http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/ Copyright WSDOT 2008. All rights reserved. bertraj@wsdot.wa.gov (Jeremy Bertrand) Washington State Department of Transportation Thu, 23 May 2013 04:20:18 GMT 15 http://wsdot.wa.gov/Public/images/nav/wsdot2g4.gif http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/ Tue, 01 May 2012 06:02:46 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/30_waterfrontchanges.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/30_waterfrontchanges.htm It’s not yet time for the downtown waterfront’s big makeover, but it is make-room time for the State Route 99 Tunnel project. Crews clearing space for tunnel construction are preparing to reroute six blocks of waterfront traffic from Alaskan Way to a newly improved road beneath the Alaskan Way Viaduct. Tue, 01 May 2012 05:26:44 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/30_I-5MellenToBlakesleeAward.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/30_I-5MellenToBlakesleeAward.htm CENTRALIA – Interstate 5 drivers are one step closer to faster, safer trips through north Lewis County. Tue, 01 May 2012 04:59:31 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/30_NewI90ATMSigns.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/30_NewI90ATMSigns.htm BELLEVUE – Interstate 90 drivers heading eastbound near Bellevue will have more real-time information available on Tuesday, May 1, when 36 new electronic highway signs go live in time for the morning commute. Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:26:55 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/30_SR520_ReopenedAfterWeekendConstruction.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/30_SR520_ReopenedAfterWeekendConstruction.htm SEATTLE – Another batch of girders is in place over State Route 520 and the highway has reopened after a busy weekend of construction. Sat, 28 Apr 2012 03:13:20 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/27_SR9SR531RoundaboutConstruction.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/27_SR9SR531RoundaboutConstruction.htm Crews kick off construction next week on a new roundabout at the intersection of State Route 9 and SR 531 near Arlington. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 05:33:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/26_AviationEconomicBenefits.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/26_AviationEconomicBenefits.htm Washington’s 135 public airports are continuing to help local economies take flight, generating thousands of jobs and millions of dollars for cities and counties throughout the state. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/25_sr9twonewlanes.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/25_sr9twonewlanes.htm Cross-border travelers will soon find shorter lines at the State Route 9 border crossing in Sumas thanks to a little lane adjustment and some new striping. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:37:51 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/25_NewSR520DrawspanOperations.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/25_NewSR520DrawspanOperations.htm SEATTLE – Under new rules published today, the State Route 520 floating bridge drawspan will not open to boats from 6-9 a.m. or 4-7 p.m. on weekdays – a move that keeps peak commute traffic flowing between Seattle and the Eastside. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:35:57 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/24_SR520_WeekendClosure.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/24_SR520_WeekendClosure.htm Cranes will hoist 42 huge concrete girders into position over State Route 520 this weekend, part of a project to build lidded overpasses and widen the highway to six laneson the Eastside. To do the latest round of work, crews will close the highway and floating bridge between Seattle and Bellevue at 11 p.m. Friday, April 27. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:03:03 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/144_042412.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/144_042412.htm Second new 144-car ferry in progress Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:30:10 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/23_SR522closures.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/23_SR522closures.htm Drivers on State Route 522 near Monroe should plan for full closures of the highway Wednesday and Thursday morning. Crews widening SR 522 between the Snohomish River Bridge and US 2 are removing trees in preparation for rock blasting in May. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 23:30:31 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/20_SR92RoundaboutMeeting.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/20_SR92RoundaboutMeeting.htm WSDOT will host an open house from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, to discuss roundabouts being built on SR 92 in Lake Stevens. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:56:45 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/20_I-5+Exit+to+Tacoma+Changing.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/20_I-5+Exit+to+Tacoma+Changing.htm TACOMA - The northbound I-5 exit to the Tacoma City Center will change for three months starting Saturday, April 28, 2012. Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:08:26 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/18_2012_workzone_safety.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/18_2012_workzone_safety.htm OLYMPIA – It’s simple really: See orange, slow down. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:23:44 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/17_SR505Repairs.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/17_SR505Repairs.htm WINLOCK – Contractor crews installed a concrete box culvert beneath State Route 505 this weekend, shaving a week off the timeline for emergency repairs on the undermined highway in Winlock. The Washington State Department of Transportation plans to reopen SR 505 by Saturday, April 21. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:38:29 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/17_SR99-tolling-committee.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/17_SR99-tolling-committee.htm The SR 99 Tunnel Project’s Advisory Committee on Tolling and Traffic Management meets today to discuss ways to minimize diversion from the SR 99 tunnel and to review potential toll scenarios that will be analyzed this year. Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:26:17 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/13_pugnettiparkreopens.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/13_pugnettiparkreopens.htm A parcel of land at the corner of Pacific Avenue and South 21st Street in downtown Tacoma, known as Pugnetti Park, reopens for public use today, April 13. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:44:48 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/041212_US2_RiceRoadRoundabout.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/041212_US2_RiceRoadRoundabout.htm New roundabout opens ahead of schedule on US 2 at Rice Road. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 05:13:01 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/12_studsoff2012.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/12_studsoff2012.htm After extending the studded tire deadline to Monday, April 16, the Washington State Department of Transportation reminds drivers to remove their studded tires. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 01:00:07 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/12_SR529trafficshift.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/12_SR529trafficshift.htm Commuters on State Route 529 should bid their farewells to the Ebey Slough Bridge when they cross it on Friday, before the 87-year-old bridge is retired from service and crews ready the adjacent new bridge to carry Monday morning traffic. Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:47:25 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/12_BroadStreet.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/12_BroadStreet.htm One lane opens, but the Broad Street exit ramp closes. That's what State Route 99 drivers can expect tonight, April 12, when crews reopen the far right lane of southbound Aurora Avenue North between Republican and John streets. The lane has been closed since early March for utility relocation related to the SR 99 tunnel project. Thu, 12 Apr 2012 03:27:23 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/11-SR104HoodCanalBridgeWestHalfRepairs.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/11-SR104HoodCanalBridgeWestHalfRepairs.htm West-half repairs mean nighttime closures for Hood Canal Bridge in May Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:43:25 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/10_CulvertReplacement.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/10_CulvertReplacement.htm WINLOCK – A brand-new box culvert will replace the crumbling, century-old concrete pipe that opened a sinkhole in the middle of State Route 505 two weeks ago. Wed, 11 Apr 2012 02:17:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/10_SR520_SeattleDesignOpenHouse.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/10_SR520_SeattleDesignOpenHouse.htm SEATTLE – The Washington State Department of Transportation is leading public discussions to refine designs for the future six-lane State Route 520 corridor in the Seattle area. WSDOT staff will share updated design options at an interactive open house from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 12, at the Museum of History & Industry, 2700 24th Ave. E., Seattle. Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:05:53 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/10_WSDOTbeginsnewtollenforcementprogram.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/10_WSDOTbeginsnewtollenforcementprogram.htm WSDOT begins new toll enforcement program Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:20:20 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/09_NewRoundaboutsRidgefieldJunction.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/09_NewRoundaboutsRidgefieldJunction.htm RIDGEFIELD – Construction begins this spring on two roundabouts flanking Interstate 5 near its junction with State Route 501, three miles east of Ridgefield. Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:29:37 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/09_NewAviationCapitalImprovProjPlanner.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/09_NewAviationCapitalImprovProjPlanner.htm Fri, 06 Apr 2012 22:22:57 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/06_WinlockRepairsBegin.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/06_WinlockRepairsBegin.htm WINLOCK – Emergency work begins, Friday, April 6, to repair a damaged culvert undermining State Route 505 in Winlock. Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:19:04 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/05_SR520_Construction_Drawspan.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/05_SR520_Construction_Drawspan.htm SEATTLE – Construction crews are removing trees in Medina and prepping to install anchors in Lake Washington for a new State Route 520 floating bridge. With more work in the water, drivers on SR 520 could see occasional intermittent closures of the highway for boat traffic. Fri, 06 Apr 2012 03:30:17 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/04_US2RiceAndersonConstruction.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/04_US2RiceAndersonConstruction.htm Major construction is expected to cause traffic delays on US 2 starting Sunday evening, April 8. Drivers headed east or west between Sultan and Index should plan extra travel time once crews funnel all traffic on the two-lane highway into one lane. Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:33:13 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/aging_040412.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/aging_040412.htm Aging vessels moving slower as they make their way toward retirement Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:30:22 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/4_wa_or_integratedcorridor.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/4_wa_or_integratedcorridor.htm Washington and Oregon are creating a new partnership and will develop a plan for managing passenger-rail service between Eugene, Ore., and Vancouver, B.C., as one continuous rail corridor rather than two separate state operations. Transportation officials for each state signed an agreement today as another step toward offering faster, more frequent Amtrak Cascades service. Wed, 04 Apr 2012 05:50:38 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/3_viaductweekend.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/3_viaductweekend.htm Crews will close the State Route 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct this weekend to reinforce a two-block section of the structure located above the path of the future SR 99 tunnel. Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:19:49 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/fares_040312.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/fares_040312.htm Ferry fares to increase in May Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:03:46 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/2_ConstructionresumesonI-90.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/04/2_ConstructionresumesonI-90.htm After a long winter break, construction is getting ready to resume on two major Interstate 90 projects east of Snoqualmie Pass. And that means drivers who cross the pass should prepare for construction related closures and delays.