http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/ Copyright WSDOT 2008. All rights reserved. bertraj@wsdot.wa.gov (Jeremy Bertrand) Washington State Department of Transportation Wed, 22 May 2013 04:47:48 GMT 15 http://wsdot.wa.gov/Public/images/nav/wsdot2g4.gif http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/ Sat, 18 May 2013 06:20:41 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/17_DBEStudyOnline.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/17_DBEStudyOnline.htm OLYMPIA – A study to determine whether the Washington State Department of Transportation’s contracting activities are fair and equitable for all is now available for review. The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program disparity study analyzed information about local marketplace conditions for minority-owned and women-owned businesses and the degree to which WSDOT utilizes these businesses. Sat, 18 May 2013 05:09:32 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/14_Chinook_pass_open_2013.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/14_Chinook_pass_open_2013.htm CHINOOK PASS – Crews opened Chinook Pass at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 17. It’s safe to say drivers can make travel plans over State Route 410 this weekend. Sat, 18 May 2013 03:52:49 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/17SR28EphrataSoapLake.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/17SR28EphrataSoapLake.htm After Memorial Day, 3-1/2 miles of SR 28 between Ephrata and Soap Lake will be restriped to create dedicated turning and passing lanes. Fri, 17 May 2013 21:36:55 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/17_Memorial_Day_Travel_2013.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/17_Memorial_Day_Travel_2013.htm OLYMPIA – If you’re taking to the road for Memorial Day weekend, don’t forget to plan ahead with travel tools from the Washington State Department of Transportation. Fri, 17 May 2013 05:40:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/16_I5SR104To52ndPaving.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/16_I5SR104To52ndPaving.htm Nearly everything wears down over time, and it’s no different with the pavement on Interstate 5. But help is coming to South Snohomish County. Thu, 16 May 2013 02:21:56 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/15_PontoonMayMovements.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/15_PontoonMayMovements.htm SEATTLE – Drivers, boaters and residents around Lake Washington should be on the lookout for State Route 520 bridge pontoons moving through the lake this month. Contractor crews will float one pontoon through the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Ballard between 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. this afternoon, Wednesday, May 15. A pontoon already on the lake will be moved from its current staging location to another location on the lake, making way for a pontoon from Aberdeen to use that staging area when it a Wed, 15 May 2013 05:16:01 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/14_AWVTunnelPitComplete.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/14_AWVTunnelPitComplete.htm Last spring, a field of unturned dirt marked the spot where Bertha will begin digging the two-mile State Route 99 tunnel beneath downtown Seattle. One year and 86,000 cubic yards of soil later, it’s a pit fit for the world’s largest tunneling machine. Crews finished building Bertha’s 80-foot-deep launch pit on Sunday after nearly a year spent building its underground walls, removing soil and building the infrastructure needed to support the nearly 7,000-ton machine. Its completion clears the Fri, 10 May 2013 01:12:02 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/09_SR504_Reopens.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/09_SR504_Reopens.htm More than 15 feet of snow kept State Route 504 in Cowlitz County closed for the winter season this year. On Saturday, May 11, nature enthusiasts can make the trek back up the mountain as the Washington State Department of Transportation reopens Spirit Lake Memorial Highway. Thu, 09 May 2013 23:42:28 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/09_SCIP_I5Closed.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/09_SCIP_I5Closed.htm VANCOUVER – In early June, 1,050 tons of airborne concrete and steel will halt traffic for 88,000 daily drivers on Interstate 5 in Salmon Creek. Wed, 08 May 2013 03:14:27 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/I5050713.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/I5050713.htm Drivers adjusted to 11 weekend closures to replace 31 aging expansion joints on the Interstate-5/West Seattle Bridge interchange and mainline I-5 in South Seattle. The project is now complete; however the Washington State Department of Transportation sees more expansion joint repair work on the horizon this summer and in early 2014 in the vicinity of downtown Seattle. Fri, 03 May 2013 22:00:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/BiketoSchool_0503.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/BiketoSchool_0503.htm Students celebrate national Bike to School Day May 8 Thu, 02 May 2013 22:27:36 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/02_520boatingseason.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/02_520boatingseason.htm Boating season marks the unofficial start to summer in Seattle for motorists and mariners alike. Wed, 01 May 2013 23:25:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/2013WAnamedBikeFriendlyState_0501.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/2013WAnamedBikeFriendlyState_0501.htm 6-time champ Washington leads pack again as ‘Bicycle-Friendly State’ Sat, 04 May 2013 05:45:36 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/03_SR14_Flagging_Paving.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/03_SR14_Flagging_Paving.htm WASHOUGAL – Travelers on State Route 14 should work a little extra time into their routine next week when construction crews take the highway down to a single lane in western Skamania County. Wed, 01 May 2013 06:12:03 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/30SR171OpenHouse.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/30SR171OpenHouse.htm There's an open house in Moses Lake on Thursday to get feedback on plans to improve 8 pedestrian crossings on Broadway Avenue Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:17:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/29_520PontoonFloat-Out.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/29_520PontoonFloat-Out.htm ABERDEEN – Progress continues for the new State Route 520 floating bridge, as the second cycle of new pontoons left the Aberdeen casting basin in the pre-dawn hours Monday morning, to coincide with the favorable high tide needed for float-out. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:44:53 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/FerryFares_042413.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/FerryFares_042413.htm Ferry fares increase for peak season starting May 1 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 03:06:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/22_earthday.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/22_earthday.htm Earth Day 2013 marks an opportunity for Washingtonians to learn how they can reduce their own carbon emissions and how programs at the Washington State Department of Transportation can help. Sat, 20 Apr 2013 07:06:45 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/19SR285SellarBridgeDetours.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/19SR285SellarBridgeDetours.htm Two open houses are scheduled to help the community deal with three weeks of detours at the east end approaches to the Senator George Sellar Bridge coming in May. Sat, 20 Apr 2013 03:32:40 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/19_LED_phase_two.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/19_LED_phase_two.htm OLYMPIA – Drivers on US 101 west of Olympia will notice changes to roadway lighting as a pilot project to test the first light-emitting-diode (LED) lighting system on a state highway moves into its second phase. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 03:11:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/17_SR9and84thRoundaboutOpenHouseLimitedAccessHearing.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/17_SR9and84thRoundaboutOpenHouseLimitedAccessHearing.htm MARYSVILLE – Plans for a new roundabout on a busy stretch of State Route 9 are taking shape, and local drivers and residents are invited to attend an open house to learn more about it. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:16:30 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/16_520ClosureApr19-22.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/16_520ClosureApr19-22.htm Drivers who cross Lake Washington should plan ahead to avoid potential congestion this weekend, when State Route 520 closes for construction. The Washington State Department of Transportation will close all lanes and ramps of SR 520 between Montlake Boulevard and Interstate 405 starting 11 p.m. Friday, April 19. All lanes and ramps will reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, April 22. Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:20:11 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/16SR20NCHReopens.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/16SR20NCHReopens.htm The North Cascades Highway reopened at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 16. Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:46:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/04_SR16TacomaNarrowsClosureDelayed.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/04_SR16TacomaNarrowsClosureDelayed.htm TACOMA – Drivers who were preparing for the April 26 weekend closure of the westbound State Route 16 Tacoma Narrows Bridge can take a breather. A project to replace a problematic expansion joint has been delayed a few weeks. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 02:54:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/11_workzonesafety2013_goorange.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/11_workzonesafety2013_goorange.htm OLYMPIA – Transportation workers, along with all roadway and utility workers, ask drivers to remember one rule when they see those bright orange signs and cones: just slow down. Tue, 09 Apr 2013 06:07:51 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/08_5_TacomaMallExitClosure.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/08_5_TacomaMallExitClosure.htm 3-month closure of southbound I-5 exit to Tacoma Mall starts April 20 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 02:21:49 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/8_539GuideMakeover.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/8_539GuideMakeover.htm Work to help reduce collisions and improve traffic along the first mile of State Route 539 in Bellingham is set to begin in early May. Sat, 06 Apr 2013 05:48:56 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/5_StanwoodConcrete.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/5_StanwoodConcrete.htm STANWOOD – People traveling on northbound Interstate 5 just north of Stanwood can expect lane closures over the next several weeks, as contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation repair several sections of cracked concrete pavement. Sat, 06 Apr 2013 04:36:12 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/05_newaviationhire.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/05_newaviationhire.htm Tom Curran is joining the Washington State Department of Transportation’s aviation team as the program manager for the upcoming Airport Investment Study. Sat, 06 Apr 2013 01:01:49 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/5_Tunnel-statement.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/5_Tunnel-statement.htm Statement by Linea Laird, Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program administrator: The ship carrying the State Route 99 tunnel boring machine, the Jumbo Fairpartner, was scheduled to berth at Terminal 46 this morning to begin unloading. Arrangements are still being made to unload the ship. Sat, 06 Apr 2013 00:45:47 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/05_13_constructionresumesi90.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/05_13_constructionresumesi90.htm Start planning your trip over Interstate 90 east of Snoqualmie Pass now! Several major road improvement projects will delay drivers this year as the Washington State Department of Transportation improves sections of roadway across a 50-mile stretch of I-90. Thu, 04 Apr 2013 03:08:14 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/03_US101_FlashingYellowArrow.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/03_US101_FlashingYellowArrow.htm State highway crews aim to improve the busiest US 101 intersections in Raymond this week. They’re on target to install new flashing yellow arrow signals at two intersections. Tue, 02 Apr 2013 06:20:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/01_TunnelMachineArrives.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/04/01_TunnelMachineArrives.htm Bertha sighting: SR 99 tunneling machine draws near World’s largest tunneling machine to arrive by ship in Seattle tomorrow The ship carrying the $80 million machine that will dig the SR 99 tunnel beneath downtown Seattle entered Washington waters today. Its two-week journey from the manufacturing plant in Osaka, Japan will end tomorrow in Elliott Bay. Tue, 02 Apr 2013 06:49:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/I5_040113.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/I5_040113.htm All lanes on northbound Interstate 5 in South Seattle reopened on schedule Monday, April 1 2013 following a weekend of closures to replace four aging highway expansion joints. But the work isn’t over yet. Sun, 31 Mar 2013 10:50:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/30_I5+expansion+joints.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/30_I5+expansion+joints.htm Drivers should plan for another day of lane closures and delays as contractor crews replace failing expansion joints on northbound I-5 south of Downtown Seattle. Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:57:22 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/workzone_speed_enforcement_centralia.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/workzone_speed_enforcement_centralia.htm CENTRALIA – An automated speed-enforcement camera will be placed in a construction zone on Interstate 5 in Lewis County beginning Monday, April 8, in an attempt to slow drivers and improve safety. Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:36:28 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/29_SR14GrindingWork.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/29_SR14GrindingWork.htm CAMAS – Thanks to ongoing construction work, State Route 14 in Camas and Washougal wasn’t the smoothest this past winter. And starting Monday, April 1, things will get rougher before they get better. Wed, 27 Mar 2013 23:53:24 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/27_US97ConstructionRestart.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/27_US97ConstructionRestart.htm GOLDENDALE – After a three-month break for weather, crews will resume work on a US 97 wildlife connectivity project on Monday, April 1. Wed, 27 Mar 2013 06:23:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/26SR20SpringReopeningBegins.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/26SR20SpringReopeningBegins.htm Work to reopen the 37 miles of the North Cascades Highway closed last Nov. 20, got underway Monday, Mar. 25. Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:07:49 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/26_SR99SODORampClosure.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/26_SR99SODORampClosure.htm The southbound State Route 99 off-ramp near Seattle’s stadiums will make a weekend move as contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation continue construction on the new South Atlantic Street overpass. Currently, the ramp connects to East Frontage Road on the west side of SR 99, but starting Monday morning, April 1, the ramp will drop drivers off at a new intersection at South Atlantic Street and Colorado Avenue South. Tue, 26 Mar 2013 02:38:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/25_stud_tire_off_2013.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/25_stud_tire_off_2013.htm OLYMPIA – Spring has arrived. As temperatures rise across the region, the Washington State Department of Transportation reminds drivers to remove their studded tires by midnight, March 31. Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:16:49 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/_25NorthI5closures.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/_25NorthI5closures.htm A busy section of northbound Interstate 5 near downtown Seattle will be reduced to just two lanes over the next two weekends as contractor crews replace four 50-year-old expansion joints that span the width of the highway. Work starts Friday, March 29. Fri, 22 Mar 2013 23:20:47 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/22_ConstructionBloomsSR14.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/22_ConstructionBloomsSR14.htm CAMAS – Spring has sprung in the Pacific Northwest once again, waking up birds, flowers, and…paving machines? Fri, 22 Mar 2013 01:40:37 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/21_I5BusySpringWeekend.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/21_I5BusySpringWeekend.htm Drivers who cross Lake Washington, connect to Interstate 5 from West Seattle or head south from the University District this weekend should plan ahead now. With several critical highway improvement projects shifting into high gear, the roads will be busy for the first weekend of spring. Wed, 20 Mar 2013 06:28:50 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/19_520WeekendEBClosure.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/19_520WeekendEBClosure.htm (Editor’s note: Due to heavy rains this week, the scheduled closure of SR 520 eastbound lanes and Eastside ramps is canceled. Work will be rescheduled at a later date.) SEATTLE – Drivers who cross Lake Washington should plan ahead to avoid potential delays this weekend, when eastbound State Route 520 closes for lane shifting. Westbound lanes will remain open. The Washington State Department of Transportation will close all eastbound lanes on SR 520 between Montlake Boulevard in Seattle Wed, 20 Mar 2013 01:24:30 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/18_Bertha-sets-sail.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/18_Bertha-sets-sail.htm The journey starts today, March 19, with a single ship. It will end approximately two weeks and 5,000 miles later in the waters of Elliott Bay, with the much-anticipated arrival of Bertha, the massive machine that will dig the SR 99 tunnel beneath downtown Seattle. Tue, 19 Mar 2013 01:13:35 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/18_LewisClarkBridgeRestart.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/18_LewisClarkBridgeRestart.htm LONGVIEW – The finish line is in sight for drivers and construction workers on State Route 433. Sat, 16 Mar 2013 06:07:42 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/15_newgrantassurances.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/15_newgrantassurances.htm Recently adopted airport grant rules will help protect public investment and ensure airports receiving state and federal grants maintain and operate facilities safely, efficiently. The Washington State Department of Transportation adopted the new grant assurances following a public hearing March 13. Sat, 16 Mar 2013 05:13:10 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/15_DBEopenhouse.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/15_DBEopenhouse.htm Seattle Tunnel Partners, the Washington State Department of Transportation’s design-builder for the State Route 99 Tunnel Project, will host an open house this month for disadvantaged businesses to learn about upcoming contracting opportunities associated with the tunnel operations buildings. Sat, 16 Mar 2013 03:27:39 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/15_520ClosurePostponed.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/15_520ClosurePostponed.htm SEATTLE – The planned closure of State Route 520 between Montlake Boulevard in Seattle and Interstate 405 from 11 p.m. tonight to 5 a.m. Monday is postponed due to expected inclement weather that could affect the construction work. WSDOT is evaluating alternate plans to complete the work that was planned for this weekend. Sat, 16 Mar 2013 03:21:09 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/15_BlakesleeJctBridgeDeckPour.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/15_BlakesleeJctBridgeDeckPour.htm CENTRALIA – Construction crews widening Interstate 5 will pour the concrete deck for the last of three new bridges Monday, March 18. Fri, 15 Mar 2013 01:19:11 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/SecPetersonProjectReview.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/SecPetersonProjectReview.htm Transportation Secretary Peterson calls for mega project review Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:28:38 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/spring031313.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/spring031313.htm Spring brings more service for state ferry passengers Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:35:46 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/13_I90buildavalanchebridges.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/13_I90buildavalanchebridges.htm Big changes are coming to Interstate 90 near Snoqualmie Pass. The snowshed is coming down and bridges are going up as part of a 15 mile corridor improvement project. Wed, 13 Mar 2013 03:26:17 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/12_SR-99-tolling-meeting.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/12_SR-99-tolling-meeting.htm The State Route 99 Tunnel Project’s Advisory Committee on Tolling and Traffic Management will meet March 13 to discuss traffic and revenue modeling results from four additional toll scenarios. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 06:53:23 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/10_towerclosures.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/10_towerclosures.htm In a recent letter to the FAA, WSDOT urged the agency to implement measures to stop airport tower closures. Possible closures are a result of federal budget sequestration that went into effect March 1. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:32:38 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/11_WallaWalla.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/11_WallaWalla.htm A three-month safety investigation concluded that human error was responsible for the failure of an electric drive motor that removed the 188-car ferry Walla Walla from service. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:25:13 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/11_SCIPGirderSetting.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/11_SCIPGirderSetting.htm VANCOUVER – Two cranes, 34 concrete girders and two weeks of heavy lifting will add up to one major milestone as the Washington State Department of Transportation moves closer to a new interchange at Northeast 139th Street. Sat, 09 Mar 2013 06:23:45 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/08SR243OpenHouse2.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/08SR243OpenHouse2.htm Residents and highway users are invited to learn more about a proposed safety-improvement project along State Route 243 near Mattawa. This second meeting on a proposed roundabout is set for March 30 in Desert Aire Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:05:13 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/07SR20ReopenStartTarget.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/07SR20ReopenStartTarget.htm An early season assessment of SR 20 has generated a March 25 target for clearing of the North Cascades Highway to begin. If the weather cooperates, the scenic roadway could be open by May Day. Fri, 08 Mar 2013 02:34:03 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/7_SR99_AuroraBridge.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/7_SR99_AuroraBridge.htm Should the “big one” hit, the Aurora Avenue Bridge is in better condition to roll with the Richter scale than it was a year ago. Fri, 08 Mar 2013 02:00:28 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/07_SR529EbeySloughBridgeClosedThisWeekend.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/07_SR529EbeySloughBridgeClosedThisWeekend.htm MARYSVILLE – Marysville drivers can say goodbye to concrete barrier and hello to new lanes on the State Route 529 Ebey Slough Bridge after a closure this weekend. Thu, 07 Mar 2013 06:14:26 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/06_US101BoneRiver_Girders.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/06_US101BoneRiver_Girders.htm BAY CENTER – Crews building a wider, safer crossing on US 101 at Bone River will reach a major milestone this week when they set eight girders on the new bridge. Thu, 07 Mar 2013 05:04:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/6_Bertha_starts_packing.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/6_Bertha_starts_packing.htm It won’t be long before Bertha, the world’s largest-diameter tunneling machine, starts digging the State Route 99 tunnel beneath downtown Seattle. But first she faces a long journey from her manufacturing plant in Osaka, Japan, to the waters of Elliott Bay. Tue, 05 Mar 2013 06:10:06 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/04_point_defiance_bypass_FONSI_issued.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/04_point_defiance_bypass_FONSI_issued.htm Amtrak Cascades riders can now look forward to shorter trip times and more reliable schedules between Seattle and Portland following federal approval of WSDOT’s proposal to reroute the passenger train service to a less congested route. Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05:18:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/04_SixWeeksLaneClosuresSCIP.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/04_SixWeeksLaneClosuresSCIP.htm VANCOUVER – Spring may be a few weeks away, but a new season of interchange construction is right around the corner for Salmon Creek drivers. Tue, 05 Mar 2013 04:18:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/0313_CayuseClearing2013.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/03/0313_CayuseClearing2013.htm Early last week, Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews revved up more than 26 tons of heavy duty machinery and began their annual quest to open Cayuse Pass by Memorial Day weekend. Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:48:34 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/27_I5BigConstructionWeekend.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/27_I5BigConstructionWeekend.htm Whether you’re headed to the Seattle Sounders home opener, looking for a little exercise at the Hot Chocolate Run or just excited to see Interstate 5 pavement repaired, there is something for everyone this weekend in Seattle. Thu, 28 Feb 2013 08:19:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/27SR20WinthropPilotBeacons.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/27SR20WinthropPilotBeacons.htm A pilot-activated land beacon is the solution WSDOT is requesting from the FAA. Thu, 28 Feb 2013 07:45:30 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/27_us195cheneyspokaneinterchange.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/27_us195cheneyspokaneinterchange.htm Construction on new US 195 interchange swings into action. Thu, 28 Feb 2013 05:11:07 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/Methowbeaconmodification.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/Methowbeaconmodification.htm A pilot-activated landing beacon at the Methow Valley airport is the solution WSDOT is seeking from the FAA Wed, 27 Feb 2013 06:49:49 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/26_SR99ViaductClosure.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/26_SR99ViaductClosure.htm Drivers make way for safety inspections and chocolate on State Route 99 this weekend. The Washington State Department of Transportation will close the SR 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct this Saturday, March 2 for its semiannual inspection. Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:05:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/I405EAGMtg2.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/I405EAGMtg2.htm A local advisory group will consider changes to the two-person carpool requirement on Interstate 405 and State Route 167 for the corridor’s future express toll lanes at a meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 27. Wed, 27 Feb 2013 04:51:18 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/26_SR520_PontoonsUpdate.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/26_SR520_PontoonsUpdate.htm SEATTLE – Secretary Hammond announced today that WSDOT is making repairs and design modifications to the SR 520 pontoons to ensure a 75-year life of the floating bridge. These changes are the result of findings by an expert review panel. Secretary Hammond also requested an internal review of what led to problems with the pontoons, which is now complete. “We are implementing the expert review panel’s findings to make repairs to the pontoons on Lake Washington and design modifications to the po Sat, 23 Feb 2013 02:19:47 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/22_LED_lights_US101_olympia.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/22_LED_lights_US101_olympia.htm OLYMPIA – Within a week, US 101 west of Olympia drivers on will see the Black Lake Boulevard interchange in a whole new light. Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:32:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/0222_timberbridge.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/0222_timberbridge.htm Contractor crews for the Washington State Department of Transportation this week brought in the heavy equipment to bring down and replace an elevated section of State Route 99 just south of the West Seattle Bridge. When they finish, they’ll leave Seattle’s SODO neighborhood with a stronger concrete bridge better equipped to withstand the test of time. Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:27:51 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/22_AirportStudy.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/22_AirportStudy.htm An airport investment study, once in the legislative arena, has moved to an agency-initiated study. The Washington State Department of Transportation will spearhead the study, which will evaluate the need for preservation and safety projects at the state’s public-use airports. Fri, 15 Feb 2013 03:20:05 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/14_SR501LandslideComplete.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/14_SR501LandslideComplete.htm Relief is in store for Ridgefield drivers who have seen a month of dump trucks, delays and single-lane traffic on State Route 501. Crews will wrap up emergency landslide repairs and restore the highway to two lanes of free-flowing traffic on Friday, Feb. 15. Fri, 15 Feb 2013 02:11:33 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/14_TNB_tollratediscussion.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/14_TNB_tollratediscussion.htm GIG HARBOR – Residents and bridge users are invited to learn more about proposed toll rates for the Tacoma Narrows Bridge when the Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) meets Tuesday, Feb. 19, at the Gig Harbor Civic Center, 3510 Grandview St., Gig Harbor. Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:09:10 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/13_ConcreteHitsDeckI-5MTB.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/13_ConcreteHitsDeckI-5MTB.htm CENTRALIA – The effort to widen Interstate 5 in Centralia reaches a major milestone on Thursday, Feb. 14, as crews pour the concrete deck for a new bridge over the Skookumchuck River. Tue, 12 Feb 2013 06:27:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/11_I405andSR518PavementRehabAward.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/11_I405andSR518PavementRehabAward.htm Work to replace damaged concrete pavement and smooth the ride along two major Puget Sound highways is set to begin this May. Sat, 09 Feb 2013 07:47:53 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/08SR28EphrataNorthRestripe.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/08SR28EphrataNorthRestripe.htm SR 28 between Ephrata and Soap Lake's Lakeview Park will be restriped in May providing dedicated turning and passing lanes. Fri, 08 Feb 2013 07:05:17 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/07_SR14FourLanesOpen.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/07_SR14FourLanesOpen.htm CAMAS – Travelers on State Route 14 will have more space to stretch out when the Washington State Department of Transportation opens two more lanes in Camas and Washougal Friday, Feb. 8. Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:40:52 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/BridgingFutures2013.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/BridgingFutures2013.htm A new scholarship offers high school students interested in engineering, the environment or art the chance to earn money for college. Wed, 06 Feb 2013 05:43:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/020513_I5Grinding.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/020513_I5Grinding.htm Crews to grind down bumps, ruts and cracks along aging interstate-5 in King County. Wed, 06 Feb 2013 05:38:02 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/05SR285MissionClosure2.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/05SR285MissionClosure2.htm Electrical work takes one of two SB lanes between Lewis & Chehalis Streets both days and nights through Thursday. Tue, 05 Feb 2013 08:21:49 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/04_520OpenHouse_2013.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/04_520OpenHouse_2013.htm Construction of the structure connecting the new floating bridge to Montlake will begin next year, and community members and State Route 520 travelers can view architectural and construction plans at open houses Feb. 5 and 6. Sun, 03 Feb 2013 02:46:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/02US97AKnappsTunnelClosure.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/02US97AKnappsTunnelClosure.htm US 97A Knapp’s Hill Tunnel is closed Wednesday, so travel between Wenatchee and Lake Chelan will require more time and some advance planning Sat, 02 Feb 2013 05:32:04 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/01_SCIPRampClosures.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/02/01_SCIPRampClosures.htm VANCOUVER – Bridge construction takes center stage for 88,000 drivers traveling through Salmon Creek via interstates 5 and 205 next week. On Monday, Feb. 4, crews building a new bridge at Northeast 139th Street will move drilling equipment from a slope below I-5 to the grassy median at the I-5/I-205 junction. Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:44:23 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/30_SCIPwebtool.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/30_SCIPwebtool.htm Airport managers and decision makers are receiving a helping hand when navigating through the State Capital Improvement Program (SCIP), a planning process that helps target limited state and federal funds to the state’s most critical airport investment needs. Thu, 31 Jan 2013 06:14:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/SR520WeekendClosureFeb1_3.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/SR520WeekendClosureFeb1_3.htm SEATTLE – While groundhogs are looking for signs of spring on Saturday, construction crews on State Route 520 will be looking to get as much work done as possible before Sunday morning. Crews will close the highway between Montlake Boulevard and I-405 from 11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1 to 5 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 3. Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:51:38 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/29_SR+20+bridge.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/29_SR+20+bridge.htm WSDOT moving public trail during SR 20 bridge work Tue, 29 Jan 2013 02:05:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/28_SR520_TacomaPontoonsFloatOut.htm.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/28_SR520_TacomaPontoonsFloatOut.htm.htm TACOMA – Six more pontoons are complete for the new State Route 520 floating bridge. U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer of Gig Harbor joined state and local leaders in Tacoma today, as Washington State Department of Transportation crews began float-out of the second cycle of supplemental pontoons. This float-out follows six months of construction at the Concrete Tech Corporation site, wrapping up the second of six pontoon construction cycles in Tacoma. Crews completed 12 of 44 pontoons to be built in Ta Sat, 26 Jan 2013 09:09:13 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/25SR285LaneClosure.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/25SR285LaneClosure.htm Electrical work will take a lane between Lewis & Chehalis Streets on South Mission during the day for a week Sat, 26 Jan 2013 00:33:56 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/25_I90EACommentPeriodStarts.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/25_I90EACommentPeriodStarts.htm People who might be affected by a proposal to toll Interstate 90 between Seattle and Bellevue can give input to a state study that will assess the potential environmental and social effects of tolling. Fri, 25 Jan 2013 05:44:51 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/24_rail_mudslide_solutions.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/24_rail_mudslide_solutions.htm OLYMPIA – Four rail partners involved in service and safety in the corridor between Seattle and Everett are putting a new focus on understanding the root causes and potential solutions to mudslides that resulted in a record number of Amtrak Cascades and Sounder passenger-service disruptions this winter. Thu, 24 Jan 2013 04:32:51 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/405Meeting1.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/405Meeting1.htm How to fund and operate express toll lanes on Interstate 405 and State Route 167 will be the focus of 30 local elected officials and transportation agency representatives as they convene Thursday, Jan. 24. Sat, 19 Jan 2013 01:53:01 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/18_SR503_FYASignals.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/18_SR503_FYASignals.htm News flash: Flashing yellow arrow signals coming to Woodland and Castle Rock Fri, 18 Jan 2013 03:03:38 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/011713%29I5WestSeattle.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/011713%29I5WestSeattle.htm Drivers near the Interstate 5/West Seattle Bridge interchange face another weekend of ramp closures. Construction crews will close the ramp from westbound South Columbian Way to southbound I-5, the West Seattle Bridge and 6th Avenue South Friday night, Jan. 18, through Monday morning, Jan. 21. The primary detour route is 15th Avenue S. Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:01:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/17_DemoResumesOnViaduct.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/17_DemoResumesOnViaduct.htm Demolition of the original eastbound State Route 16 Nalley Valley viaduct in Tacoma will resume on Friday, Jan. 18. Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:42:06 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/17_SR501LandslideRepairs.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/17_SR501LandslideRepairs.htm RIDGEFIELD – For the next month, drivers on State Route 501 will see a parade of excavators, construction equipment and more than 300 dump trucks rolling toward Ridgefield. Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:41:12 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/13_SouthTacWaytoReopen.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/13_SouthTacWaytoReopen.htm Paving crews expect to open all lanes of South Tacoma Way in time for Monday morning’s commute. Sat, 12 Jan 2013 08:35:37 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/11_SoTacomaWayRemainClosed.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/11_SoTacomaWayRemainClosed.htm South Tacoma Way to remain closed through Monday morning while demolition plans reviewed Fri, 11 Jan 2013 05:29:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/011013_I5_WestSeattle.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/011013_I5_WestSeattle.htm If weather conditions hold through the weekend, crews will close the ramp from westbound Columbian Way to the West Seattle Bridge and 6th Avenue South Friday night through Monday morning. This closure reflects a schedule change. Sat, 05 Jan 2013 05:05:45 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/04_I-5MTBGirderSetting.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/04_I-5MTBGirderSetting.htm CENTRALIA – Crews widening Interstate 5 in Centralia have spent the last seven months building support structures for a new Interstate 5 bridge over West Reynolds Avenue. Fri, 04 Jan 2013 05:21:00 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/I5_010313.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/I5_010313.htm Starting Friday night, crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will close the ramp from southbound Interstate 5 to the West Seattle Bridge and the westbound Columbian Way ramp to the West Seattle Bridge. Detours are in place. Fri, 04 Jan 2013 03:18:31 GMT http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/3_I-5ClosureChamberWay.htm http://wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/3_I-5ClosureChamberWay.htm Early morning drivers traveling northbound Interstate 5 through Chehalis should plan for delays this Sunday, as crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation close a small section of highway to survey the damaged Chamber Way bridge.