

ing walls was a first for both WSDOT andfor Bentley’s crews. “We set up a batch plant onsite, making

the material onsite and pumping it right tothe location where it went,” Bentley said. Ofthe lightweight concrete, he said, “we defi-nitely got a better feel for it and worked greatfor what we had there. It’s a pretty uniqueproduct.”

The 8,800 cu. yds. (6,728.083 cu m) oflightweight concrete was poured at a rate of 2ft. (.6 m) per day as part of the expeditedschedule. In addition to building the bridge,crews also did stream work that includedregrading the stream and putting in new mate-rial, such as woody debris, to create habitat With the highway shut down and traffic

rerouted onto nearby county roads, crewscould work without worrying about traffic. “The county and local law enforcement

was great to work with in making sure thedetour flowed well, despite the additional traf-fic on the county road system,” Damitio said.Although the project was declared opera-

tionally complete in September 2015, hesaid that they still have to paint the bridge togive it a natural gray finish and install bridgerails. Of the project, he said, “everythingwent really well and the only reason we’rehaving to do work this spring is because ofthe early rains. We needed about two moreweeks of good weather and we could havefinished it.” SR 542 Anderson Creek Culvert was one

of several projects that were completed dur-ing summer 2015. Although the injunctionrecommends that WSDOT prioritize replac-ing barriers that will yield the greatest habi-tat benefit, Moon said that the initial projects

the design teams started with were selectedbecause the department had existing infor-mation, which allowed it to move quicklyinto the design process. However, “habitatgain is of high importance and we look forpartnership opportunities and we group proj-ects in geographic areas when it makessense,” he said.The final portion of projects is monitoring

whether the culverts are positively affectingfish passage. “The injunction has monitoring require-

ments to ensure we watch over each location

for a number of years to make sure the cor-rection is functioning as it’s intended to,”Moon explained, “and so far they have been.”Funding for this replacement work comes

from the federal government and state funds,including Connecting Washington. “In the 2015-17 budget, we did get around

$88 million in the current biennium, somany of those projects that were designed inlast biennium are scheduled for constructionthis coming summer,” he explained.WSDOT has webpages devoted to

explaining the Fish Passage Program andincludes a number of helpful resources, suchas annual reports and the WSDOT FishPassage Six-year plan which details wherein the state future projects are scheduled sothe public can track the agency’s progress. As of December 2014, WSDOT has com-

pleted 282 fish passage projects, resulting inaccess to 970 mi. (1561 km) of potentialsteam habitat. And with 825 barriers left toreplace, Moon said, after taking the year todesign the replacement structures first, “nowwe’re starting to make better progress incompleting the projects.”

(This story also can be found onConstruction Equipment Guide’s Web siteat www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)CEG

FISH from page 8

WSDOT photoThe two culverts beneath SR 542 weredeemed barrier culverts by WSDOTbecause of the debris that frequentlyclogged the culverts and a fish ladderwas necessary for fish to continue trav-eling upstream.


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Boise’s JUMP Project Wins‘Excellence in Concrete’ Award

A huge quantity of concrete wasused in Jack’s Urban MeetingPlace, for which the IntermountainChapter of the American ConcreteAssociation recently rewarded themassive JUMP project with an“Excellence in Concrete” award ata ceremony in Salt Lake City.

ITD has joint jurisdiction alongwith ACHD, as the transportationdepartment has responsibility forFront and Myrtle streets, and thecounty for 9th and 11th streets. Theproject has its address on Myrtle,but work heavily impacted localroads as well.

The six-story, 65,000-sq.-ft.(6,039 sq m) main building in Boise includesfive interactive learning studios, a five-storyslide and rooftop gardens. In addition, a pub-lic park and outdoor amphitheater will sur-round the center.

Construction crews broke ground onJack’s Urban Meeting Place in 2012.

McAlvain Concrete served as concretecontractor on the JUMP project, placingmore than 25,000 cu. yds. (19,114 cu m) ofcast-in-place concrete in multiple phases.The double helix ramp structure, only thesecond of its kind in the United States, was a

success in both form and function. Curvedconcrete surfaces blend with the overallstructure, contributing to the building’s over-all architectural significance.

The grand pioneer staircase required class1 concrete finishes with as-cast conditions.The elevated and curved (horizontally andvertically) stair structure is the architecturalcornerstone to this project and serves as themain entrance to this new facility.

(This story also can be found onConstruction Equipment Guide’s Web siteat www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)

The six-story, 65,000-sq.-ft.(6,039 sq m) main building inBoise includes five interactivelearning studios, a five-storyslide and rooftop gardens. Inaddition, a public park andoutdoor amphitheater will sur-round the center.

A huge quantity of concrete was used in Jack’sUrban Meeting Place, for which theIntermountain Chapter of the American ConcreteAssociation recently rewarded the massive JUMPproject with an “Excellence in Concrete” awardat a ceremony in Salt Lake City.


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