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    <title>WSDOT - May</title>
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      <title>WSDOT starts seismic work on Aurora Bridge</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>WSDOT starts seismic work on Aurora Bridge</description>
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      <title>Long-awaited widening work starts on SR 522 in Monroe this summer</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 23:34:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/05/26_SR522ContractAward.htm</link>
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      <description>Commuters on SR 522 in Monroe can look forward to fewer delays and faster, safer trips. A much-anticipated project to widen four miles of the highway between the Snohomish River and US 2 will kick off in a little more than a month.</description>
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      <title>Washington still 'most bicycle-friendly state'</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 05:40:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Washington still 'most bicycle-friendly state'</description>
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      <title>North Cascades Highway reopens at noon Wednesday</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 06:29:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>SR 20, The North Cascades Highway will open to traffic at noon on Wednesday, May 25</description>
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      <title>WSDOT seeks input for overall Disadvantaged Business Enterprise goal setting</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 03:48:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>WSDOT seeks input for overall Disadvantaged Business Enterprise goal setting</description>
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      <title>Only chance of Memorial Day weekend sun but traffic guaranteed</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 03:04:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>While many people still can’t decide if they need sandals or snow boots for Memorial Day weekend, it’s always the right decision to check your route before you go.</description>
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      <title>North Cascades Highway, Cayuse Pass may open by Memorial Day weekend; no estimate for Chinook Pass opening</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 05:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/05/Crews_battle_snow_avalanches_in_mountains.htm</link>
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      <description>North Cascades Highway, Cayuse Pass may open by Memorial Day weekend; no estimate for Chinook Pass opening</description>
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      <title>Crews battle late-spring snowfall and avalanche danger in mountain passes</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 03:51:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>CASCADE MOUNTAINS – The calendar might say spring, but Old Man Winter hasn’t easily released his icy grip on three mountain passes cutting through the Cascades. Record amounts of snow are hampering efforts to clear and reopen the passes.</description>
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      <title>I-90 Snoqualmie Pass project wins conservation award from Cascade Land Conservancy</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 03:13:15 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>The Cascade Land Conservancy presented its Innovative Conservation Project award to the Washington State Department of Transportation’s I-90 Snoqualmie Pass East Project (I-90 project) during its annual Conservation Awards Breakfast today in Seattle.</description>
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      <title>I-5 travelers get a brighter greeting in Vancouver this weekend</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 01:12:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/05/11_WelcomeToWashingtonSignPlanting.htm</link>
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      <description>VANCOUVER – Even if the weather isn’t sunny this weekend, Interstate 5 drivers headed north from Oregon will still get a bright greeting thanks to local volunteers planting the “Welcome to Washington” sign near Fourth Plain Boulevard.</description>
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      <title>Washington commended for showing taxpayers where their transportation dollars go</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 00:38:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Washington commended for showing taxpayers where their transportation dollars go</description>
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      <title>Rock Blasting is back on I-90 east of Snoqualmie Pass</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 21:43:31 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Crews will get the green light to resume rock blasting operations this week after a snowy spring on Interstate 90.</description>
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      <title>Washington state wins additional high-speed-rail funding rejected by Florida</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 02:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Washington state will receive $15 million in additional federal high-speed-rail funding for improvements resulting in more frequent and reliable Amtrak Cascades passenger rail service between Portland and Vancouver, B.C.</description>
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      <title>Major I-5 rehab in Skagit County begins mid-May</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 00:56:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/05/6_I5Burl2BellinghamPaver.htm</link>
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      <description>Beginning in May 2011,crews will repair and pave 12 miles of northbound I-5 from north of the SR 11 Chuckanut Drive interchange in Burlington to south of Lake Samish near Bellingham.</description>
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      <title>Busy weekend: drivers should expect delays in Seattle and east of Snoqualmie Pass</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 23:52:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Drivers whose Mother’s Day plans include a trip to grandma’s house should plan for a full weekend of closures and sporting events in the Puget Sound area – as well delays crossing Snoqualmie Pass. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) urges drivers to map out routes in advance, allow extra time and prepare for more congestion than usual.</description>
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      <title>Overheight load hits I-90 at SR 18</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 07:10:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/05/03_I90SR18GirdersDamaged.htm</link>
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      <description>Bridge crews are assessing damage to Interstate 90 after a tow truck removing a vehicle from an earlier collision on State Route 18 hit and damaged the girders that support the eastbound lanes of I-90</description>
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