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Reminder: Weekend closure of northbound I-5 in Seattle for girder setting begins this Friday, May 19
SEATTLE – This weekend starting Friday night, travelers using northbound Interstate 5 through downtown Seattle will want to plan ahead for delays or consider adjusting their trips. Both northbound I-5 and the I-5 express lanes will intermittently close beginning at 10 p.m. Friday, May 19, through 10 a.m. Sunday, May…
Online open house starts May 16 for project to improve fish passages under I-90 in Bellevue
BELLEVUE – Construction begins this spring on a $109.5 million project to improve fish migration and restore natural stream conditions for Sunset Creek under Interstate 90 in Bellevue and people can learn more about the project in an online open house.
Upper SR 504/Spirit Lake Memorial Highway closed until further notice
TOUTLE – The upper portion of State Route 504, which takes travelers to the Johnston Ridge Observatory located within the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, will remain closed until further notice following a massive debris slide. Due to the size of the slide and the instability of the hillside above the…
Plan ahead for smoother Memorial Day holiday travel
OLYMPIA – With warm weather arriving in the Pacific Northwest that means Memorial Day weekend is just around the corner and people should make plans now for a busy travel weekend – whether by road, rail, plane or ferry.
Busy highway construction season planned in Central Washington this spring and summer
YAKIMA – Plan ahead and expect delays on multiple routes from Yakima to Tri-Cities. Contractor crews working for WSDOT will repair bridge decks, fix sections of pavement, build roundabouts and paint bridges. WSDOT crews also will complete a number of maintenance and preservation projects to help maintain the condition…
Traffic signal, sidewalk improvements coming to US 101 in south Aberdeen
ABERDEEN – A project to improve two intersections in Grays Harbor County kicks off May 30. Crews will replace the traffic signals at US 101 and State Route 105 in south Aberdeen. In Westport, crews will remove a traffic signal at the SR 105 Spur/West Ocean Avenue intersection with South Montesano Street. They will…
Washington State Ferries to host systemwide virtual meetings ahead of peak summer service
SEATTLE – Ahead of a busy summer of travel, Washington State Ferries is hosting six virtual public meetings to update the public about the routes they rely on and answer questions about the ferry system. The meetings begin Tuesday, May 23, and run through Wednesday, June 7.
Work completed: Daytime lane closure on US 12 no longer needed following hillside repairs east of Aberdeen
ABERDEEN – Crews completed repairs to the hillside below westbound US 12 between Montesano and Aberdeen on May 9. This work followed a slide triggered by heavy rainfall in late December 2022.
It’s that time of year: SR 504 to Mount St. Helens observatory reopens May 3
TOUTLE – Travelers who enjoy the scenic, tree-lined stretch of highway leading to Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument will have access to the upper reaches once it reopens this week.
SR 433 Lewis and Clark Bridge to close Sunday, July 16 for up to 8 days for critical preservation work
Update: May 10, 2023
The project start date has been updated to Monday, June 26 instead of Monday, June 12.
LONGVIEW – The State Route 433 Lewis and Clark Bridge connecting Longview, Washington and Rainier, Oregon will close to vehicle traffic for up to eight days beginning 8 p.m. Sunday, July…
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Work zones need our undivided attention.
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96% of people hurt in work zones are drivers, their passengers or passing pedestrians, not just our road crews.