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August 31, 2010
Paving wraps up on SR 503 with plenty of summer to spare

August 18, 2010
Washington applies for $80 million in additional High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail grants

August 13, 2010
New SR 501 overpass opens Aug. 17 in Ridgefield

August 13, 2010
Paving work on SR 14 in Clark County starts Aug. 17

August 11, 2010
New bridge over I-405 taking shape in Bellevue

July 28, 2010
WSDOT awards contract for next North Spokane Corridor project

July 23, 2010
WSDOT to remove substandard asphalt on I-5 near Castle Rock

July 06, 2010
Final contract to paint historic Lewis and Clark Bridge gets underway

June 18, 2010
Gov. Gregoire announces plan to launch nation’s first electric highway

June 17, 2010
WSDOT opens new northbound I-405 lane in Bothell

June 10, 2010
SR 503 traffic impacts near Lake Merwin begin Monday, June 14

May 17, 2010
Smoother I-5 lanes will reopen near Stanwood thanks to stimulus money

May 14, 2010
Federal stimulus funded pavement preservation work wraps up on I-90 between Bellevue and Mercer Island

May 4, 2010
WSDOT awards final construction contract on Lewis and Clark Bridge painting project

April 30, 2010
Paving the way to a smoother drive on I-5 in Cowlitz County

April 20, 2010
WSDOT breaks ground for safety and congestion relief improvements at busy I-82 Valley Mall Boulevard Interchange

April 19, 2010
Construction on US 195 paving project in Whitman County starts Thursday, April 22

April 2, 2010
Construction starts on the largest federal recovery project in the Yakima Valley

March 25, 2010
Crews begin repairing I-5 from Lacey to Tacoma next week

March 22, 2010
ARRA funds improve safety, driveability on I-82 and creates jobs in Yakima County

March 12, 2010
Crews return to work on stimulus-funded I-5 repair project near Stanwood

March 2, 2010
WSDOT awards contract to preserve I-5 in Cowlitz County

March 1, 2010
Pavement rehabilitation project on US 195 near Spokane starts this month

February 19, 2010
WSDOT continues I-5 improvements thanks to Recovery Act funds

February 17, 2010
A Year Later: Gov. Gregoire, Interior Secretary Salazar highlight success of Recovery Act

January 28, 2010
Gov. Gregoire unveils $590 million grant to Washington for high speed intercity passenger rail

January 14, 2010
WSDOT awards another stimulus contract to improve safety and drivability on I-5 in Cowlitz and Lewis counties

December 16, 2009
Third tier Recovery Act projects come on line thanks to competitive bid climate

December 15, 2009
Recovery Act funds deliver new Grape Line buses

December 3, 2009
WA workers invest more than a million hours on Recovery Act-funded transportation projects, payroll nears $40 million

November 24, 2009
Crews wrap up stimulus-funded project on I-5 between Kelso and Castle Rock

November 16, 2009
Stimulus-funded paving on I-5 wraps up for the yea r

November 12, 2009
ARRA brings cable barrier safety improvements to SR 8

November 10, 2009
Stimulus funds upgrade I-5 cable median barrier in Nisqually

November 4, 2009
WSDOT selects Atkinson Construction for stimulus-funded I-405 braided ramps project

October 29, 2009
WSDOT wraps up busy I-90 Snoqualmie Pass construction season

October 20, 2009
SR 17, SR 282 stimulus project ribbon cutting set for October 22 near Moses Lake

October 5, 2009
Washington applies for more than $1.3 billion in second round of ARRA High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail grants

October 5, 2009
WSDOT completes stimulus-funded paving project on US 97

October 1, 2009
Crews wrap up stimulus-funding paving work on US 2 between Monroe and Sultan

September 15, 2009
Washington seeks Recovery Act TIGER grants for three high priority projects

August 31, 2009
Delivering on the Recovery Act: More highway projects under way, and construction workforce continues to grow

August 21, 2009
WSDOT selects contractor to build $19.3 million congestion relief project on I-405 in Bothell

August 20, 2009
WSDOT awards stimulus contract to replace I-5 interchange in Ridgefield

August 4, 2009
Stimulus-funded preservation project in Long Beach wraps up

August 3, 2009
Lynnwood and WSDOT improve safety for pedestrians and bicyclists at I-5 and 196th Street SW

July 28, 2009
Stimulus work on the rise for highway projects

July 27, 2009
WSDOT awards contracts for statewide cable barrier and rumble strip projects

July 23, 2009
Stimulus funds to preserve SR 14 hit the pavement July 27

July 20, 2009
Stimulus-funded paving work on US 97 starts July 22

July 15, 2009
Bellevue contractor lands stimulus-funded I-5 HOV project

July 10, 2009
Crews ramp up for stimulus-funded I-5 repair project near Stanwood

June 29, 2009
Transportation recovery funding making a difference for families and drivers in Washington State

June 25, 2009
Construction begins June 29 on SR 4 paving and guardrail project

June 24, 2009
Construction begins this week on stimulus-funded I-5 project in Cowlitz County

June 23, 2009
WSDOT advertises contract to reconstruct I-5, SR 501 interchange in Ridgefield

June 23, 2009
Multiple safety projects advertised to bidders

June 16, 2009
WSDOT awards Marysville concrete median barrier project to Tri-State Construction, Inc.

June 16, 2009
WSDOT celebrates start of stimulus-funded US 2 project in Monroe

June 11, 2009
Construction on stimulus-funded I-5 paver starts June 15

June 5, 2009
Gov. Gregoire, Secretary Hammond announce that lower construction bids result in more transportation projects in the state

June 5, 2009
WSDOT launches new stimulus newsletter

June 4, 2009
Stimulus funds extend I-5 HOV lanes south of King County

June 1, 2009
Preservation and safety upgrades around the corner for I-90 over Snoqualmie Pass this summer

June 1, 2009
WSDOT awards stimulus-funded I-5 repair project near Stanwood

May 27, 2009
Gov. Gregoire, Sec. Hammond announce federal recovery awards for transportation paving projects

May 26, 2009
WSDOT awards I-82 Grandview to Granger pavement repair contract to Granite Northwest, Inc., of Yakima

May 19, 2009
Gov. Gregoire announces federal recovery transportation contract award

May 14, 2009
Gov. Gregoire announces contracts for resurfacing projects in the Columbia Basin and Okanogan

May 14, 2009
Gov. Gregoire’s signs historic transportation budget

May 14, 2009
Gov. Gregoire signs bill to fund and build SR 520 floating bridge replacement

May 8, 2009
WSDOT awards stimulus-funded US 2 paving project to Lakeside Industries, Inc.

May 4, 2009
WSDOT continues delivering jobs: Two more Eastern Region paving projects are advertised for contractor bids

May 4, 2009
WSDOT awards stimulus funds for paving project between Moses Lake and Ephrata

April 30, 2009
Gov. Gregoire, WSDOT Secretary Hammond announce first ground breaking with Recovery Act funding

April 28, 2009 
WSDOT advertises I-5 stimulus preservation project

April 27, 2009
WSDOT continues delivering stimulus projects, supporting local jobs

April 27, 2009
WSDOT continues to pave the way for better highways and more jobs

April 27, 2009
WSDOT advertises contract for Marysville concrete median barrier project

April 27, 2009
WSDOT continues delivering stimulus projects, supporting local jobs

April 27, 2009
WSDOT advertises stimulus-funded I-5 project to contractors

April 20, 2009
WSDOT continues delivering jobs: Two more paving projects are advertised for contractor bids

April 20, 2009
Contracts to preserve I-5, SR 14 advertised to contractors today

April 20, 2009
I-82 Grandview to Granger stimulus project advertised to bidders

April 16, 2009
Gov. Gregoire, Gov. Kulongoski applaud Obama administration on high speed rail federal funding

April 13, 2009
WSDOT advertises contract for stimulus-funded US 2 paving project between Monroe and Sultan

April 6, 2009
Six Washington Airports to Receive Federal Stimulus Dollars

April 6, 2009
Gov. Gregoire, Sec. Hammond announce recovery funds contract to preserve US 101, SR 103

April 6, 2009
WSDOT awards recovery-funded I-90 paving projects to Columbia Asphalt & Gravel

Last revised on September 13, 2010