http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/ Copyright WSDOT 2008. All rights reserved. bertraj@wsdot.wa.gov (Jeremy Bertrand) Washington State Department of Transportation Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:06:03 GMT 15 http://wsdot.wa.gov/Public/images/nav/wsdot2g4.gif http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/ Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:57:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/03_BremertonOneBoat.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/03_BremertonOneBoat.htm Service temporarily reduced on Seattle/Bremerton route. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:53:33 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/LRP_063009.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/LRP_063009.htm WSDOT Ferries Division finalizes long-range plan Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:50:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/30_WSDOTUncoversOvertime.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/30_WSDOTUncoversOvertime.htm WSDOT uncovers unearned overtime Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:34:58 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/July1_063009.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/July1_063009.htm U.S. Sen. Murray and Rep. Larsen at Colman Dock Wed., July 1: WSDOT Ferries Division to benefit from proposed increases in federal funding Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:26:35 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/30_US101SR6toGraysHarborPaving.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/30_US101SR6toGraysHarborPaving.htm RAYMOND – The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) begins construction Monday, July 6 on a project to pave US 101 and improve Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) facilities in Raymond. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:11:13 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/29-awvsoiltest.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/29-awvsoiltest.htm WSDOT has begun the second round of soil testing for the proposed bored tunnel to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct. The soil samples and other geotechnical information gathered by crews will inform the design of the tunnel and boring machine. When testing is finished this fall, tunnel engineers will have soil samples every 100 to 400 feet along the alignment, to depths of 100 to 300 feet below the surface. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:17:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/29_StimulusWrapUp.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/29_StimulusWrapUp.htm As crews near completion on Washington’s first stimulus project on I-90 near Ellensburg, work on other recovery projects is ongoing in every corner of the state. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:03:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/29_I90ClosureInJuly.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/29_I90ClosureInJuly.htm Commuters have just one more week to plan for the closure of westbound I-90 across the floating bridge. Severe backups are predicted for two weeks during major safety repairs. One sure way to avoid congestion is to commute by bicycle across the I-90 floating bridge. Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:15:23 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/26_RumblestripProject+US101.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/26_RumblestripProject+US101.htm Mason/Grays Harbor County centerline rumble strip project begins Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:50:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/26_GreenRiverBridgeReopens.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/26_GreenRiverBridgeReopens.htm The communities of Black Diamond and Enumclaw reconnected today when the State Route 169 bridge spanning the Green River reopened to traffic. Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:16:52 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/WSDOT+Ferries+Division+and+Washington+State+Patrol+plan+for+busy+Fourth+of+July.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/WSDOT+Ferries+Division+and+Washington+State+Patrol+plan+for+busy+Fourth+of+July.htm WSDOT Ferries Division and Washington State Patrol plan for busy Fourth of July Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:22:03 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/25_SR4_SkamokawatoCoalCreek_Construction.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/25_SR4_SkamokawatoCoalCreek_Construction.htm SKAMOKAWA – Construction on a 28-mile stretch of SR 4 through Wahkiakum and Cowlitz counties begins this week as the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) begins work on another stimulus-funded project. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:04:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/25_Independance_travel_2009.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/25_Independance_travel_2009.htm OLYMPIA – Declare your independence from travel delays by using WSDOT’s Web site for travel over the upcoming Fourth of July holiday weekend. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:31:31 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/24_SR519Events.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/24_SR519Events.htm Baseball and soccer fans, and marathon runners and their supporters should plan for traffic delays and allow more time to find parking in Seattle’s SODO neighborhood through Sunday afternoon. In the next four days the neighborhood will host four events next to major construction to revamp the State Route 519 corridor between I-5, I-90 and the Seattle waterfront. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:05:23 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/24_I5ConcreteRehabConstruction.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/24_I5ConcreteRehabConstruction.htm KELSO – Drivers traveling on I-5 in Cowlitz County will see more orange construction barrels this week as the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) begins work on another stimulus-funded project to improve I-5 in southwest Washington. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:41:27 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/23_SR501InterchangeAdvertisement.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/23_SR501InterchangeAdvertisement.htm VANCOUVER – The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced this week the advertisement of the I-5, SR 501 Ridgefield Interchange project, the largest project in southwest Washington funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:51:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/multiple_safety_projects_advertised.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/multiple_safety_projects_advertised.htm WSDOT advertises multiple contracts for statewide stimulus-funded safety projects Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:43:23 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/22_SR304_tunnelopens.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/22_SR304_tunnelopens.htm The SR 304 Bremerton Tunnel opens to traffic on July 6. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:32:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/_22newi90schedule.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/_22newi90schedule.htm Repair work on the I-90 floating bridge begins in just two weeks. While the associated road closures will cause significant travel delays, construction now is scheduled to finish more than a week earlier than first planned. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:17:49 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/SteelElectrics_062209.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/SteelElectrics_062209.htm WSDOT Ferries Division sells Steel Electric class vessels to California recycler Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:53:44 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/19_SR103EarlyReopening.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/19_SR103EarlyReopening.htm LONG BEACH – Drivers will notice a smoother ride through the city of Long Beach as the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announces the successful completion of resurfacing work on SR 103. Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:54:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/19_WildlifeReturnsToWetlandsInRenton.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/19_WildlifeReturnsToWetlandsInRenton.htm RENTON - WSDOT, City of Renton Mayor Denis Law, local officials and Talbot Hill Elementary fourth graders celebrated Springbrook Creek Wetland and Habitat Mitigation Bank opening Friday morning. Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:18:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/US395milestone19_09.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/US395milestone19_09.htm A portion of a $16 million project to rebuild an interchange and two roundabouts on US 395 between Columbia Drive and SR 240 is one step closer to being finished. After nearly three weeks of closures WSDOT will open the new roundabouts to traffic one day earlier than anticipated on Saturday morning, June 20. Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:39:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/Hiyu_061809.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/Hiyu_061809.htm Ferry capacity restored in the San Juan Islands Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:02:29 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/June17_SR518LaneOpening.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/June17_SR518LaneOpening.htm The Washington State Department of Transportation has completed a major road project by adding a new eastbound lane on SR 518 from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to interstates 405 and 5. It is the latest of several airport access improvements that WSDOT, the Port of Seattle and Sound Transit are combining resources to complete. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:31:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/18_I5MLTtoeverettpaving.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/18_I5MLTtoeverettpaving.htm Next week crews will bring the first of three paving projects on I-5 in Snohomish County to a close with permanent striping on newly-repaved I-5 in Arlington. At the same time crews will start work on two more projects to repave about 13 miles of northbound I-5 near Lynnwood and near Everett. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:57:52 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/18_AlternatingtrafficMasonCounty.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/18_AlternatingtrafficMasonCounty.htm Three projects bring alternating traffic to Mason County Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:05:27 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/APCJune24.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/APCJune24.htm SEATTLE – The Washington Aviation Planning Council will meet to finalize statewide aviation recommendations on June 24 in the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) boardroom. The meeting will take place from 11 a.m. to noon. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:08:22 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/17_SR501OpenHouse.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/17_SR501OpenHouse.htm RIDGEFIELD – The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and the City and Port of Ridgefield invite the public to learn more about the I-5, SR 501 Ridgefield Interchange project at a joint open house on Wednesday, June 24. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:32:11 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/17_sr11bridgedamagedpaid.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/17_sr11bridgedamagedpaid.htm The Washington State Department of Transportation will be reimbursed by CNA Insurance for repairing and replacing the State Route 11, Chuckanut Drive overpass in Burlington. Taxpayers will not have to foot the $888,204.71 repair bill. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:34:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/17_2010DBEGoals.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/17_2010DBEGoals.htm WSDOT seeks comments on Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) contracting goals. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:33:07 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/17_I205_Closures_NE112th_Connector.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/17_I205_Closures_NE112th_Connector.htm VANCOUVER – Starting this week, drivers will encounter a series of weekend-long right lane closures on northbound I-205 and ramp closures at Mill Plain Boulevard (milepost 28) to allow WSDOT’s contractor to safely pave portions of the new ramps and shoulders on the I-205, Mill Plain Exit – 112th Connector project. Work will wrap up by 5 a.m. each Monday to avoid impacting the weekday commute. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:36:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/16_I-5OlympiaTrafficCameras.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/16_I-5OlympiaTrafficCameras.htm WSDOT turned on several new traffic cameras in the Olympia area this week, providing Thurston County drivers with new tools to plan their commutes. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:36:41 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/16_SR520AnnualInspection.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/16_SR520AnnualInspection.htm SEATTLE – WSDOT maintenance crews will close the SR 520 floating bridge for annual weekend inspection and maintenance work Friday, June 19 at 11 p.m. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:14:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/15_SR16CrossoverBarrier.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/15_SR16CrossoverBarrier.htm Tacoma Narrows Bridge median-barrier installation complete Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:27:19 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/16_I5Marysvilleconcretebarrier.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/16_I5Marysvilleconcretebarrier.htm The Washington State Department of Transportation this week awarded Tri-State Construction, Inc. of Bellevue the contract to replace 10 miles of cable median barrier with concrete barrier along northbound I-5 in Marysville. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:06:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/16_US2ARRApaver.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/16_US2ARRApaver.htm WSDOT staff, local officials and Lakeside Industries crews today celebrated the start of construction on the first of Snohomish County’s state and local highway projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:27:11 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/15_us395nscopenhouses.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/15_us395nscopenhouses.htm North Spokane Corridor open houses coming up Sat, 13 Jun 2009 06:44:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/animalsdontlookbothways.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/animalsdontlookbothways.htm Two young artists were honored for their participation in the fifth annual I-90 Bridging Futures Art and Essay Contest co-sponsored by the Washington State Department of Transportation and the I-90 Wildlife Bridges Coalition. Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:08:25 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/12US97AWildlifeFenceContract.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/12US97AWildlifeFenceContract.htm A contract was awarded this week to start building a wildlife fence along US 97A between Rocky Reach and Entiat. Sat, 13 Jun 2009 01:45:38 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/12_SR519FourthClosures.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/12_SR519FourthClosures.htm SEATTLE – Drivers who use Fourth Avenue S. in Seattle’s SODO neighborhood could face closures and short delays in the next week. At 7 p.m. nightly on Friday, June 12, and Monday, June 15, to Thursday, June 18, crews working for WSDOT contractor Kiewit Pacific Co. will close all lanes of Fourth Avenue S. between S. Royal Brougham Way and S. Atlantic Street/Edgar Martinez Drive S.. The street will reopen by 5 a.m. each following morning. A signed detour will divert drivers to Sixth Avenue S. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:03:27 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/11_SR103Closure.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/11_SR103Closure.htm LONG BEACH – WSDOT contractor crews will close SR 103 between 15th Street SE and 13th Street NE (mile posts 0.80 to 1.99) in Long Beach for paving starting Monday, June 15 through Friday, June 19. A local detour will be available and crews will open SR 103 by noon Friday to avoid impacting weekend traffic. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/11_I90ConstructionNewTools.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/11_I90ConstructionNewTools.htm The closure of the westbound I-90 mainline across the floating bridge is less than a month away, and WSDOT has new tools for commuters to avoid construction congestion. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:15:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/11_I-5ARRAPaverBeginsConstruction.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/11_I-5ARRAPaverBeginsConstruction.htm CHEHALIS – A summer of closures on I-5 in Lewis County starts next week as WSDOT begins work on an $8.58 million project to pave the interstate. For the next four months, drivers in both directions will encounter night time single-lane closures on I-5 between Koontz Road and Harrison Avenue (mile posts 69.44 to 82.38). Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:49:21 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/Summershedule_061109.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/Summershedule_061109.htm WSDOT Ferries Division begins summer schedule June 21 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:44:38 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/10-pikepineclosure.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/10-pikepineclosure.htm Drivers heading to downtown Seattle and Capitol Hill should prepare for the reversible ramp from Pike and Pine streets to the Interstate 5 express lanes to be closed for up to a year beginning at 11 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:04:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/10_GMTMTGirderShift.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/10_GMTMTGirderShift.htm Steady progress on the I-5 Grand Mound to Maytown widening project has crews poised to push past the halfway point. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:43:47 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/09_us395nscbidspokane.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/09_us395nscbidspokane.htm WSDOT advertises largest North Spokane Corridor project for construction bids Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:38:46 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/08_SR502WideningOpenHouse.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/08_SR502WideningOpenHouse.htm VANCOUVER - The Washington State Department of Transportation will host an open house and public hearing to discuss the SR 502 – Widening from I-5 to Battle Ground project and the project’s draft environmental impact statement and draft section 4(f) evaluation (DEIS). Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:08:51 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/08_112thConnectorGirderSetting.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/08_112thConnectorGirderSetting.htm VANCOUVER – A WSDOT project to improve safety and reduce congestion for drivers in east Clark County reaches a milestone this week as girders are set on the new 112th Connector bridge near I-205. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:52:06 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/08_SR4PavingGuardrailAward.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/08_SR4PavingGuardrailAward.htm SKAMOKAWA – The SR 4 – Skamokawa to Coal Creek Road – Paving and Guardrail Upgrade construction contract was awarded today to Lakeside Industries, Inc. of Longview, Wash. with a winning bid of $6.5 million. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:44:16 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/08_sr20onrampopens.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/08_sr20onrampopens.htm Crews will open a new, elevated southbound on-ramp at the Interstate 5/State Route 20 interchange Tuesday morning, June 9. Opening the ramp is the last major milestone for crews working to improve a five-mile stretch of SR 20 between Memorial Highway and I-5. Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:04:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/05_GovSecAnnounceLowerConstBids.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/05_GovSecAnnounceLowerConstBids.htm Gov. Gregoire, Secretary Hammond announce that lower construction bids result in more transportation projects in the state Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:24:53 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/05_538RepavingSidewalkUpgrade.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/05_538RepavingSidewalkUpgrade.htm Crews will repair and repave a half-mile stretch of SR 538 in Mount Vernon beginning Monday, June 8. Sat, 06 Jun 2009 02:51:22 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/05_SR109_HoquiamPavingBegins.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/05_SR109_HoquiamPavingBegins.htm Sunshine in the forecast has crews hustling to begin a three-mile paving project on SR 109 in Hoquiam next week. Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:07:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/5-BoredTunnelMeetings.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/5-BoredTunnelMeetings.htm FHWA, WSDOT and the City of Seattle will share information about the proposal to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct at three public meetings next week. This is an opportunity for the public to learn about the proposed SR 99 bored tunnel and other elements of the overall program, such as the seawall replacement and new waterfront surface street. Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:37:22 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/05_SR508TiltonRiverBridgeRepairs.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/05_SR508TiltonRiverBridgeRepairs.htm MORTON – Repairs to a damaged bridge pier on the SR 508, Tilton River Bridge (milepost 32.25) are scheduled to begin on Thursday, June 11. Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:52:28 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/05_09performancereport.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/05_09performancereport.htm WSDOT posts its quarterly performance report, the Gray Notebook Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:42:23 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/05_09stimulusnewsletter.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/05_09stimulusnewsletter.htm WSDOT launches weekly online stimulus newsletter Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:59:14 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/04_HCBCelebration.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/04_HCBCelebration.htm Peninsula communities reconnect at Hood Canal Bridge celebrations Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:39:51 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/04_i5HOVLanesGoOnAd.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/04_i5HOVLanesGoOnAd.htm The Washington State Department of Transportation announced the advertisement this week to contractors a $90 million project that adds HOV lanes on I-5 in Pierce County. The I-5, Port of Tacoma Road to King County Line HOV project, includes $47 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds earmarked for construction, which is expected to support approximately 285 jobs. Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:34:30 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/04_538RiversideOpensEarly.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/04_538RiversideOpensEarly.htm Crews working to repave the SR 538/Riverside Drive intersection in Mount Vernon will complete their work more than three full days ahead of schedule, at 6 a.m. Friday, June 5. Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:25:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/06_03_SR104HCBOpen.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/06_03_SR104HCBOpen.htm SR 104 Hood Canal Bridge open again - eight days early Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:15:48 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/03_HCBDraw+SpanTestingStarts.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/03_HCBDraw+SpanTestingStarts.htm SHINE – Draw span testing on the SR 104 Hood Canal Bridge commenced at 2 p.m. today Wednesday, June 3, putting the final operations leading to the bridge reopening in motion. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:32:32 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/06_02_HCB_drawspantesting_Weds.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/06_02_HCB_drawspantesting_Weds.htm SR 104 Hood Canal Bridge draw span testing moved to Wednesday Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:19:54 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/i90arraprojectsawardedbids.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/i90arraprojectsawardedbids.htm WSDOT awarded two more American Recovery and Reinvestment Act construction contracts to preserve I-90 near Snoqualmie Pass. The I-90 Snoqualmie Summit to Hyak - Dowel Bar Retrofit project was awarded to Vetch Construction from Stanwood, WA for the apparent low bid of $2.9 million (one million under the engineers estimate). The I-90 Lake Easton to Bullfrog concrete paving project was awarded to Gary Merlino Construction Company from Seattle, WA for the apparent low bid of $13.8 million (three mil Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:54:12 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/01_i5southboundprojectawarded.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/06/01_i5southboundprojectawarded.htm The Washington State Department of Transportation today, June 1, awarded a $5.3 million construction contract to Granite Construction Company of Everett to bring much-needed repairs to Interstate 5 in the Stanwood area.