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    <title>WSDOT - May</title>
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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>I-5 wall work will reduce traffic noise in Lacey neighborhoods</title>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 00:26:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Residents who live near Interstate 5 in Lacey’s Thompson Place and Tanglewilde East neighborhoods will experience a storm before the quiet beginning next week when work to erect two noise barriers gets under way.</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>SR 104 Hood Canal Bridge closure schedule starts this week</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 00:08:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>SHINE – State Route 104 Hood Canal Bridge drivers are used to sporadic closures caused by everything from marine vessel openings and construction work to violent windstorms. But this summer, they’ll have to get used to something else – predictability.</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>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>
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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>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>Plan for delays: Northbound I-5 to SR 16 shift begins Sunday in Tacoma</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 04:29:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Plan for delays: Northbound I-5 to SR 16 shift begins Sunday in Tacoma</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>
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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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