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Pause button: Work on SR 14 in Vancouver halts as winter approaches
VANCOUVER – Winter is coming, and the State Route 14 auxiliary lane project will be taking a pause – but rest assured, road construction work on SR 14 in Clark County between Southeast 164th Avenue and Interstate 205 will be back in action next spring.
May your ride be ferry and bright this holiday season
SEATTLE – Hundreds of thousands of people will go sailing in a winter wonderland through the end of 2023. Ridership aboard Washington State Ferries is expected to top half a million from Wednesday, Dec. 20, through Saturday, Dec. 31.
Answering your questions about toll rate changes for I-405 and SR 167
The Washington State Transportation Commission — which is responsible for setting toll rates — recently began work to assess and adjust toll rates for the Interstate 405 and State Route 167 express toll lanes.
Emergency contract to begin culvert repair on SR 503 Spur near Cougar starts Dec. 14
COUGAR – Following a culvert failure and washout on State Route 503, also called Lewis River Road, work to reestablish two-lane access will begin today.
WSDOT travel charts are one way to ensure a merry and bright holiday weekend
OLYMPIA – People who may travel over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s house for the weekend leading up to Christmas Day should make travel preparations now.
The nuts and bolts of keeping our equipment running
Winter weather has arrived in the Pacific Northwest and you’ve likely already seen images of our snow plows and other equipment out keeping roads clear and safe. But what you haven’t seen much of is the work of our maintenance mechanics, the MVPs behind the scenes tirelessly working to keep that equipment running.
Emergency repairs require daytime closure of SR 18 near Issaquah, Friday, Dec. 15
ISSAQUAH – People who use State Route 18 between Snoqualmie Pass and south King County will want to plan for alternative routes and extra travel time Friday, Dec. 15. Beginning at 4 a.m. until 2 p.m., the highway will close from Interstate 90 to Issaquah-Hobart Road Southeast for emergency asphalt repairs.
Access granted: New off-ramp, tunnel linking eastbound SR 520 with Overlake Village in Redmond opens Thursday, Dec. 14
REDMOND – The Overlake Access Ramp at the State Route 520/148th Avenue Northeast interchange in Redmond will open at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, after two years of construction. The new off-ramp provides direct access from eastbound SR 520 to the Overlake Village neighborhood through a tunnel running beneath 148th…
State awarded two federal grants for passenger rail service
OLYMPIA – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced this week the award of grants for two Washington State Department of Transportation rail programs.
Contract to finish the final stage of the SR 509 Completion project near SeaTac awarded
SEATAC – The Puget Sound Gateway Program is celebrating a significant milestone on the road to completing State Route 509 in south King County.
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.