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Case dismissed: WSDOT seeks sanctions against former employee and his lawyers over baseless lawsuit
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Transportation is asking a judge to sanction both the law firm and the former employee who spent more than a year pursuing an unfounded lawsuit against the agency, only to later drop the case when confronted with evidence he likely destroyed text messages in violation of a…
Erosion repair along US 101 begins south of Forks in Jefferson County
FORKS - A project to repair a culvert and stabilize the hillside starts along US 101 near Kalaloch.
Weekend travel alert: Multiple highway closures across central Puget Sound July 25-28
KING AND PIERCE COUNTIES – Another weekend of construction begins Friday night, July 25, and continues through Monday morning, July 28, as crews continue major preservation and maintenance work on multiple highways throughout the central Puget Sound region.
Repairs bring daytime closures of westbound US 12 Wishkah River Bridge in Aberdeen
UPDATE: Repairs to the US 12 Wishkah River Bridge in Aberdeen were completed a day ahead of schedule. The closure scheduled for Tuesday, July 22 is canceled. The bridge is open to traffic.
Roundabout construction project coming to SR 26 near Othello
OTHELLO – Contractor crews with the Washington State Department of Transportation will build a roundabout at the intersection of First Avenue and State Route 26 in Othello, the first of two roundabouts scheduled for the greater Othello area within the next year.
Southbound I-5 paving project in Everett set to begin
EVERETT – A paving project is set to begin along a 4-mile stretch of southbound Interstate 5 from Broadway Avenue to 100th Street Southeast. On Saturday, July 19, contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will begin the I-5 Southbound 100th Street Southeast to Broadway Avenue…
Four weeks of major work on northbound I-5 Ship Canal Bridge begins with a weekend-long mainline closure July 18-21
SEATTLE – The long-anticipated major work to revive the Interstate 5 Ship Canal Bridge will kick off with a weekend-long closure of northbound I-5 in Seattle Friday night, July 18 through early Monday morning, July 21. Following the closure, the freeway will be reduced to two lanes for four weeks northbound across the…
Northbound I-5 reduced to one lane overnight in DuPont July 25 and 26
DUPONT – Nighttime travelers who use northbound Interstate 5 through DuPont could see major congestion during the nights of Friday, July 25 and Saturday, July 26.
Diamonds are forever: New I-90/SR 18 interchange to open after eight-day closure of SR 18
SNOQUALMIE – The Washington State Department of Transportation will open the second diverging diamond interchange in the state after an eight-day, round-the-clock closure of both directions of State Route 18 under the Interstate 90 overpasses scheduled to begin Thursday night, July 17.
Paving, bridge repair projects to reduce westbound I-90 in Issaquah to one lane for up to 10 weekends
ISSAQUAH – A series of construction projects will repair and replace aging pavement and repair several bridges along the Interstate 90 corridor in Issaquah and from Mercer Island to Bellevue.
Slow down – lives are on the line.
Excessive speed was a top cause of work zone collisions in 2024.
Phone down, eyes up.
Work zones need our undivided attention.
It's in EVERYONE’S best interest.
96% of people hurt in work zones are drivers, their passengers or passing pedestrians, not just our road crews.