First Email Submission on Job Site Photos!

Here is what will become the new South-bound lanes of 405 going over I-90 Bellevue. Looking at the bridge deck laid out before rebar & concrete.

I would like to thank our first submission of construction photos by email!
(photos curteousy of Karen Andrews)

The Start of The Wilburton Tunnel Demo

(Wilburton Tunnel Before)

Here is the Wilburton Tunnel dug out the day before demo. Crews worked two weeks digging out the dirt exposing the side walls that were previously covered, preparing for the demo.

This is the aftermath of a 24 hour demo period. Two thirds of the tunnel was demoed in the first weekend.

Here you can see the top two thirds of the tunnel has been removed, and, they moved to taking down the side walls.

Here is the mad dash to get the road cleaned up before 5 am, for Monday morning traffic.

(photos courtesy of,Mannie Barns)

(Wilburton Tunnel After)

Can you tell that there was total chaos over the weekend? Only a third of the tunnel remains to be removed by the weekend of August 15-17th.

You can view more photos on the removal of the Wilburton Tunnel on Flicker Here:

Wilburton Tunnel Demo

Night Crew in Progress...

This is my crew and, I drilling shafts, 30 feet deep with our low drill and, then setting our piling which are 40 feet long with our 60 ton crane. This is temporary shoring to hold back, I-405.

Here We Go Again...Another Freakin Night Show!

Working nights once again! In this picture you can see the drill rig, we use this to drill temporary shoring. (Made of steel H-pile, with one inch thick, steel plates in between.) These hold the dirt back so we can dig down along the side of the road. This is the construction of a new retaining wall for a new off ramp off I-405.

This pictures shows the 60 ton crane which we use to set the pile.

These are the pile that have been set 30 feet into the ground.

Here we are back filling the temporary shoring.

We use pea gravel in most areas for easy removal of the temp. shoring. Other times we use CDF which is, a sand, cement mix with little amount of cement. This just fills the voids around the pile to hold them into place.

(Photos courtesy of Smashedthumbs)

It's All in a Day's Work!

Working on yet another Saturday!

I-405 over I-90

Using a PC-800 excavator where a crane can't fit. Pulling temporary shoring sheets that were holding up 405. Notice how big this rig is compared to the (white) semi truck!

We used the PC-800 to vibro out the temp 40 ft. shoring pile.

Pulling the 8x14 sheets

(Photos courtesy of Matt Elder)

OfF LoAdInG...

(Photos courtesy of Bill Miller)
Here's a rare siting of a superintendent working! Picking them off as the arrive.

Continuing to set girders throughout the nights.

I-405 Widening Project that I am Currently Working

Project Status
May 2008
On May 2nd crews set the 9th of 32 girders for the new I-405 southbound bridge over I-90.
Night closures on I-90, I-405: Starting April 29 through early May, crews will set bridge girders for the new southbound bridge over I-90. This work will be done in phases and, requires a series of weeknight closures of lanes and ramps on I-405 and I-90. Crews to remove Wilburton Tunnel in 2008. This project has been selected as Quieter Pavement test section.

Existing I-405/I-90 Interchange

The I-405/I-90 Interchange after completion of the South Bellevue Widening project. Improvements include a new southbound bridge over I-90 and a northbound bridge over Coal Creek Parkway.

This visualization shows the I-405 Master Plan for the I-405/I-90 Interchange. Elements other than those funded by the South Bellevue Widening project are unfunded at this time.