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    <title>WSDOT - March</title>
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      <title>Celebrate Work Zone Awareness week by going orange for work zone safety</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:07:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/03/31_workzonesafety2011.htm</link>
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      <description>In recognition of the men and women who work mere feet from traffic, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) along with state and national groups will go orange for work zone safety April 4 through 9 to celebrate National Work Zone Awareness Week.</description>
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      <title>New report highlights Washington’s Recovery Act transportation investments</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 22:40:18 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>New report highlights Washington’s Recovery Act transportation investments</description>
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      <title>No Fooling: I-405 in Bellevue to close this Friday, April 1 at 11 p.m.</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 01:24:05 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Busy I-405 between N.E. Eight Street and SR 520 in Bellevue will close for 53 hours this weekend while crews remove the old N.E. 12th Street Bridge. The full closure will begin at 11 p.m., Friday, April 1 and end by 4 a.m., Monday, April 4. To help prevent region-wide gridlock, drivers should delay discretionary trips, take alternate routes, and plan for delays throughout the Puget Sound area.</description>
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      <title>Clearing the North Cascades Highway starts April 11</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 01:02:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>WSDOT plans to begin clearing State Route 20, The North Cascades Highway, on Monday, April 11.</description>
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      <title>WSDOT’s bridge program scores high nationally</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:03:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Washington state’s bridge maintenance and preservation program ranked high in a report released today by Transportation for America, a broad coalition of organizations promoting national transportation reform.</description>
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      <title>Construction resumes on I-90 east of Snoqualmie Pass</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 04:05:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/03/28_I90constructionsnoqulmiepasseast.htm</link>
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      <description>Major highway improvements on Interstate 90 east of Snoqualmie pass are kicking off again now that winter weather has calmed down.</description>
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      <title>Studded tire deadline extended one week</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2011 03:02:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>The studded tire deadline has been extended one week. Drivers must now remove their studded tires by the end of the day Thursday, April 7.</description>
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      <title>No new cracks or damage found during inspection of SR 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2011 02:42:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>New survey data reveals no new settlement or structural damage on the State Route 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct.</description>
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      <title>Plan ahead for busy weekend of construction closures around Puget Sound</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 02:24:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>SHORELINE – A slew of closures and construction work are planned throughout the Puget Sound region this weekend.</description>
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      <title>WSDOT names new public transportation director</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 05:55:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/03/New_PT_Director.htm</link>
      <guid>http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/03/New_PT_Director.htm</guid>
      <description>A veteran of bringing transportation choices to Washington, Brian Lagerberg was named director of the Public Transportation Division at WSDOT.</description>
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      <title>N.E. 12th Street Bridge opens in Bellevue</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 01:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Crews opened the first half of the new N.E. 12th Street Bridge to traffic early this morning, marking a construction milestone that will allow them to tear down the old bridge the first weekend in April.</description>
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      <title>WSDOT seeks comments on DBE contracting goals</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 05:08:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>WSDOT seeks comments on DBE contracting goals</description>
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      <title>Open house to kick off SR 520 Eastside construction</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 03:21:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/03/17_SR520EastsideConstructionOpenHouse.htm</link>
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      <description>BELLEVUE – Construction starts next month on major State Route 520 highway improvements on the Eastside, and an open house is planned March 23 so commuters and neighbors can learn what to expect during the work.</description>
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      <title>Semiannual inspection closes SR 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct this weekend</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 22:44:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/03/15_viaductinspection.htm</link>
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      <description>Crews will close the State Route 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct this weekend for its semiannual inspection and to test a new system that automatically closes the viaduct when sensors detect an earthquake.</description>
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      <title>Northbound SR 99 on-ramp at stadiums opens in time for Sounders, Mariners season home openers</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 04:20:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/03/11_Northbound-99-ramp.htm</link>
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      <description>Construction crews will open the northbound SR 99 on-ramp from S. Royal Brougham Way at 7 tonight, just days before the Sounders FC regular season home opener.
Crews demolished the SR 99 on-ramp from First Avenue S. on Feb. 18. They spent three weeks rebuilding the ramp to connect it to S. Royal Brougham Way between First Avenue S. and Alaskan Way S.</description>
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      <title>INRIX report: WSDOT’s Moving Washington programs keeping traffic moving</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 01:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/03/08_INRIX_report_WSDOT_traffic.htm</link>
      <guid>http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/03/08_INRIX_report_WSDOT_traffic.htm</guid>
      <description>The 2010 National Traffic Scorecard, an annual congestion report published today by INRIX Corporation, shows Seattle as the country’s only major urban area that did not see congestion get worse last year.</description>
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      <title>WSDOT and customer service vendor working to improve Good To Go! customer experience</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 04:50:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/03/3_gtgCustomerServiceImprovements.htm</link>
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      <description>WSDOT is working to improve the Good To Go! customer experience.</description>
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      <title>WSDOT announces proposal to preserve historic Seattle building in Pioneer Square</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 06:46:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Historic preservation groups were notified today about a proposal to preserve the 619 Western Building in Pioneer Square during construction of the proposed SR 99 bored tunnel. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) developed the proposal to stabilize and shore the building sufficiently to minimize potential damage during construction. The Western Building is in poor structural condition and sits on unconsolidated fill that without protective measures could settle during tunne</description>
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