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We rehabilitated both directions of Interstate 5 between the Duwamish River and Lucile Street in Seattle. Crews replaced hundreds of panels, completed grinding on the highway to eliminate high spots and repaired the expansion joints on the northbound and southbound I-5 overpasses above Military…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The driving surface along a 4 mile stretch of southbound Interstate 5 between Northeast 179th Street and Pioneer Street in Ridgefield is bumpy, uneven and in need of repair.

In summer 2027, contractor crews will rebuild the roadway using a crack, seat and overlay method. The existing…

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…

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…

Washington State Department of Transportation and contractor crews replaced existing fish barriers under I-5 and Pacific Highway near Stanwood with three new fish-passable arch structures to restore fish passage. All three structures are 68-foot-wide steel arch culverts, ranging from 50 feet to 70…

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.

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…

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.…

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…

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…

This project removes and replaces several outdated culverts under I-5 and other area 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-…

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-…

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…

Traffic on I-82 around Yakima has increased, especially during the morning and afternoon commutes. Heavy truck traffic, along with continued growth in the Yakima area, is adding to congestion.

This project will improve traffic flow by adding lanes on I-82 between the US 12…

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).

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…

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.

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.

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.

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.

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…

Crews working for WSDOT will install new control and pontoon monitoring systems for the Interstate 90 Lacey V. Murrow and Homer M. Hadley bridges. This work will help preserve the integrity and functionality of aging electrical and pontoon monitoring and control systems, including upgrading…

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,…