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I-5/Guide Meridian I/C and SR 539/I-5 to Kellogg Road - Paving & ADA

Timeline: Spring 2024 - Fall 2028
  • Road
  • Pre-construction
  • Whatcom County
This project will resurface the northbound and southbound lanes of State Route 539 from Interstate 5 to Kellogg Road in Bellingham to extend the pavement service life. Crews working for WSDOT will grind and inlay new Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA), perform pavement repair, traffic loop replacement, striping…
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I-5/I-205 - Concrete Panel Replacement and Joint Rehabilitation - Complete Fall 2023

Timeline: Spring 2022 - Fall 2023
  • Road
  • Completed
  • Clark County
In summer 2022 and 2023, WSDOT's contractor, Granite Construction, replaced roughly 100 concrete panels along both directions of I-205 between the Glenn Jackson Bridge near the SR 14 interchange and the I-5/I-205 split and along southbound I-5 between Northeast 179th Street and the I-5/I-205…
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I-5/I-205 - Ramp Meter Installation - Complete Fall 2024

Timeline: July 2023 - Fall 2024
  • Road
  • Completed
  • Clark County
WSDOT contractor crews, Northeast Electric Inc., installed new ramp meters at several on-ramps along northbound Interstate 5 and southbound Interstate 205 in Clark County.

Ramp meters, a type of traffic signal, are employed to regulate the rate at which vehicles enter the freeway,…
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I-5/I-205 SB to Ridgefield – Concrete Panel Replacement (Completed 2024)

Timeline: March 2024 - October 2024
  • Road
  • Completed
  • Clark County
WSDOT contractor crews, Granite Construction Inc., replaced several of the most damaged concrete panels on southbound Interstate 5 between Ridgefield and the I-5/I-205 split.

This section of I-5 is made up of 8,400 concrete panels. Hundreds of which have cracked, settled and…
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I-5/McAleer Creek Fish Passage

Timeline: Winter 2021 - Spring 2033
  • Road
  • Pre-construction
  • King County
Reconnecting waterways where roads act as barriers is a priority for the state. In western Washington, this means building hundreds of fish-passable structures under state highways to create habitat that is essential for meeting fish recovery goals.

Two culverts in the interchange…
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I-5/NB North Lake Samish to Nooksack River – Concrete Pavement Rehab

Timeline: 2024 - To be determined
  • Road
  • Pre-construction
  • Whatcom County
The project is on I-5 from North Lake Samish (south of the city of Bellingham) to the city of Ferndale near the Nooksack River. The Portland Cement Concrete Panels within the project limits are approximately 60 years old and are near or have exceeded their design life. The project will provide…
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I-5/SB East Edgar St to East Gwinn Place Noise Wall - Complete March 2025

Timeline: Spring 2024 – Spring 2025
  • Road
  • Completed
  • King County
This project built a noise wall along southbound Interstate 5 from East Edgar Street to Franklin Avenue East. Contractor crews working for WSDOT constructed the new noise wall to abate noise from the I-5 express lanes just south of the Ship Canal Bridge between Lake Union and Portage Bay. The wall…
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I-5/SB Nooksack River to Blaine Paving - Completed November 2025

Timeline: July 2025 to November 2025
  • Road
  • Completed
  • Whatcom County
This project repaired and improved the southbound I-5 travel lanes between Blaine and the Nooksack River crossing just south of Ferndale. Along this 10-mile stretch of southbound I-5 in Whatcom County, the freeway lanes, shoulders, and some on- and off-ramp connection points were showing signs of…
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I-5/Seattle - Enhanced Ramp Metering - Complete February 2024

Timeline: Winter 2022 - Winter 2024
  • Road
  • Completed
  • King County
We installed new overhead ramp meters at the Swift Avenue South, South Michigan Street/South Bailey Street and Northeast 50th Street on-ramps to northbound Interstate 5 in Seattle. The new ramp meters regulate both the general purpose lanes and the HOV lanes. They replaced existing ramp meters that…
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I-5/Secret Creek - Fish Passage

Timeline: February 2025 to December 2026
  • Road
  • Construction
  • Snohomish County
Washington State Department of Transportation and contractor crews will replace existing fish barriers under I-5 and Pacific Highway near Stanwood with three new fish-passable arch structures to restore fish passage.

As of March 2026, crews have installed new culverts beneath…
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I-5/Ship Canal Bridge Stormwater Treatment Facility - Pre-Design

Timeline: Fall 2024 - Summer 2028
  • Road
  • Pre-construction
  • King County
This project will build a stormwater treatment facility beneath the north end of the I-5 Ship Canal Bridge. This facility will capture, carry, and clean stormwater runoff from I-5 by removing harmful pollutants before the water flows into the ship canal.
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I-5/Southbound Broadway Avenue Vicinity to 100th Street Southeast – Paving - Complete November 2025

Timeline: Summer 2025 – Fall 2025
  • Road
  • Completed
  • Snohomish County
This project improved four miles of southbound Interstate 5 in Everett, from Broadway Avenue to 100th Street Southeast. Crews working for WSDOT replaced aging pavement, creating a smoother driving surface for years to come. This project also replaced traffic loops, pavement markings and replace…
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I-5/SR 505 – Winlock Roadway Improvements (Benaroya Developer Project)

Timeline: Summer 2025 - TBD
  • Road
  • Not started
  • Lewis County
Project status: This project is currently on an indefinite pause while WSDOT awaits guidance from the developer on next steps and a revised construction schedule.

If/when construction begins, this project will improve the SR 505 interchange over I-5 at Exit 63 in Lewis County.…
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I-5/SR 523 Interchange Improvement

Timeline: 2020 - 2025
  • Road
  • Pre-construction
  • King County
People who use the interchange at I-5 and SR 523 (North 145th Street) in Shoreline need safe and efficient ways to move through this area, using all modes of transportation. This will be increasingly important with the arrival of Sound Transit Link light rail and the new Shoreline South/148th…
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I-5/Thornton Creek to Lake Washington Fish Passage

Timeline: 2025 - 2029
  • Road
  • Pre-construction
  • King County
This project will remove a fish passage barrier along Thornton Creek under Interstate 5 near State Route 523/NE 145th Avenue in Shoreline. Contractor crews working for WSDOT will replace the two existing 2,000-foot-long, 6-foot culverts with three fish-passable structures. The current culverts are…
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I-5/Tributaries to Friday, Lake & Chuckanut Creeks - Fish Passage

Timeline: Spring 2025 - winter 2028
  • Road
  • Construction
  • Whatcom County
  • Skagit County
This project removes and replaces several outdated culverts under I-5 roads for the Unnamed Tributaries to Friday Creek, Lake Creek, Unnamed Tributary to Lake Creek and Chuckanut Creeks in Whatcom and Skagit counties.

WSDOT will replace outdated culverts with new fish-passable…
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I-5/Unnamed Tributary to Penny Creek and Silver Lake Fish Passage

Timeline: Summer 2025 - Winter 2030
  • Road
  • Pre-construction
  • King County
This project will remove three barriers to fish passage along two Unnamed Tributaries to Silver Lake and an Unnamed Tributary to Penny Creek under Interstate 5 near 112th Street Southeast in Everett. Contractor crews working for WSDOT will remove existing culverts and replace them with fish-…
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I-5—SB Lewis & Cowlitz County – Variable Message Signs

Timeline: Summer 2026 - Summer 2027
  • Road
  • Not started
  • Cowlitz County
  • Lewis County
In summer 2027, crews will remove two Highway Advisory Radios (HAR) along southbound I-5—at milepost 72.4 near Rush Road in Lewis County and milepost 41.2 near North Kelso Avenue in Cowlitz County—and replace them with Variable Message Signs (VMS).

HAR broadcasts traffic updates on…
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I-90 - BNRR Bridge to Geiger Road – Paving

Timeline: August 2025 - Summer 2026
  • Road
  • Construction
  • Spokane County
This project will rehabilitate both directions of I-90 from the BNRR Bridge (MP 267.84) to Geiger Road (MP 273.26) in Spokane County (approximately 21 lane miles) by removing the surface of the existing pavement and paving with Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA).
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I-90 - Snoqualmie Pass East - Cabin Creek Interchange to West Easton Interchange (Phase 3)

Timeline: Summer 2022 - Fall 2028
  • Road
  • Construction
  • Kittitas County
Phase 3 is part of a 15-mile corridor improvement project to improve safety and reliability and reduce congestion along I-90 from Hyak to the Easton vicinity. We are increasing traffic capacity and improving safety by adding a new lane in each direction, replacing concrete pavement, stabilizing…
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I-90 - Snoqualmie Pass East - Hyak to Keechelus Dam (Phase 1) - Complete Fall 2019

Timeline: Spring 2009 - Fall 2019
  • Road
  • Completed
  • Kittitas County
Phase 1 was part of a 15-mile corridor improvement project to improve safety and reliability and reduce congestion along I-90 from Hyak to the Easton vicinity.
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I-90 - Snoqualmie Pass East - Keechelus Dam Vicinity to Stampede Pass Interchange (Phase 2) - Complete Fall 2019

Timeline: Summer 2015 - Fall 2019
  • Road
  • Completed
  • Kittitas County
Phase 2 was part of a 15-mile corridor improvement project to improve safety and reliability and reduce congestion along I-90 from Hyak to the Easton vicinity.
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I-90 - Snoqualmie Pass East - Stampede Pass Interchange to Cabin Creek Interchange (Phase 4)

Timeline: Summer 2030 - Fall 2033
  • Road
  • Pre-construction
  • Kittitas County
Phase 4 is part of a 15-mile corridor improvement project to increase safety and reliability and reduce congestion along I-90 from Hyak to the Easton vicinity.
Major Project

I-90 - Snoqualmie Pass East Project

Timeline: 2009 - 2033
The I-90 Snoqualmie Pass East Project improves 15 miles from Hyak to Easton. Phases 1 and 2 from Hyak to the Stampede Pass interchange are complete. Phase 3 is underway.
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I-90 - Sunset Creek - Fish Passage

Timeline: 2023 - 2027
  • Road
  • Construction
  • King County
WSDOT is building bridges over Sunset Creek in Bellevue along both directions of I-90, Southeast Eastgate Way and Southeast 36th Street in Bellevue. These bridges replace culverts that block fish passage on Sunset Creek, allowing natural stream conditions to return in this section of the waterway…
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I-90 Judkins Park Station – Reconnecting Communities

Timeline: 2023-2027
  • Road
  • Pre-construction
  • King County
The Interstate 90 Judkins Park Station – Reconnecting Communities study will identify and recommend changes to the five WSDOT I-90 ramps at Rainier Avenue South to improve safe travel for all modes and increase access to the Judkins Park Link light rail station via transit transfer, walking,…
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I-90 Soderman Creek/SR 202 Unnamed Tributary to Patterson Creek - Fish Passage

Timeline: Fall 2021 – Fall 2030
  • Road
  • Pre-construction
  • King County
Several blocked culverts below Interstate 90 and State Route 202 in east King County are a barrier to fish migration and will be replaced with new, larger culverts beginning in 2025. Contractor crews working for WSDOT will replace three culverts under I-90 in Preston and one culvert under SR 202…
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I-90 Spokane Ramp Meters - Complete June 2023

Timeline: June 2018 - Summer 2023
  • Road
  • Completed
  • Spokane County
Several new ramp meters have been implemented and activated throughout Spokane at on-ramps to both east and westbound I-90 with more coming. The ramp meters are used to space out vehicles as they enter I-90 to reduce the "platooning" of vehicles as they enter and reduce collisions. The…
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I-90 Vantage Bridge – Replace Bridge Deck and Special Repairs

Timeline: Spring 2024 - Spring 2028
  • Road
  • Construction
  • Grant County
This project replaces the existing bridge deck on the I-90 Vantage Bridge to maintain the structural integrity, ensure the safety of the highway and extend the life of the bridge. The Vantage Bridge was built in 1962 and the last time the bridge received a major overhaul was in 1982.
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I-90 – Guardrail Basic Safety - Rehabilitation - Complete October 2025

Timeline: July 2025 - October 2025
  • Road
  • Completed
  • Adams County
  • Lincoln County
  • Spokane County
This project will remove, replace, and rehabilitate existing guardrail along I-90 from MP 192 in Adams County to MP 272.60 in Spokane County to preserve function, ensure terminals are crashworthy and that the system meets standards.

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