Beginning at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 30 through 11:59 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, 20th Street East under I-5 in Fife will close around-the-clock. The closure allows crews to mobilize a large crane under I-5 to begin installing girders on the new southbound I-5 Puyallup River Bridge.
SEATTLE – For the first time in seven years, annual ridership aboard Washington State Ferries declined in 2019, dropping by 880,000 customers – 3.2% – to 23.9 million. Severe winter weather, construction in and around ferry terminals and increased ferry and transit options, are considered the main reasons for the decrease.
Relief is on the way for travelers who use the Interstate 5 Rush Road exit near Napavine, where brake lights and backups have become common during peak travel times.
Community members and local businesses are invited to an open house to see proposed changes to State Route 104 in downtown Kingston. The proposal would relocate Washington State Ferry traffic to Northeast 1st Street in order to accommodate travelers heading to and from the Kingston Ferry Terminal.
At 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7, Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews re-opened State Route 7 north of Alder to one-way, alternating traffic.
The new Berkeley Street overpass in Lakewood will open to travelers once a series of closures take place to connect local streets and ramps to the new overpass.
SEATTLE – All ferries between Colman Dock, Bainbridge Island and Bremerton will follow a temporary sailing schedule beginning Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, as construction to replace the seismically vulnerable ferry terminal moves forward.
GIG HARBOR – The Tacoma Narrows Bridge Citizen Advisory Committee will hold a work session in early January to discuss the financial plan for the toll bridge, the loan report, and the ongoing efforts to replace the toll system equipment.
