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03/31/09
WSDOT awards first I-90 Snoqualmie Pass East project contract

03/31/09
Gov. Gregoire, Sen. Patty Murray announce stimulus funding, jobs at Eastside briefing

03/30/09
Survey work closes I-5 lanes in Tacoma

03/30/09
SR 21-Speed limit back to normal on State Route 21 in Ferry County

03/30/09
WSDOT closes ramps on US 395 and SR 240 for safety project; drivers need to use alternate routes

03/27/09
North Central Washington's state highway construction season begins April 6

03/27/09
Reduced capacity on San Juan inter-island sailings will continue

03/27/09
WSDOT starts closures next week for bridge and ramp construction near Seattle's sports stadiums

03/27/09
UPDATED: SR 11 Chuckanut Drive overpass to reopen March 30 in Burlington

03/27/09
WSDOT cancels SR 520 weekend work; overnight I-5 work in north Seattle and SR 16 work in Tacoma still on

03/27/09
Small amount of settlement found on the Alaskan Way Viaduct; Battery Street Tunnel fire safety systems pass inspection

03/27/09
SR 8 slope stabilization wraps up, speed limit returns to 60 mph

03/26/09
Max J. Kuney of Spokane earns contract for SR 285 Sellar Bridge additional lane project

03/26/09
Reopening of SR 20, the North Cascades Highway begins Monday

03/26/09
Striping work continues on I-5 next week

03/26/09
Drivers take note: studded tires need to be off April 1

03/25/09
SR 16 restricted in Tacoma for street-light installation

03/25/09
SR 14 widening and interchange project gets access hearing Apr. 15

03/24/09
Governor Gregoire joins WSDOT and Ports Association to announce 2009 Marine Cargo Forecast

03/23/09
Biggs Rapids-Sam Hill deck replacement project wraps up early

03/23/09
WSDOT continues delivering jobs: Moses Lake to Ephrata stimulus paving projects are advertised for contractor bids

03/23/09
Crews wrap up busy weekend of construction in Puget Sound

03/22/09
Alaskan Way Viaduct and Battery Street Tunnel reopened after semiannual inspections

03/20/09
Working together to control litter in southwest Washington

03/20/09
WSDOT starts work to strengthen I-90 bridges in Seattle against earthquakes

03/20/09
It’s a go: WSDOT lane closures on I-5 in Shoreline, SR 520 in Bellevue, the Viaduct and the Battery Street Tunnel this weekend

03/20/09
WSDOT will repair northbound I-5 near Stanwood this year

03/19/09
SR 26-Palouse River Bridge deck project in whitman County ready to start

03/18/09
SR 16 bridge work pushes Burley Olalla past halfway mark

03/18/09
Crews will close SR 20 lanes to inspect Deception Pass bridges

03/17/09
Alaskan Way Viaduct construction contract marks progress, sustains local jobs

03/17/09
Paving begins on I-5 widening project south of Olympia

03/17/09
New roads, traffic signals will greet SR 20 drivers in Burlington next week

03/17/09
WSDOT restructures State Rail and Marine Office

03/16/09
WSDOT Announces New Location for Public Open House on Draft Aviation Alternative Strategies

03/13/09
WSDOT narrows northbound First Avenue S. to one lane near Safeco Field

03/13/09
Bridge inspections cause lane closures in Clark and Lewis counties next week

03/13/09
Semi-annual inspection closes Alaskan Way Viaduct next weekend

03/13/09
Drivers could face hour-long delays on I-5, SR 520 this weekend in Seattle, Bellevue

03/13/09
WSDOT awards contract to stabilize riverbank along SR 542 near Glacier

03/12/09
WSDOT celebrates 10 years of Amtrak Cascades service in the Pacific Northwest

03/12/09
Pilot Reminder: No Aircraft Operations at Cypress Island

03/12/09
Cold weather delays start of I-5 work in Bellingham

03/12/09
SR 104 Hood Canal Bridge Project hosts on-line webinar

03/11/09
One-way traffic moving again on slide-damaged SR 112

03/11/09
WSDOT schedules Mar. 18 I-5, Mellen Street to Blakeslee Junction open house

03/11/09
WSDOT celebrates start of US 395 safety project near Blue Bridge in Kennewick

03/10/09
WSDOT seeks public comments on Grays Harbor pontoon construction sites

03/10/09
WSDOT Ferries Division increases service with spring sailing schedule

03/10/09
WSDOT awards SR 520 widening project in Redmond

03/09/09
Gov. Gregoire and WSDOT announce first advertisements for transportation contracts in Kittitas, Pacific counties

03/09/09
SR 104 Hood Canal Bridge truss arrives early in Port Gamble Bay

03/09/09
SR 20 to close nightly for blasting north of Deception Pass

03/09/09
WSDOT terminates operating lease for CW Branch of Palouse River and Coulee City Rail System

03/09/09
Crews wrap up SR 520 weekend work in Bellevue

03/06/09
WSDOT seals the deal on $1 million project in Mason County

03/06/09
WSDOT awards Port Orchard safety corridor project on SR 160

03/06/09
Snow forecast changes WSDOT construction plans this weekend

03/06/09
US 101 Closures and delays in Grays Harbor

03/06/09
Crews getting a jump-start on I-5 panel replacement work in Bellingham

03/05/09
Speed restrictions to affect traffic on State Route 21 in Ferry County

03/05/09
Here we go again: snow, ice, breathe, repeat

03/05/09
Weeknight closures on I-5 in Bellingham start Monday

03/04/09
WSDOT contractor crews begin work Thursday on phase two of SR 169 Green River Bridge repair project

03/04/09
WSDOT Updates Methow Airport Layout Plan

03/03/09
WSDOT awards paving project on northbound I-5 in Everett

03/03/09
Crews finish placing girders on new SR 6 bridge Thursday, Mar. 5

03/02/09
Public Invited to Comment on Draft Aviation Alternative Strategies

03/02/09
WSDOT builds I-5 HOV lanes in Fife without noise walls

03/02/09
SR 16 closures in Tacoma expedite demolition process