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Agencies Work to Address Landslide Impacts
VANCOUVER, WA - On Sunday evening, May 14, around 9 p.m. a landslide caused significant damage to the upper portion of State Route 504 at milepost 49, leading up to the Johnston Ridge Observatory north of Mount St. Helens. The event followed a recent warming trend and significant snowmelt.
Reminder: 511 travel information phone number will be deactivated May 19
OLYMPIA – On Friday, May 19, WSDOT will deactivate the 511 phone number which provides automated statewide travel information.
WSDOT provides I-405/SR 167 project updates via virtual meeting with executive advisory group
BELLEVUE – The public is invited to attend a meeting with the I-405/SR 167 Corridor Program Executive Advisory Group Wednesday, May 24, to hear an update on the projects and work.
Reminder: Weekend closure of northbound I-5 in Seattle for girder setting begins this Friday, May 19
SEATTLE – This weekend starting Friday night, travelers using northbound Interstate 5 through downtown Seattle will want to plan ahead for delays or consider adjusting their trips. Both northbound I-5 and the I-5 express lanes will intermittently close beginning at 10 p.m. Friday, May 19, through 10 a.m. Sunday, May…
Online open house starts May 16 for project to improve fish passages under I-90 in Bellevue
BELLEVUE – Construction begins this spring on a $109.5 million project to improve fish migration and restore natural stream conditions for Sunset Creek under Interstate 90 in Bellevue and people can learn more about the project in an online open house.
Upper SR 504/Spirit Lake Memorial Highway closed until further notice
TOUTLE – The upper portion of State Route 504, which takes travelers to the Johnston Ridge Observatory located within the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, will remain closed until further notice following a massive debris slide. Due to the size of the slide and the instability of the hillside above the…
Plan ahead for smoother Memorial Day holiday travel
OLYMPIA – With warm weather arriving in the Pacific Northwest that means Memorial Day weekend is just around the corner and people should make plans now for a busy travel weekend – whether by road, rail, plane or ferry.
Busy highway construction season planned in Central Washington this spring and summer
YAKIMA – Plan ahead and expect delays on multiple routes from Yakima to Tri-Cities. Contractor crews working for WSDOT will repair bridge decks, fix sections of pavement, build roundabouts and paint bridges. WSDOT crews also will complete a number of maintenance and preservation projects to help maintain the condition…
Traffic signal, sidewalk improvements coming to US 101 in south Aberdeen
ABERDEEN – A project to improve two intersections in Grays Harbor County kicks off May 30. Crews will replace the traffic signals at US 101 and State Route 105 in south Aberdeen. In Westport, crews will remove a traffic signal at the SR 105 Spur/West Ocean Avenue intersection with South Montesano Street. They will…
Washington State Ferries to host systemwide virtual meetings ahead of peak summer service
SEATTLE – Ahead of a busy summer of travel, Washington State Ferries is hosting six virtual public meetings to update the public about the routes they rely on and answer questions about the ferry system. The meetings begin Tuesday, May 23, and run through Wednesday, June 7.
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.