UPDATE: This news release has been updated to reflect the extension of the comment period on this open house. The online open house will remain active through March 14.
BELFAIR – Community members are invited to participate in an online and/or in-person open house to learn more about a proposed new corridor between Kitsap and Mason counties.
BREMERTON – Orange construction signs and barrels signal an upcoming paving project on State Route 3 near Bremerton and SR 16 near Port Orchard in Kitsap County.
On Monday, July 17, contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will begin repaving several miles of each highway. Crews will also repair expansion joints on the highway bridges.
BREMERTON – Travelers can expect long-term changes at the Chico Way interchange near Bremerton to start this summer. The Washington State Department of Transportation will close the Chico Way on-ramp to southbound State Route 3 as soon as 9 a.m. Monday, July 11. The around-the-clock closure will continue into spring 2023. Signed detour routes will be provided.
BREMERTON – As soon as Friday evening, April 8, southbound State Route 3 travelers exiting to Chico Way Northwest must turn right, or south toward Bremerton. Drivers will not be allowed to turn left, or north to Silverdale. This traffic change will be in place through fall 2023.
In 2023, speeding continued to be a top reason for work zone crashes.
Fatal work zone crashes doubled in 2023 - Washington had 10 fatal work zone crashes on state roads.
95% of people hurt in work zones are drivers, their passengers or passing pedestrians, not just our road crews.
