http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/ Copyright WSDOT 2008. All rights reserved. bertraj@wsdot.wa.gov (Jeremy Bertrand) Washington State Department of Transportation Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:56:16 GMT 15 http://wsdot.wa.gov/Public/images/nav/wsdot2g4.gif http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/ Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:03:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/083109_169.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/083109_169.htm rivers in Maple Valley are traveling on smoother pavement this week. Crews wrapped up work on Friday, August 28th between SR 169 between Witte Road and SE 264th Street. Crews working for WSDOT began work in May to repair 1.6 miles of deteriorated roadway and repave the highway with new asphalt. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:07:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/Bremerton_083109.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/Bremerton_083109.htm WSDOT Ferries Division supplements Bremerton one-boat service with passenger-only ferries Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:57:41 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/31_AugustRecoveryActReport.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/31_AugustRecoveryActReport.htm Delivering on the Recovery Act: More highway projects under way, and construction workforce continues to grow More than 135 highway projects awarded or under way in Washington state. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:30:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/31_I405HOVLaneReopened.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/31_I405HOVLaneReopened.htm Crews in Renton and Tukwila reopened the carpool lane on southbound I-405 at 4:48 a.m. on, Aug. 31 on schedule. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:18:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/30_BremertonOneBoat.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/30_BremertonOneBoat.htm The Seattle/Bremerton ferry route has been reduced to one-boat service. Capacity on the Edmonds/Kingston route has been reduced by 58 vehicles. Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:28:24 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/US12_BlackRiverPainting.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/US12_BlackRiverPainting.htm Bridge painting on US 12 requires a full week of alternating, one-way traffic control near the Grays Harbor/Thurston county border. Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:34:15 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/28_us395nscsegmentopens.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/28_us395nscsegmentopens.htm First US 395 North Spokane Corridor segment opens to traffic Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:59:24 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/28_I-5SignInspectionClosures.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/28_I-5SignInspectionClosures.htm VANCOUVER – Multiple lane and shoulder closures on northbound I-5 and Mill Plain Blvd. this weekend will allow crews to perform routine inspections on seven sign structures along the interstate in Clark County. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:46:29 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/28_US12SlopeRepairsBeginSep1.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/28_US12SlopeRepairsBeginSep1.htm WHITE PASS – Crews will repair a slope beneath US 12 near White Pass starting Tuesday, Sept. 1. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:51:46 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/27_I-405RentonWeekendClosure.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/27_I-405RentonWeekendClosure.htm WSDOT is reaching out to drivers in preparation for a weekend full of sporting events and a major closure on southbound I-405 in Renton and Tukwila. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:12:49 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/26_i5newloopramp.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/26_i5newloopramp.htm Crews will open a new on-ramp to southbound Interstate 5 at the I-5/SR 531 (Smokey Point) interchange in Arlington at 5 a.m. Friday, Aug. 28, nearly six months ahead of schedule. The new ramp will help relieve heavy backups on SR 531 (172nd Street NE) during peak commute times. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:49:19 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/25_I-405RentonWeekendClosure.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/25_I-405RentonWeekendClosure.htm If you’re planning to take southbound I-405 through Renton to get to the Mariners or Sounders game this weekend or possibly the airport, prepare to use alternate routes or expect long delays. Traffic will be funneled into two lanes as crews close the southbound I-405 carpool lane between SR 167 and the West Valley Highway to pave the I-405 bridge over Oakesdale Avenue SW in Renton. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:03:52 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/25_sr525repavinghighway.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/25_sr525repavinghighway.htm Crews will return the first week of September to repave portions of State Route 525 in Clinton for a second time. The highway was first repaved in June, but the pavement failed to meet compaction standards and now has to be removed and replaced. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:05:58 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/25_SR520Girders.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/25_SR520Girders.htm Drivers should expect nighttime delays on SR 520 in Redmond Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:44:42 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/24-520proposals.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/24-520proposals.htm WSDOT is moving forward with a design-build contract to build pontoons to replace the aging SR 520 floating bridge. Three pre-qualified contractor teams were selected to submit proposals for this $300 million to $600 million contract that is expected to create approximately 2,000 project-related jobs at the height of construction in 2013. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:40:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/24_ARRAHighSpeedRailTrack1application.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/24_ARRAHighSpeedRailTrack1application.htm Washington applies for nearly $435 million in first round of ARRA High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail grants Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:25:44 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/24_704_Opens1stSection.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/24_704_Opens1stSection.htm WSDOT is ready to open the first segment of the SR 704 Cross base highway in Spanaway. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:42:58 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/21_08520complete.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/21_08520complete.htm Early this morning, crews working for WSDOT laid the last few feet of permanent striping on newly-repaved lanes of SR 520 between Bellevue and Redmond. Crews have been working since March to repave nearly four miles of the freeway and replace bridge approaches on SR 520. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:19:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/21_I405NewBothellLaneContractor.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/21_I405NewBothellLaneContractor.htm BOTHELL – The Washington State Department of Transportation is moving forward to ease congestion and improve safety on I-405 by selecting Kiewit Pacific Co., of Renton to design and build a new northbound freeway lane in Bothell. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:33:11 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/21_I-5NorthboundRampClosures.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/21_I-5NorthboundRampClosures.htm CASTLE ROCK – Concrete panel replacement and paving work will close the on- and off-ramps at three locations on northbound I-5 next week near Castle Rock. WSDOT recommends drivers consider alternate routes during these closures, which will occur nightly between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:29:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/21_Aug21-23+weekend+travel+advisory.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/21_Aug21-23+weekend+travel+advisory.htm If you’re planning on leaving the house this weekend, WSDOT wants you to be prepared so you can get to your destination on time. Several construction closures in and around Seattle, and a Saturday night Seahawks game could give you a traffic migraine if you don’t know before you go. Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:06:03 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/20_SR507_SR510Delays.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/20_SR507_SR510Delays.htm Pavement repair on SR 507 and SR 510 means three days of delays for drivers Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:35:44 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/20_SR14TunnelSpeedReduction.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/20_SR14TunnelSpeedReduction.htm WASHOUGAL – Drivers on SR 14 will encounter a temporary speed reduction from 55 mph to 25 mph in Washougal beginning Tuesday, August 25, as the City of Washougal continues construction on the stimulus-funded SR 14 Pedestrian Tunnel project. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:29:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/20_SR501InterchangeContractAwarded.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/20_SR501InterchangeContractAwarded.htm VANCOUVER – The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) this week awarded Tapani Underground, Inc. of Battle Ground a $15.79 million contract to build a new I-5, SR 501 Ridgefield interchange. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:48:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/HCB+anchors+complete.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/HCB+anchors+complete.htm SR 104 HCB anchors complete Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:09:25 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/19_GlacierCabinAuction.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/19_GlacierCabinAuction.htm It was an exciting morning near Glacier when WSDOT auctioned off 14 cabins, one storage shed, one manufactured home and one large lodge. Some cabins were multi-units. Only one storage shed did not receive a bid. Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:20:18 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/19_I5Fifelaneclosures.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/19_I5Fifelaneclosures.htm Northbound I-5 in Fife reduced to one lane Saturday night. Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:04:36 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/17_I-405QuieterPavementCompletion.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/17_I-405QuieterPavementCompletion.htm The Washington State Department of Transportation today thanked motorists for their patience after contractors wrapped up a long weekend of highway construction on I-405 through Bellevue. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:37:33 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/16_SR542Cabins.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/16_SR542Cabins.htm The hottest housing deal in Western Washington is in Glacier on Wednesday – $10 for a ski cabin! Sun, 16 Aug 2009 07:16:48 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/15_OneMoreDayI405.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/15_OneMoreDayI405.htm WSDOT contractor crews are paving a test section of quieter asphalt on I-405 to determine if changes in the additives, application temperature and foundation material affect durability and noise reduction properties. Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:39:57 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/14_539PoleRoundaboutOpensSunday.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/14_539PoleRoundaboutOpensSunday.htm Crews will open the SR 539/Pole Road roundabout Sunday night, Aug. 16. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:54:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/13_08_405laneclosures.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/13_08_405laneclosures.htm WSDOT contractor crews will close all but one lane on northbound I-405 in Bellevue this weekend to pave the highway between 112th Avenue SE and NE 6th Street. Only one northbound lane will be open between 5 a.m. Sat. Aug. 15 and 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:41:17 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/13_I405QueterPavement.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/13_I405QueterPavement.htm WSDOT’s study into the use of “quieter” pavement on Western Washington highways continues this weekend on northbound I-405 through Bellevue. Crews will funnel traffic down to one northbound lane to place quieter asphalt pavement test sections. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 05:41:28 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/8-Aberdeen.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/8-Aberdeen.htm The Washington State Department of Transportation announced today that the Aberdeen Log Yard is the preferred location for a new construction facility to build SR 520 bridge pontoons. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:55:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/08122009_AmtrakCascadessecondtrain.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/08122009_AmtrakCascadessecondtrain.htm Second Amtrak Cascades train to Vancouver, B.C. begins service August 19 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:16:05 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/volunteersBike-PedCount.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/volunteersBike-PedCount.htm Annual survey needs volunteers throughout WA to count bicyclists and pedestrians Wed, 12 Aug 2009 05:30:14 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/I90Kickoffevent.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/I90Kickoffevent.htm The Washington State Department of Transportation today began construction on the I-90 Snoqualmie Pass East project (I-90 Project), a project that will build five miles of wider, safer and more reliable highway for east-west travelers. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 05:26:58 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/11_I405MilestoneAndClosure.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/11_I405MilestoneAndClosure.htm BELLEVUE – This weekend’s planned lane closure on northbound I-405 in south Bellevue is just another in a month of milestones for widening work that includes new lanes, new pavement and new striping. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:26:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/10_trafficinfo.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/10_trafficinfo.htm OLYMPIA – Now it is even easier to know before you go. The Washington State Department of Transportation has added new tools to deliver real-time traffic and incident information to Northwest motorists. Sat, 08 Aug 2009 06:26:45 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/7_wsdot-seeks-bids-for-ferries.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/7_wsdot-seeks-bids-for-ferries.htm SEATTLE – The plan to improve Washington's ferry fleet takes another step forward with the advertisement today, Aug. 7, of a contract to build at least two new 64-car ferries. Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:06:38 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/06_PavementAward.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/06_PavementAward.htm To the motoring public, smoothness is chief among the factors of what makes a good roadway pavement. To the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), it is smooth pavement that lasts. Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:39:09 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/6_SR532at84thRepairBegins.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/6_SR532at84thRepairBegins.htm Drivers should plan for a weekend-long closure of SR 532 in both directions of SR 532 in Stanwood, August 14-17 for bridge deck repairs. Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:35:06 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/06_SR122ClosureCulvertInstallation.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/06_SR122ClosureCulvertInstallation.htm MOSSYROCK – Beginning at noon on Monday, Aug. 17, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will close SR 122 between Flynn Road and Steelhead Drive (mile posts 4.55 to 5.92) for one week to install a culvert underneath the highway. Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:02:28 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/05_I5HOVInPierceCounty.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/05_I5HOVInPierceCounty.htm Bellevue-based Tri-State Construction, Inc. and WSDOT begin work next week on a project that builds the first I-5 HOV lanes in Pierce County. Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:27:23 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/04_US101SR103_ConstructionComplete.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/04_US101SR103_ConstructionComplete.htm LONG BEACH – Drivers traveling US 101 near Chinook and SR 103 on the Long Beach peninsula now have a smoother and safer driving surface, new pavement markings and ADA enhancements in Long Beach thanks in part to the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:12:52 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/04_us395nscaward.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/04_us395nscaward.htm WSDOT awards next major NSC construction contract Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:40:46 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/04_US101delaysandspeedreductions.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/04_US101delaysandspeedreductions.htm Project means delays and speed-limit reduction on US 101 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:31:12 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/US12_WhitePassPaverComplete.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/US12_WhitePassPaverComplete.htm WHITE PASS – Drivers on US 12 will enjoy a smoother, safer drive over White Pass as the Washington State Department of Transportation wraps up a paving project on Wednesday, Aug. 5. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:52:44 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/3_I5LynnwoodPedImprovement.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/08/3_I5LynnwoodPedImprovement.htm rews start work today on a stimulus-funded city of Lynnwood project to improve safety for pedestrians and bicyclists at the I-5/196th Street SW interchange in Lynnwood. Crews will build a new walkway on the 196th Street SW overpass and a pedestrian bridge over the existing southbound I-5 off-ramp. The 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provided $1.25 million toward the $5.65 million project, which will support an estimated 60 jobs.