http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/ Copyright WSDOT 2008. All rights reserved. bertraj@wsdot.wa.gov (Jeremy Bertrand) Washington State Department of Transportation Fri, 24 May 2013 01:03:22 GMT 15 http://wsdot.wa.gov/Public/images/nav/wsdot2g4.gif http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/ Tue, 01 Feb 2011 06:57:33 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/Updatedlanduseguidelines.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/Updatedlanduseguidelines.htm Airports, local jurisdictions and decision-makers now have access to an updated tool to aid in land-use-compatibility planning near airports. Tue, 01 Feb 2011 05:29:53 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/ConstructionstartsonSR823.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/ConstructionstartsonSR823.htm Work begins Monday, Feb. 7, on a $9.3 million project that will reduce congestion and increase safety in downtown Selah by rerouting the highway. The project will give drivers the option to bypass congested intersections on S. First Street and E. Naches Avenue. Tue, 01 Feb 2011 01:28:12 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/013111_AmtrakCascadesWifi.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/013111_AmtrakCascadesWifi.htm Amtrak Cascades free Wi-Fi launched on all trains. Sat, 29 Jan 2011 07:38:56 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/28-AWV-tunnel-agreements.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/28-AWV-tunnel-agreements.htm The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) transmitted to the Seattle City Council today three agreements that will continue the 10-year partnership to replace the seismically vulnerable Alaskan Way Viaduct. The technical agreements describe how the City of Seattle will review and approve the state’s plans related to the proposed bored tunnel under downtown Seattle. Sat, 29 Jan 2011 07:33:47 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/28_WaterDispensers.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/28_WaterDispensers.htm A toxicology assessment of water dispensers at WSF's headquarters building in Seattle is complete. Sat, 29 Jan 2011 07:03:46 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/28_PontoonGroundbreaking.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/28_PontoonGroundbreaking.htm ABERDEEN – Gov. Chris Gregoire and Washington Transportation Secretary Paula Hammond will visit Grays Harbor in two weeks to join the community in a groundbreaking celebration for the SR 520 pontoon construction project. Sat, 29 Jan 2011 06:27:30 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/28_5_GMinterchgBegins.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/28_5_GMinterchgBegins.htm Work is underway to improve the I-5/US 12 Grand Mound interchange south of Tumwater. Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:55:03 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/NewActingAviationDirector.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/NewActingAviationDirector.htm John Shambaugh will serve as the new Acting Director for WSDOT Aviation, beginning Feb. 4, 2010. Shambaugh steps into the position vacated by John Sibold, who has spent the past eight years as the Aviation Director. Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:59:50 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/Mukilteo_012711.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/Mukilteo_012711.htm Mukilteo ferry terminal will close for three weekends this spring Fri, 21 Jan 2011 02:50:06 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/20_TTIreport.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/20_TTIreport.htm Seattle’s urban-area drivers spend less time stuck in traffic than drivers in similar-size areas around the country, according to a report today from the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI). Thu, 20 Jan 2011 01:01:41 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/011911_AmtrakCascades2010ridership.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/011911_AmtrakCascades2010ridership.htm 2010 Amtrak Cascades ridership report Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:07:45 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/SR+112+Landslide.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/SR+112+Landslide.htm SR 112 Landslide Tue, 18 Jan 2011 03:22:16 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/17_WSDOTWorkerKilled.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/17_WSDOTWorkerKilled.htm PRESTON – The Washington State Department of Transportation’s thoughts today are with the family of Billy Rhynalds, a 12-year veteran of the WSDOT maintenance team out of Preston. Sat, 15 Jan 2011 05:11:58 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/14_I5JoeLearyBestValue.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/14_I5JoeLearyBestValue.htm Crews will rebuild and repave a 12-mile stretch of northbound I-5 between Burlington and Bellingham in 2011. Contractor Granite Construction Inc. submitted the apparent best-value proposal to design and build the project. Thu, 13 Jan 2011 08:00:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/firstElectricVehicleHighway.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/firstElectricVehicleHighway.htm Washington to create nation’s first electric vehicle-friendly scenic byway along U.S. 2 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 02:57:55 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/SR+520+Open+House+Jan.+19.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/SR+520+Open+House+Jan.+19.htm The countdown to construction is under way in Grays Harbor and a Jan. 19 open house gives the community a chance to learn more about upcoming work to build concrete pontoons for a replacement State Route 520 floating bridge. Wed, 12 Jan 2011 01:26:17 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/_11_SR520PontoonFedApproval.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/_11_SR520PontoonFedApproval.htm SEATTLE – Construction starts as soon as mid-February on a facility in Aberdeen to produce massive concrete pontoons for the State Route 520 floating bridge – a project expected to employ hundreds of workers in the Grays Harbor area. Tue, 11 Jan 2011 06:42:13 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/10_snow_tuesday_commute.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/10_snow_tuesday_commute.htm Weather forecasters may not agree on how much snow will fall or where it will stick, but most are pretty certain about the when: just in time for the Tuesday evening commute. Tue, 11 Jan 2011 01:44:49 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/10_SR410projectwrapsup.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/10_SR410projectwrapsup.htm SR 410 widening project wraps up for winter Mon, 10 Jan 2011 10:38:12 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/9_101_SimpsonBridgeReopens.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/9_101_SimpsonBridgeReopens.htm WSDOT is reopening the US 101 Simpson Ave. Bridge. Mon, 10 Jan 2011 02:42:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/9_SR520overnightclosures.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/9_SR520overnightclosures.htm Late-night closures of the State Route 520 floating bridge are planned during the next five weeks as crews install equipment above the lanes for electronic tolling. Fri, 07 Jan 2011 07:59:39 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/6_SR99_contract.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/6_SR99_contract.htm The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) today signed a contract with Seattle Tunnel Partners to design and build the SR 99 bored tunnel – the preferred alternative for replacing the seismically unsafe Alaskan Way Viaduct along Seattle’s downtown waterfront. Wed, 05 Jan 2011 06:56:26 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/ERPReport.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/01/ERPReport.htm A proposed express toll lane system is a viable and appropriate strategy for improving mobility in the Interstate 405 and State Route 167 corridor, according to a report by national tolling experts sent today to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT).