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I-90 through Spokane to close overnight Feb. 11-12 to remove pedestrian bridge

Posted 02/07/2023

SPOKANE – Travelers who use Interstate 90 just east of downtown Spokane will need to plan additional time for lengthy detours around a 10-hour closure of I-90.

Construction ramps up at the I-90/SR 18 interchange

Posted 02/02/2023

SNOQUALMIE – Major construction for the Interstate 90/State Route 18 interchange improvement project begins in late spring.

Emergency slide repairs complete on SR 109 in Taholah

Posted 02/01/2023

TAHOLAH – The southbound lane of State Route 109 in Taholah reopens after emergency slide repair work.

Trio of closures at I-5 and SR 516 in Kent/Des Moines starts Feb. 6

Posted 02/01/2023

DES MOINES – It may only be February, but construction is already ramping up for the State Route 509 Completion Project.

Work to open fish habitat under US 101 begins Feb. 3 at Leland Creek

Posted 01/26/2023

QUILCENE – A busy construction season in Jefferson County begins Friday, Feb. 3, on US 101. Contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will start a one-year project that corrects culverts that are barriers to native fish at Leland Creek and two unnamed tributaries near Leland Valley…

30-hour closure of SR 520 floating bridge begins late Saturday, Jan. 21

Posted 01/19/2023

SEATTLE – Travelers should plan ahead and find alternate routes for a portion of their trips across Lake Washington at Montlake this weekend. At 11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, crews will close both directions of State Route 520 and all associated ramps between Montlake Boulevard in Seattle and 92nd Avenue Northeast in…

Get first look at future SR 167 expressway in Fife using 3-D model at online open house

Posted 01/19/2023

FIFE – Members of the public are invited to view a 3-D video tour of the State Route 167 Completion Project in north Pierce County at an online open house.

Take 10 minutes to complete the 2023 WSDOT Web Survey!

Posted 01/18/2023

More than a year has passed since we launched our long-time-coming redesigned website. Now that you’ve had some time to get used to it, let us know how we’re doing!

Weekend repairs on I-5 in Everett reduce northbound lanes starting Friday night, Jan. 20

Posted 01/17/2023

EVERETT - Emergency repairs to about 40 concrete panels on northbound Interstate 5 will require lane reductions in Everett beginning Friday, Jan. 20, and continue through the weekend.

SR 109 Grass Creek Bridge in Grays Harbor County reopens following repairs

Posted 01/13/2023

HOQUIAM - SR 109 Grass Creek Bridge in Grays Harbor County has reopened four weeks early following repairs. Another closure coming soon on SR 109 near Hoquiam.

Slow down – lives are on the line. 

In 2023, speeding continued to be a top reason for work zone crashes.

Even one life lost is too many.

Fatal work zone crashes doubled in 2023 - Washington had 10 fatal work zone crashes on state roads.

It's in EVERYONE’S best interest.

95% of people hurt in work zones are drivers, their passengers or passing pedestrians, not just our road crews.