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Trio of closures at I-5 and SR 516 in Kent/Des Moines starts Feb. 6
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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.
2022 state ferry ridership up slightly from 2021
SEATTLE – Washington State Ferries carried 17.4 million riders in 2022. That’s a total ridership increase of roughly 100,000 – or 0.5% – over 2021.
New year, new closure: SR 520 closing across the lake the first weekend of January
SEATTLE – Travelers should plan ahead and find alternate routes this weekend for trips across Lake Washington between Seattle and the Eastside. Beginning Friday night, crews will close both directions of SR 520 and all associated ramps between Interstate 5 in Seattle and 92nd Avenue Northeast in Clyde Hill. The…
Emergency slide repairs underway on SR 109 in Taholah
TAHOLAH - Emergency contract crews have begun repairs to SR 109 at milepost 39 near Taholah following a slide in early November. The contractor expects to complete work in February.
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.