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07/30/09
Work begins on US 101 Mosquito Creek Fish Passage

07/30/09
Carpools, buses, solo drivers saving time in HOT lane

07/29/09
First North Spokane Corridor segment opens to traffic August 22

07/28/09
Stimulus work on the rise for highway projects

07/28/09
Nalley Valley work worsens Tacoma’s I-5 to SR 16 bottleneck

07/28/09
Crews to close I-90 for annual Blue Angels Seafair show

07/27/09
WSDOT awards contracts for statewide cable barrier and rumble strip projects

07/27/09
Crews start work on I-5 - Marysville concrete median barrier project

07/27/09
Crews reopen Guide Meridian north of Bellingham one day early

07/24/09
WSDOT, Lacey work in tandem to bridge bike-lane gap

07/24/09
Help WSDOT signal crews get bicycles and motorcycles moving

07/23/09
WSDOT moves ahead with plans to relocate homeless encampment from Seattle property

07/23/09
Crews open new alignments of Airport Way and Springhetti Road near SR 9 south of Snohomish

07/23/09
Renton drivers move closer to congestion relief

07/23/09
Pole Road to close at SR 539 intersection for three weeks

07/23/09
Traffic shifts to new SR 16 bridges at Burley Olalla Road

07/23/09
Stimulus funds to preserve SR 14 hit the pavement July 27

07/22/09
Crews open new ramp at I-5 / SR 531 interchange near Arlington

07/22/09
New service alerts motorists to SR 104 Hood Canal Bridge openings

07/21/09
Newly paved section of Mount Baker Highway turns bumpy

07/20/09
WSDOT posts 72-hour notice for homeless encampment to vacate Seattle property

07/20/09
Community input shapes Methow Valley State Airport Layout Plan

07/20/09
I-90 floating bridge returns to normal for the Monday commute

07/20/09
Community Input Shapes Methow Valley State Airport Layout Plan

07/20/09
Stimulus-funded paving work on US 97 starts July 22

07/20/09
Four-day closure of Guide Meridian planned north of Bellingham

07/20/09
Hood Canal Bridge anchor connections pass 50 percent mark

07/17/09
Construction begins on the US 97A Wildlife fence project north of Wenatchee

07/17/09
I-90 floating bridge: Only one westbound lane into Seattle Friday overnight

07/17/09
$2 million chip-seal project begins on US 101 in Grays Harbor County

07/17/09
WSDOT and I-405 contractors report spill on South Bellevue project

07/17/09
End of demolition means return of parking near Seattle sports stadiums

07/17/09
WSDOT restores SR 508 Tilton River Bridge to two-lane traffic July 20

07/16/09
WSDOT awards a third US 97 Blewett Pass emergency flood repair contract

07/16/09
Second tier I-90 paving through Moses Lake gets awarded to a local contractor

07/16/09
Western states’ transportation directors name Hammond as association president

07/16/09
Ribbon-cutting ceremony marks completion of SR 20 improvement project in Burlington

07/15/09
Better access to businesses and a new interchange in store for Renton

07/15/09
Bellevue contractor lands stimulus-funded I-5 HOV project

07/15/09
US 12 White Pass paving project begins July 16

07/15/09
I-90 floating bridge to reopen to traffic Saturday morning

07/15/09
Bridge repair project on I-5 near Woodland starts July 19

07/14/09
Transportation Secretary Hammond leads western states in highlighting progress on stimulus project spending

07/11/09
Massive Interstate 90 floating bridge expansion joints fit snugly into place

07/10/09
Crews ramp up for stimulus-funded I-5 repair project near Stanwood

07/10/09
Artist Point opens July 14; crews mark fastest opening ever

07/10/09
Mount Baker Highway repaving begins July 13

07/09/09
WSDOT expects heavy event traffic on I-5, I-205 Friday afternoon

07/09/09
Help improve the SR 9, SR 531 intersection near Arlington

07/09/09
WSDOT takes contractor bidding system online

07/08/09
WSDOT awards SR 532 bridge deck repair project in Stanwood

07/08/09
Gas prices and the recession can’t take all the credit for reduced congestion

07/08/09
Most travel numbers up for Independence Day weekend 2009

07/07/09
WSDOT awards $900,000 in 2009 Airport Improvement grants

07/07/09
Three-month lane closure begins July 8 on SR 542 near Glacier

07/06/09
Bremerton Tunnel opens for business

07/06/09
Lighter traffic helps reduce delays on first day of I-90 floating bridge lane closures in Seattle

07/06/09
Second Amtrak Cascades train between Seattle and Vancouver, BC gets “green light” from Canadian government

07/06/09
First morning of I-90 floating bridge lane closures in Seattle go well

07/05/09
Work gets under way on the I-90 floating bridge near Seattle

07/02/09
Paving moves first SR 704 Cross-Base project into home stretch

07/02/09
Holiday travelers: Prepare for westbound I-90 delays to Seattle on Sunday

07/02/09
Washington Aviation Planning Council Releases Statewide Aviation Recommendations

07/02/09
WSDOT holds Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Goals Webinar and public meeting

07/01/09
New bridge, safer SR 532 in store for Stanwood and Camano Island residents

07/01/09
Heavy holiday traffic expected on US 101 in Mason County