King County, WA considers developing publicly-owned concrete manufacturing facilities amidst strike
King County, WA public concrete manufacturing facilities
King County is considering creating its own concrete supply after an ongoing strike continues to delay projects. The county has commissioned a study to determine the feasibility of developing publicly-owned concrete manufacturing facilities to internally supply the county's own concrete to ensure the future of critical infrastructure construction.
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With construction delayed over Teamsters’ strike, King County wants to supply its own concrete – KIRO 7 News Seattle
“Clearly, the local concrete industry is failing the people of King County, and I won’t let our region’s infrastructure hang in the balance,” County Executive Dow Constantine wrote in a news release.
King County may build own concrete facility to avoid labor issues | king5.com
The county's executive wants to look at potentially building a publicly-owned concrete facility to ensure the supply for future important projects.
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