http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/ Copyright WSDOT 2008. All rights reserved. bertraj@wsdot.wa.gov (Jeremy Bertrand) Washington State Department of Transportation Tue, 21 May 2013 11:29:56 GMT 15 http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Public/images/nav/wsdot2g4.gif http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/ Sat, 30 Jun 2012 03:54:47 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/WSF+SAO+GNB+45.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/WSF+SAO+GNB+45.htm OLYMPIA – ¬Whether crossing the Puget Sound or winding their way through the San Juan Islands, ¬Washington State Ferries riders enjoy one of the most reliable ferry systems in the world. In the first part of 2012, that reliability along with on-time performance got even better. Thu, 28 Jun 2012 23:07:53 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/28_SR9SR92IntersectionClosure.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/28_SR9SR92IntersectionClosure.htm Crews will completely close the SR 9/SR 92 intersection from 10 p.m. Friday, June 29, to 4:30 a.m. Monday, July 2, to excavate along the shoulders, grade, repave and restripe the highway and install new guardrail. Wed, 27 Jun 2012 04:13:16 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/26_SR99-tolling-meeting.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/26_SR99-tolling-meeting.htm The SR 99 Tunnel Project’s Advisory Committee on Tolling and Traffic Management meets tomorrow to learn about preliminary traffic modeling results based on three potential toll scenarios that the committee discussed in April. Wed, 27 Jun 2012 04:04:07 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/26_i5samishrampreopens.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/26_i5samishrampreopens.htm With an additional three football fields of length now added, the much longer Samish Way on-ramp to northbound Interstate 5 in Bellingham reopens this week, giving drivers significantly more room to accelerate and merge with traffic. Wed, 27 Jun 2012 03:45:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/26_sr520pontoonrepairsupdate.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/26_sr520pontoonrepairsupdate.htm Repairs have been successfully implemented on four pontoons under construction in Aberdeen for the new State Route 520 floating bridge, the Washington State Department of Transportation said today. The repairs included removing concrete, adding reinforcing steel rebar and pouring new concrete on sections where the concrete cracked and flaked after post-tensioning, a process where high-tension steel tendons are stretched through the pontoon to strengthen it. Tue, 26 Jun 2012 01:20:15 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/25_sr21kellerferryname.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/25_sr21kellerferryname.htm Newest and smallest ferry vessel named Sanpoil New Keller Ferry boat under construction Sat, 23 Jun 2012 04:56:19 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/22_SixMonths520Tolls.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/22_SixMonths520Tolls.htm For the first six months, tolling on the 520 bridge is working as planned. Weekday traffic is free flowing for the first time in decades during the peak commute times, and revenue generated by tolling is ahead of forecasts. This trajectory puts us slightly ahead of the finance plan, keeping the Washington State Department of Transportation on track with making the debt payments needed to pay for the bridge construction. Sat, 23 Jun 2012 03:55:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/22_Busy-summer-on-SR99.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/22_Busy-summer-on-SR99.htm Heading south on State Route 99 through downtown Seattle will be trickier than usual starting next week, as SR 99 tunnel crews dig into a busy week of short- and long-term closures. Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:11:48 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/21_i5laneclosedforpaving.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/21_i5laneclosedforpaving.htm A half-mile of southbound I-5 with the worst cracking and crumbling, between the Cook Road (exit 232) and Chuckanut Drive (exit 231) interchanges, will be repaved June 25 through 28. Wed, 20 Jun 2012 04:34:07 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/19_10MillionUSDOTGrant_NSpokaneCor.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/19_10MillionUSDOTGrant_NSpokaneCor.htm WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Patty Murray (D-WA) and U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA-05) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will award a $10 million competitive grant to the North Spokane Corridor (NSC)project on Friday. Mon, 18 Jun 2012 22:54:52 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/GrayNotebookWeighStations.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/GrayNotebookWeighStations.htm Weigh station innovations saving truckers time Fri, 15 Jun 2012 23:46:59 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/15_Freight_Congestion_Report.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/15_Freight_Congestion_Report.htm Increased congestion on Washington’s highways will result in thousands of lost jobs in freight-dependent businesses and more than a $3 billion hit to Washington’s economy, a new report concludes. Fri, 15 Jun 2012 01:03:23 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/14_SR529EbeySloughFarewell.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/14_SR529EbeySloughFarewell.htm Community bids fond farewell to old SR 529 Ebey Slough Bridge Wed, 13 Jun 2012 23:10:56 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/13_US2Bickfordculverts.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/13_US2Bickfordculverts.htm What’s the over/under on US 2? This summer, it’s $22.4 million. That’s the combined cost to build a new overcrossing at the Bickford Avenue intersection and to replace five failing culverts under the highway near Snohomish. Wed, 13 Jun 2012 01:31:30 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/12_SR520OpenHouse.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/12_SR520OpenHouse.htm SEATTLE – Public discussions continue as the Washington State Department of Transportation seeks feedback on design concepts for the future six-lane State Route 520 corridor in the Seattle area. At an open house Thursday, WSDOT staff will share updated concepts for SR 520 improvements near Interstate 5, and public feedback will help drive future design decisions. Tue, 12 Jun 2012 23:18:01 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/12_SR522overnightclosures.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/12_SR522overnightclosures.htm Drivers on State Route 522 near Monroe should plan for full closures of the highway Wednesday and Thursday night. Crews are continuing their preparations for rock-blasting work, now scheduled to begin in late June or early July. Tue, 12 Jun 2012 04:56:24 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/11_12+bridging+futures+2012.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/11_12+bridging+futures+2012.htm Gov. Chris Gregoire recognized two young artists during a surprise award ceremony today, June 11, for their outstanding creativity in the eighth annual Interstate 90 Bridging Futures Art and Essay Contest. The ceremony took place during the annual conference for the Western Governors’ Association at Suncadia Resort in Cle Elum. Tue, 12 Jun 2012 01:24:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/061012_freightrail.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/061012_freightrail.htm The Washington State Department of Transportation is accepting applications to receive state funding for freight rail projects in Washington that create family-wage jobs and demonstrate the economic and environmental advantages of freight rail. Sat, 09 Jun 2012 06:15:53 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/08_12_AWVclosure.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/08_12_AWVclosure.htm Drivers should expect a series of closures of the State Route 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct next week as crews continue to reinforce a two-block section of the structure located above the route of the future SR 99 tunnel. Sat, 09 Jun 2012 00:34:48 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/08_SeattleBusyWeekend.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/08_SeattleBusyWeekend.htm Families and fans will pack Seattle sports venues this weekend for graduation ceremonies and baseball games. Fri, 08 Jun 2012 01:54:23 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/2012CitySafety.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/2012CitySafety.htm Roadway safety funding benefits 40 Washington cities Thu, 07 Jun 2012 02:09:33 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/6_AWV-tbm-groundbreaking.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/6_AWV-tbm-groundbreaking.htm It won’t float, but it will be as big as a ferry boat. So it’s only fitting that crews building the State Route 99 Tunnel Project have started digging a Puget Sound-sized pit where the world’s largest diameter tunnel boring machine will begin its historic journey beneath downtown Seattle. Tue, 05 Jun 2012 06:51:56 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/0604_quarterlyperformance.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/0604_quarterlyperformance.htm OLYMPIA – Timely response to highway collisions by Washington State Department of Transportation crews, State Patrol and emergency personnel translated into an estimated $10.7 million in savings for highway travelers so far this year. This is just one of the topics covered in the latest edition of the Gray Notebook – WSDOT’s quarterly performance repor Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:27:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/04_SR520_Reopened.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/06/04_SR520_Reopened.htm SEATTLE – Another old overpass is history and State Route 520 has reopened after a busy weekend of demolition and construction to improve the corridor from Medina to Bellevue. Crews crunched down and recycled the old 92nd Avenue Northeast overpass to make room for a future lidded overpass, and installed the last 34 huge concrete girders needed for a similar lidded overpass at Evergreen Point Road.