Washington State Department of Transportation

How do you want to travel?

Cars & trucks

Whether you’re commuting, road-tripping or driving commercially, we have information to help you plan your route. See real-time alerts, live cameras, current travel times, and bridge and road restrictions for cars and trucks.

View on a map

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View data by road

See real-time alerts, cameras and restrictions in a list view by road.

Which road?

Drive safe in autumn

As the sun sets earlier and rainy season begins, slow down, drive safe and use our travel tools to know before you go.

Prepare for your drive on Washington's roads & bridges.

Ferries

Catch a ferry to commute to work or take a scenic tour of our natural resources around Puget Sound. See real-time alerts, live cameras, current wait times and boarding statuses for Washington State Ferries.

Sailing in autumn

Discover the Puget Sound by ferry - Get ticket information, tips for new riders and make reservations.

Prepare for your ride on Washington's ferries.

Local aircraft

From maintaining public-use airports to supporting a more sustainable system with lower emissions and less noise, we want to ensure air transportation can connect our communities and link you with essential goods and services.

Search our airports list to view local airport status, camera feeds and restrictions.

Which airport?

Tools for take off

Find the resources you need to operate your aircraft and information about our airport programs.

Prepare for travel by aircraft.

Amtrak Cascades

Amtrak Cascades passenger trains connect you comfortably and efficiently with family, friends and places in 18 cities on a rail corridor which parallels I-5, including Seattle, Portland and Vancouver, BC. Rail travel frees your eyes from the road, providing more opportunity to enjoy the beautiful Pacific Northwest scenery.

To explore the Pacific Northwest by rail, buy tickets and find schedule information on the Amtrak Cascades website. If you are waiting on your train to depart or for a loved one to arrive, you can check train status, too!

Get on board

Get information about our role in the railroad and learn more about Amtrak Cascade trains and rules.

Prepare for your journey by passenger rail

Bicycling & walking

Washington state offers countless destinations and routes for travel by foot, wheel, or bicycle. Whether you prefer walking or rolling, we’re here to connect you with route planning resources and information to get from Point A to Point B smoothly.

Prepare for your next journey by foot, wheel or bike by checking out our route maps, commuting information and guidance on where you can and can’t take your bicycle.

Walk and roll safely

Stay up to date with safety and planning resources for your car-free trip.

Prepare for bicycling & walking.

Public transit

From buses to vanpools to services for people with special transportation needs, public transit is an essential piece of our transportation system. For many, public transit is a primary connection to work, school, health care, groceries and family. For others, public transit is an affordable travel option that frees their hands from the steering wheel and keeps our air cleaner and traffic flowing.

Find a list of our 350 park and rides and the transit organizations that manage them, ride share commuting options and other public transit options from local organizations around the state.

Connect with your local transit

Find the most accurate, up to date information on public transit in your area by connecting with your local transit organization website.

Local transit organizations

Full closure of SR 520 bridge over Lake Washington this weekend

The SR 520 bridge will close in both directions from 11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, until 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 3. The SR 520 trail will stay open. More details available: SR 520 Construction Corner

Projects and improvements in your county.

Explore the progress of projects focused on creating safe and reliable ways to move people and goods around Washington.

WSDOT workers kneel on the ground, working with blowtorches to fix expansion joints on the roadway.

Featured Project

I-5 - SB S Spokane St to I-90 W-S Ramp- Deck Overlay & Expansion Joints

We’re replacing 56 expansion joints and repaving 1.25 miles of southbound I-5, part of the larger Revive I-5 plan to rehabilitate the King County I-5 corridor over the next 10 years.

Learn about the project

Access the resources you need to maintain and improve the transportation system.

Latest from WSDOT...

September 2022
Weekend Update: Full SR 520 closure across the lake planned, Southbound I-5 lane and ramp closed near West Seattle Bridge
SEATTLE – Travelers should plan ahead and find alternate routes for trips across Lake Washington and southbound Interstate 5 in Seattle. Beginning Friday night, Sept. 30, State Route 520 will close across the lake and southbound I-5 will have closures near the off-ramp to Columbian Way and the West Seattle Bridge.
September 2022
WSDOT provides I-405/SR 167 project updates via virtual meeting with Executive Advisory Group
BELLEVUE – The public is invited to attend a virtual meeting with the I-405/SR 167 Corridor Program Executive Advisory Group.
September 2022
Nighttime closures of northbound I-5 planned Sept. 28-29 to remove damaged SR 506 overpass near Toledo
Over the last 14 months, the closure of State Route 506 over Interstate 5 near Toledo has forced people to take the long way home. Following a bridge strike to the northbound span of the overpass by an over height load on Thursday, Sept. 22, the damaged overpass will remain closed to travelers until further notice.