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Months-long repairs for small slides, guardrail require alternating travel on SR 112 near Neah Bay
Following several months of extreme weather, heavy rainfall, snowmelt and high tides, a 2-mile stretch of State Route 112 is set to receive much-needed repairs. Beginning Tuesday, Feb. 22, Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews will alternate traffic between mileposts 0.9 and 2.1 approaching…
Olympic Peninsula chip seal project complete
There’s good news to share for Olympic Peninsula travelers who use US 101 and State Route 19. After several months of construction, work to extend the life of both roadways is complete.
No masks needed at Seattle/Bainbridge route online open house
Commuters, terminal neighbors and community members invited to comment on the Bainbridge Overhead Loading Walkway Project.
Slope stabilization work brings daytime closures and delays on SR 14 east of Bingen starting Feb. 14
BINGEN – People traveling through the scenic Columbia River Gorge on State Route 14 will want to plan extra time into their trips.
Security issue may have made some personal information vulnerable on WSDOT system
OLYMPIA – A vulnerability involving a Washington State Department of Transportation system may have exposed personal information stored in an internal database of about 2,200 people, and the agency is reaching out to help notify them of the incident.
Emergency contract to reopen SR 112 near Clallam Bay kicks off Jan. 31
After weeks of recurring storms, safety considerations, design work and permitting, there is good news for Olympic Peninsula travelers between Neah Bay and Sappho.
Online open house on US 101 improvements in Sequim begins Jan. 27
SEQUIM – Community members can learn more about 14 potential improvements for US 101 on the east side of Sequim in an online open house.
US 12 emergency repairs begin Jan. 26 following regionwide flooding near Aberdeen
With a much-needed break in weather, the Washington State Department of Transportation will begin efforts to stabilize a slope and clear a culvert under US 12 that was clogged by recent storms at milepost 4.6 near Aberdeen.
US 101 Indian Creek fish passage project west of Port Angeles begins Feb. 7
An outdated culvert under US 101 at Indian Creek has impeded the movement of salmon and other fish from traveling upstream for years. Now a Washington State Department of Transportation project to replace that culvert will mean a lower speed limit and a temporary traffic signal about 10 miles west of Port Angeles.
2021 ferry ridership nears 75% of pre-pandemic levels
SEATTLE – Annual ridership aboard Washington State Ferries rebounded from 2020 pandemic numbers by almost 3.3 million customers in 2021 to nearly 17.3 million. The arrival of COVID-19 vaccines and a boost in tourism are the main reasons for the system’s largest year-to-year ridership increase on record.
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.