http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/04/ Copyright WSDOT 2008. All rights reserved. bertraj@wsdot.wa.gov (Jeremy Bertrand) Washington State Department of Transportation Wed, 22 May 2013 21:58:41 GMT 15 http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Public/images/nav/wsdot2g4.gif http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/04/ Sat, 30 Apr 2011 04:25:13 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/04/29_SR500StJohns_Award.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/04/29_SR500StJohns_Award.htm VANCOUVER –A long-awaited freeway-style interchange designed to ease congestion and improve safety at State Route 500 and St. Johns Boulevard took an important step forward today. Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:10:23 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/04/29NewSR520TollSystemPutToTest.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/04/29NewSR520TollSystemPutToTest.htm Testing starts today on the all-electronic SR 520 toll system. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will spend at least the next six weeks confirming that the system can process tens of thousands of daily transactions and track revenue that will provide $1 billion in funding to replace the State Route 520 bridge. Sat, 23 Apr 2011 04:08:32 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/04/22_2011lakeeastondelays.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/04/22_2011lakeeastondelays.htm For the next five weeks drivers traveling over I-90 between Easton and Cle Elum will experience delays associated with traffic restrictions. Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:54:20 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/04/22_studdedtiresoffApril25.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/04/22_studdedtiresoffApril25.htm Drivers should remove studded tires by the end of the day Monday, April 25, or risk a fine from law enforcement. Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:12:53 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/04/19_SR14OpenHouse.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/04/19_SR14OpenHouse.htm CAMAS – Construction begins this summer on a Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) project to widen State Route 14 and eliminate two of the three remaining highway traffic signals between Vancouver and Bingen. Tue, 19 Apr 2011 03:34:26 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/04/18_I-5BJGMTrafficShift.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/04/18_I-5BJGMTrafficShift.htm CENTRALIA – New lanes and a wider Interstate 5 are just ahead for people traveling or commuting between Centralia and Grand Mound. Tue, 12 Apr 2011 22:26:17 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/04/12_520TollingDateRequirements.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/04/12_520TollingDateRequirements.htm At least six weeks of rigorous testing of equipment and systems for tolling of the SR 520 bridge are planned to begin next week, and if successful, a toll start date will be set, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) said today. Sat, 09 Apr 2011 21:38:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/04/09_WSDOTReopensSR4.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/04/09_WSDOTReopensSR4.htm STELLA – The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will reopen State Route 4 near Germany Creek Road (milepost 50) at 7 p.m. today, a few days earlier than expected. Fri, 08 Apr 2011 23:50:12 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/04/8_WASecuresOHWIRailFunding.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/04/8_WASecuresOHWIRailFunding.htm Federal and state officials signed documents today that guarantee Washington state will get $145 million in high-speed-rail funding originally intended for Ohio and Wisconsin. Thu, 07 Apr 2011 06:08:04 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/04/06_SR4CleanupBeginsApril7.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/04/06_SR4CleanupBeginsApril7.htm STELLA – Work will begin Thursday to reopen a stretch of State Route 4 near Stella closed by a landslide that covered the highway Tuesday, April 5. Tue, 05 Apr 2011 05:00:13 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/04/StudTireDeadlineApril14.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/04/StudTireDeadlineApril14.htm Studded tire deadline extended another week Tue, 05 Apr 2011 04:05:57 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/04/04_HSRFLApplication.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/04/04_HSRFLApplication.htm Washington state applied today for approximately $120 million in federal high-speed-rail stimulus money, part of $2.4 billion returned by Florida. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will use the money to continue improving and expanding Amtrak Cascades service between Portland, Ore., and Vancouver, B.C. Sat, 02 Apr 2011 00:04:07 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/04/clearingeffortsonCayuseandChinookpasses.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/04/clearingeffortsonCayuseandChinookpasses.htm Spring has officially arrived and maintenance crews are getting Chinook and Cayuse passes ready for summer travel.