http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/08/ Copyright WSDOT 2008. All rights reserved. bertraj@wsdot.wa.gov (Jeremy Bertrand) Washington State Department of Transportation Tue, 21 May 2013 07:00:14 GMT 15 http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Public/images/nav/wsdot2g4.gif http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/08/ Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:30:02 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/08/2012+Congestion+Report.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/08/2012+Congestion+Report.htm OLYMPIA – Washingtonians spent 16 percent more time looking at brake lights in 2011 than they did in 2009 as congestion and traffic delay increased on state highways. Despite the surge, the Washington State Department of Transportation’s 2012 Congestion Report notes that traffic increased by 3 percent from 2010 to 2011. Fri, 24 Aug 2012 23:32:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/08/24_InvSavesTaxpayersMillions.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/08/24_InvSavesTaxpayersMillions.htm Motorists seldom need to drive far on the highway to see it – a dented stretch of guardrail, a busted strand of cable barrier or chunks of concrete chipped off the underside of a bridge. Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:36:31 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/08/GNB46_1.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/08/GNB46_1.htm OLYMPIA – ­When the Gray Notebook comes off the press and hits the Internet this week, those who regularly read the Washington State Department of Transportation’s quarterly performance report on the state’s transportation system might do a double take. Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:49:16 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/08/21_stateBicyclePedestrianCount.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/08/21_stateBicyclePedestrianCount.htm Thu, 09 Aug 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/08/08_520PontoonEnRoute.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/08/08_520PontoonEnRoute.htm SEATTLE – The first new State Route 520 bridge pontoon is on its way to Lake Washington. Crews began towing the pontoon from Grays Harbor at 9 a.m. Aug. 8 and expect to complete the journey to the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Seattle on Saturday, Aug. 11. The pontoon is expected to enter the locks late Saturday night or early Sunday morning. Wed, 08 Aug 2012 22:37:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/08/08_167WeekendConstructionClosures.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/08/08_167WeekendConstructionClosures.htm It’s not carmageddon, but it is the biggest construction weekend Puget Sound has seen this summer. Drivers should plan and be prepared for total road closures in Renton, Seattle, Bellevue, Lake Stevens and Clearview in Snohomish County. The weekend mantra is: leave early then add an hour.