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WSDOT travel charts are key to Memorial Day weekend adventures
Posted 05/14/2024
OLYMPIA – Memorial Day weekend is often the unofficial start of summer and planning ahead now is a great jumpstart to holiday travels. To help travel planning, the Washington State Department of Transportation has released travel charts for the holiday weekend.
US 2 trestle travelers in Snohomish County invited to learn about a new trestle study that also includes I-5
Posted 05/14/2024
Snohomish County – Those who travel on or near the US 2 trestle in Snohomish County, including people who drive, walk, bike, and roll, are invited to comment on the draft purpose and need statement for a new study of the trestle and a section of Interstate 5.
Future regional trail connecting Puyallup, Fife and Tacoma gets a name: spuyaləpabš Trail
Posted 05/14/2024
PIERCE COUNTY – The new name for a 12-mile trail in Pierce County will honor the people who have lived on and stewarded the land for centuries: the Puyallup People.
On Tuesday, May 14, the Washington State Department of Transportation announced the shared-use path will be called spuyaləpabš Trail.
Purdy close to the finish line: New eastbound SR 16 bridge near Gig Harbor opens
Posted 05/11/2024
The last major traffic shift for fish habitat project on State Route 16 opens new bridge to travelers and moves focus to fish.
Trips to Grays Harbor County coast using SR 109 this summer will require sunscreen and detour routes
Posted 05/09/2024
HOQUIAM – This summer, trips to coastal beach communities between Hoquiam and Pacific Beach may include a couple different routes.
Three back-to-back work zone crashes in one week leaves paving crew shaken up
Posted 05/06/2024
Our crews often start their workday with the attitude that it's going to be a good one. However other people's careless decisions to drive distracted or speed through work zones can turn the day upside down – or even make it tragic.
Graffiti drone pilot program takes flight
Posted 05/02/2024
Graffiti-battling drones. It almost sounds like something you'd see in a sci-fi movie. They could be coming soon to a bridge or overpass near you.
SR 104 safety improvement project in Jefferson County begins May 13
Posted 05/02/2024
SHINE – A project intended to create safer roads and improve traffic flow on State Route 104 near the Hood Canal Bridge begins Monday, May 13.
Trio of short-term projects coming to north central Washington roads this spring and summer
Posted 05/01/2024
WENATCHEE – Repairs will help extend the life of roadways in Oroville, Royal and Vantage
Nighttime ramp pavement improvement work resumes in Clark County, May 1
Posted 04/29/2024
VANCOUVER – Travelers who use Interstate 5, I-205, State Route 14 and SR 500 will soon have smoother ramps when entering or leaving the highways.
166,800 electric vehicle
registrations in Washington in 2023, up from 114,600 in 2022.
87 wetland compensation sites
actively monitored on 918 acres in 2023.
25,000 safe animal crossings
in the Snoqualmie Pass East Project area since 2014.