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04/29/05Revised Forecast Postpones Two Major I-5 Construction Projects This Weekend
04/29/05New I-5 Weave Lane in Bellingham Open Permanently
04/28/05Big Construction Weekend on I-5 from Arlington to the Pierce County Line
04/28/05$115 Million in New Projects for North Central Region
04/28/05I-405 Bellevue Direct Access Project Partners Receive Public Relations Award
04/28/05State Transportation Commission approves Ferry Rate Hike
04/28/05Paid Parking at Anacortes begins Friday, May 20
04/27/05Chinook Pass Highway (SR 410) ready for opening at noon on April 28
04/27/05WSDOT Detours Bothell-Everett Highway Near Silver Lake This Weekend
04/27/05WSDOT Plans State Route 307 Speed Limit Reduction
04/27/05Columbia River Crossing Task Force Meeting Scheduled for May 4
04/27/05Sound Crossings - April/May 2005 Issue
04/26/05I-5 Lane Closures in Mount Vernon Next Week
04/26/05I-5 Kelso Truck Weigh Station Improvement Project Now Under Construction
04/26/05All Lanes of Guide Meridian Open in Bellingham
04/25/05WSDOT Crews Close One Westbound Lane on the Hewitt Avenue Trestle Tomorrow at 10 a.m.
04/25/05WSDOT Inspects Skagit County Bridges
04/25/05State Employees Recognized at Public Event; Secretary of State Sam Reed and Vancouver Mayor Royce Pollard will Speak
04/25/05WSDOT Completes First I-5 Makeover Weekend in Seattle
04/22/05I-5 Makeover Construction This Weekend in Downtown Seattle
04/22/05WSDOT Completes Culvert Repair Work in Bellingham
04/22/05I-5 Lane Closures in Bellingham Next Week
04/22/05More Eastbound I-90 Night Lane Closures in Bellevue
04/22/05SR 14 Cape Horn Rock Fall Stabilization Project Begins Construction on April 25
04/22/05Spirit Lake Memorial Highway Reopening to Traffic on May 6; Nightly Highway Closures to Follow
04/22/05WSDOT Celebrates Earth Day. . .Everyday
04/21/05Weeknight Total Closures of Southbound I-405 and NE 4th Street in Bellevue
04/21/05WSDOT Inspects Skagit County Bridges
04/21/05Cayuse Pass (SR 123) Now Open to Traffic After Long Winter
04/21/05Changes Made to this Summer's SR 432, 433 Paving Project in Longview
04/21/05Safety Improvement Project on SR 14 at 32nd Street in Washougal Begins Construction on April 29
04/21/05WSDOT Closes I-5 Lanes in Mount Vernon Next Week
04/21/05I-5 Bow Hill Rest Area Closed near Burlington
04/20/05Wet Weather Puts Damper on Bridge Demolition Plans in Smokey Point this Weekend
04/20/05Peak Season Surcharge begins May 1
04/19/05I-5 Gee Creek Safety Rest Areas in Clark Co. Closing for Maintenance
04/19/05Traffic Shift Requires Overnight Closure of I-5 Exit in Federal Way
04/18/05Eastbound I-90 Night Lane and Ramp Closures in Bellevue
04/18/05Lane Closures in Shoreline, Edmonds This Week on North 205th for WSDOT Pavement Repairs
04/18/05WSDOT Crews Close One Lane on Hewitt Avenue Trestle Today at 10 a.m.
04/15/05Traffic Signal Work To Affect Morning Commute on SR 161
04/15/05$5.7 Million I-205 Pavement Improvement Project Starts Construction on April 18
04/15/05Evening I-5 Lane Closures in Mount Vernon April 18-22
04/14/05Deception Pass Bridge Lane Closure
04/14/05Wet Weather Postpones Interstate 5 Makeover in Downtown Seattle- Again
04/14/05Nighttime Lane Closures Scheduled on I-5 Northbound and Southbound on Monday and Wednesday
04/14/05I-5, SR 501 Interchange Improvement Project Starts Construction on April 18
04/14/05SR 16 Jackson On-Ramp Opens Early
04/13/05Eastbound I-90 Night Lane Closures in Bellevue Planned This Weekend
04/13/05I- 5 Lane Closures in Bellingham at Night This Week at Guide Meridian
04/13/05One I-5 Lane and One Ramp Closed in Bellingham at Ohio Street
04/13/05SR 520 Evergreen Point Floating Bridge to Close for Monthly Maintenance
04/13/05WSDOT Lewis County Maintenance Crews to Celebrate Earth Day with Special Litter Clean Up
04/13/05WSDOT Wants Comments on Oak Harbor's SR 20 Traffic Concerns: Community Open House Scheduled April 21
04/12/05Old I-5/Smokey Point Bridge Comes Down this Month
04/12/05Flying Heritage Collection Aircraft Make Appearance at Arlington 2005 EAA Fly-In
04/12/05WSDOT Announces Spring Work Parties at State Airports
04/12/05All Lanes Blocked on Northbound I-5 at Mercer Street
04/08/05Deception Pass Lane Closures Extended
04/08/05Eastbound I-90 Night Lane Closures in Bellevue Rescheduled
04/08/05TSA Advisory - Lighters Prohibited on Commercial Flights Beginning April 14
04/08/05Give 'em a Brake: Busiest WSDOT Highway Maintenance and Construction Season Starts Soon
04/08/05Work Starts On Wider, Smoother I-5 in South King County
04/08/05WSDOT Will Close One I-5 Lane Next Week in Bellingham
04/08/05Trying Again - SR 16 Jackson Ramp to Close Five Days and Nights for TNB Work
04/08/05Studded Tire Deadline Approaching Quickly
04/08/05WSDOT Appoints Transportation Enhancement Committee Members
04/07/05Whidbey Island Tariff Proposal Amended due to Public Comment
04/07/05Transportation Commission revised fare proposal; Calls for more public comment
04/06/052005 Pavement Management Program Update
04/06/05WSDOT's Alaskan Way Viaduct EIS Recognized as "Best of the Best" in Environmental Excellence
04/05/05State Route 704 Cross Base Highway Focus of Open House
04/05/05Rolling Slowdowns Planned for I-90 in Issaquah This Week
04/05/05Public Input Sought at Three-day Closure Meetings
04/05/05Highway Construction Projects Selected for End of Season Report Card
04/04/05Southbound I-5 Lanes Closed This Weekend in Federal Way
04/04/05Bellingham I-5 Ramp Closures Rescheduled
04/04/05SR 20 - North Cascades Highway Reopens after Nine-day Closure
04/04/05SR 20, The North Cascades Highway, Reopens After a 9-Day Closure
04/04/05Night Lane Closures Scheduled for Eastbound I-90 in Bellevue
04/01/05WSDOT Kicks Off SR 161 Widening in South King County
04/01/05I-5 Drilling in Bellingham Reveals Saturated Soil Under Highway
04/01/05Two columns of Alaskan Way Viaduct settle slightly; no repairs or operational changes needed yet
04/01/05Full Closure of I-5 Southbound in Clark Co. Scheduled for Thursday Night
04/01/05WSDOT Requests Funding for Traffic Signal at SR 502 and NE 199th Street in Battle Ground; Open House Planned
04/01/05Weather Forecast Delays SR 16 Jackson Ramp Closure
04/01/05Tariff Proposal Amended due to Public Comment