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My Herrenknecht European Tour
By Jonathan Robison, PE – Feb 27, 2013
In the course of my career, while on work assignments, I’ve had the opportunity to visit some really cool places—from the San Juan Mountains in Colorado and the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York to the beaches of Florida and many other beautiful and interesting places. However, these...
Yakima Basin Integrated Plan Funding Bill Introduced
By Lisa Berntsen, PWS – Feb 8, 2013
If you have been tracking my blogs, you have found that a few have focused on the Columbia River Treaty. I am very interested in the high-level, river-related work going on in Eastern Washington State that affects water, irrigators, fish and energy. The Yakima River Basin Integrated Plan is another...
SH-16 Bridge Construction Driving On!
By Paul Wasser, PE – Sep 19, 2012
  Two cranes with pile-driving hammers installing piling for bridge pier foundations. Driving of the foundation piling for the State Highway 16 (SH-16) Boise River Bridge is proceeding. The bridge is approximately 1,800 feet long and will be the newest crossing of the Boise River. It...
Geoprofessional Services Are Not Commodities
By Kurt Fraese, LG – Aug 3, 2012
Geoprofessionals are recognizing that our services are increasingly under threat of commoditization. More and more private sector projects are awarded on price alone. Minimizing cost is understandable, given the state of the economy; however, it is important that clients and practitioners not lose...
Drilling Begins on I-84 Snake River Twin Bridges Project
By Paul Wasser, PE – May 16, 2012
Barge and drill completing a boring for one of the new bridge piers On May 15th GeoEngineers started the second of two ten-day shifts to complete in-water drilling for replacement of two Interstate 84 bridges over the Snake River in Southern Idaho. Tabitha Trosper from the Redmond office has been...

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