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SR 520 across Lake Washington closes for weekend beginning Friday night, Feb. 23
SEATTLE – Drivers traveling across Lake Washington should plan ahead for a weekend State Route 520 closure.
Long-term closure of westbound I-90 HOV lane, 142nd Place Southeast HOV on-ramp in Bellevue starts Feb. 26
BELLEVUE – The westbound I-90 HOV lane between 142nd Place Southeast and I-405 will close for up to two years starting at 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26. A long-term closure of the HOV on-ramp from 142nd Place Southeast to westbound I-90 starts at the same time. This work is part of the Sunset Creek fish passage project.…
WSDOT tentatively plans to reopen westbound I-82 near Wapato by Feb. 23 after embankment failure
Westbound Interstate 82 near Wapato is tentatively scheduled to reopen to traffic by Friday, Feb. 23, after an embankment failure near the eastbound lanes closed the highway a week ago. Eastbound I-82 is tentatively scheduled to reopen Friday, March 1.
Both directions of I-82 near Wapato now closed due to damaged irrigation culvert, embankment failure
WAPATO – Both directions of Interstate 82 near Wapato are closed until further notice following the discovery on Monday, Feb. 12 of an embankment failure near the eastbound lanes.
Eastbound SR 16 to close over two nights near Purdy
PURDY – Travelers who use eastbound SR 16 near Purdy will detour via the SR 302 Spur/Purdy Drive over two nights Feb. 23-24.
Thinking globally, acting locally: South Korean delegation visits us
While we may be an ocean apart, Washington state and South Korea have a lot more in common than you may think. We both have many miles of bike lanes, pedestrian trails, tunneled highways, toll roads, and yes, even roundabouts.
To the left: traffic shift ahead on I-5 in Fife
FIFE - To the left, to the left, lanes are shifting to the left as a construction work zone on Interstate 5 at the Fife curve undergoes a transformation soon.
Working through the January blues by reaching a fish passage job milestone in Grays Harbor County
As January, the Monday of months, comes to a close, we are making big progress on a fish barrier removal project in Grays Harbor County.
Public invited to learn about a roundabout planned for SR 162 at Orville Road in Pierce County
ORTING – Beginning Thursday, Feb. 1, community members can learn more about a State Route 162 safety improvement project in east Pierce County in an online open house.
Work begins Jan. 31 on third bridge near Tiger Mountain for SR 18 widening project
TIGER MOUNTAIN – The Interstate 90/State Route 18 Interchange Improvements project is approaching a major milestone, as work begins Wednesday, Jan. 31, on the last of three bridges needed to widen a 2-mile section of SR 18 just south of I-90.
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.