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    <title>WSDOT - September</title>
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      <title>Infraction notices to resume for tolling system</title>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 03:48:07 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Infraction notices to resume for tolling system
Tacoma Narrows Bridge drivers who didn’t pay will receive infractions</description>
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      <title>Pontoons take shape for SR 520 floating bridge</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 04:00:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Pontoons take shape for SR 520 floating bridge ABERDEEN – Construction is shaping up from the inside out on new pontoons for State Route 520. Local officials today saw the first handful of precast concrete walls that soon will form the backbone of a new floating bridge across Lake Washington.</description>
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      <title>Targeted investments reduce congestion; continued improvements needed to rebuild economy</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 01:15:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/09/23_2011CongestionReport.htm</link>
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      <description>Puget Sound drivers probably won’t be surprised to learn that the most improved commute route in 2010 was the northbound Interstate 405 morning commute between Tukwila and Bellevue.</description>
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      <title>Eastbound SR 16 drivers to see more bridge-building through Nalley Valley soon</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 06:38:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>WSDOT awarded the I-5/SR 16 Eastbound Nalley Valley construction contract to Mowat Construction Company of Woodinville for $74.7 million.</description>
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      <title>WSDOT saves lives, money with risk management program</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 23:39:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $31 Million to Improve Rail Service in Washington State</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:22:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $31.1 million for the State of Washington to improve intercity passenger and freight rail service on the Amtrak Cascades line.</description>
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      <title>Steel bridges inspected after nationwide FHWA recommendation</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 05:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>A review of state bridge-inspection records shows that 10 bridges made with AASHTO M270 steel in Washington state are in safe condition for daily travelers.</description>
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      <title>Manette Bridge full demolition postponed</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 03:29:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Manette bridge full demo prolonged but new bridge still opening in November.</description>
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      <title>Narrows Bridge toll equipment reading new Good To Go! passes</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 03:32:07 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Narrows Bridge toll equipment reading new Good To Go! passes</description>
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      <title>Congestion relief on I-5 earns WSDOT national kudos</title>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 01:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Congestion relief on I-5 earns WSDOT national kudos 
Solution to Lacey/DuPont morning commuter woes nets award nomination</description>
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      <title>Contractor selected for next I-90 project east of Snoqualmie Pass</title>
      <pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 00:28:20 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>For the last year, construction crews have been transforming a 50-year-old stretch of Interstate 90, east of Snoqualmie Pass, into a modern, wider and safer transportation corridor. And now, even more improvements are set to begin this month that will improve an additional two miles of I-90.</description>
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      <title>Crews repave faulty section of I-5 in Thurston County</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 23:15:41 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>Crews repave faulty section of I-5 in Thurston County</description>
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      <title>Fewer shadow vehicles needed for SR 3 bicyclists</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 03:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>GORST – Fewer bicyclists are using State Route 3 between Gorst and Bremerton, and that means starting Tuesday there will be fewer bicycle safety guides operating on the route as part of an ongoing rock stabilization project.</description>
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      <title>Smoother exit ramps planned for SR 18 in Auburn</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:36:51 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>SR18 ramp closures in Auburn begin Sept 6 for paving project</description>
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      <title>WSDOT gearing up to catch the next TIGER</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:18:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>OLYMPIA – Rounds one and two provided close to 1,500 jobs and now the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is gearing up for TIGER 3.</description>
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      <title>Local transportation projects receive Awards of Excellence</title>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:11:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2011/09/01_2001AwardsofExcellence.htm</link>
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      <description>Local transportation projects achieved excellence in safety enhancements, construction, innovative design, environmental sustainability and community involvement, earning 2011 Awards of Excellence.</description>
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