http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/09/ Copyright WSDOT 2008. All rights reserved. bertraj@wsdot.wa.gov (Jeremy Bertrand) Washington State Department of Transportation Sun, 19 May 2013 12:24:37 GMT 15 http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Public/images/nav/wsdot2g4.gif http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/09/ Sat, 29 Sep 2012 00:06:12 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/09/SmallBusinessProgram.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/09/SmallBusinessProgram.htm New tool opens door to transportation-related jobs for small businesses Wed, 26 Sep 2012 03:23:36 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/09/26_i-5newflyoverramps.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/09/26_i-5newflyoverramps.htm Progress takes shape as crews open the third corner of the Federal Way triangle project. The new ramp from State Route 18 to State Route 161 opens by noon Wednesday, Sept. 26. The ramp gives drivers a new, less-congested option from the Kent valley to Federal Way. Sat, 22 Sep 2012 00:18:52 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/09/NoticetoContactorTaylorBridge.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/09/NoticetoContactorTaylorBridge.htm WSDOT holds contractor to fire-safety requirements at Taylor Bridge Fri, 21 Sep 2012 05:13:42 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/09/20_bridgesappearmelted.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/09/20_bridgesappearmelted.htm Even The New York Times today paid attention to a tweet from the Washington State Department of Transportation when the agency assured people the iconic Tacoma Narrows Bridges have not melted. Fri, 21 Sep 2012 04:07:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/09/i5_20busyweekend.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/09/i5_20busyweekend.htm It’s not quite the perfect storm, but a combination of weekend construction closures and special events could make driving into Seattle a challenge. The State Route 520 bridge and the Interstate 5 on- and off-ramps at Mercer Street will be closed all weekend as tens of thousands of fans make their way to watch the Sounders push to the playoffs and the Mariners make their last weekend homestand of the season. Thu, 20 Sep 2012 03:50:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/09/19_SR520WeekendClosure.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/09/19_SR520WeekendClosure.htm A busy weekend around the region combined with a full closure of the State Route 520 floating bridge means that drivers need to plan ahead and expect delays on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. In the traffic and event mix this weekend are Seattle Mariners and Sounders games in SODO, a gymnastics show at Key Arena and the St. Demetrios Greek Festival in the Montlake neighborhood. Wed, 19 Sep 2012 04:14:38 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/09/18_sr99-toll-committee.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/09/18_sr99-toll-committee.htm The State Route 99 Tunnel Project’s Advisory Committee on Tolling and Traffic Management will meet tomorrow, Sept. 19, to review preliminary toll revenue modeling results, based on toll scenarios discussed in April, and learn how toll revenue would be used. Additional toll scenarios will be tested later this year. Tue, 18 Sep 2012 03:15:51 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/09/17_vehicleholdsplacedforunpaidtolls.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/09/17_vehicleholdsplacedforunpaidtolls.htm Vehicle registration holds placed for some toll violators Sun, 16 Sep 2012 06:57:01 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/09/15_H2Kopens.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/09/15_H2Kopens.htm From Starbucks to Safeco Field, drivers are traveling on a new State Route 99 – an entire year earlier than expected. Sat, 15 Sep 2012 00:14:24 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/09/13_publiccomment520designreport.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/09/13_publiccomment520designreport.htm Bicyclists, pedestrians, transit riders, drivers and neighbors of the State Route 520 corridor are invited to view and comment on a report that details bridge types, lids and community connections from Interstate 5 to the floating bridge. The comment period begins today and ends Oct. 5. The draft report is a result of the Seattle Community Design Process, a public design effort that began in August 2011 and included seven public open houses attended by a total of more than 1,100 people. The r Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:36:30 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/09/12_SR520NightClosure.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/09/12_SR520NightClosure.htm Construction crews will close both directions of SR 520 from 11 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, until 5 a.m. Friday, Sept. 14, from Montlake Boulevard in Seattle to I-405 in Bellevue. Tue, 11 Sep 2012 23:18:35 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/09/11_H2Kclosure.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/09/11_H2Kclosure.htm This weekend the Washington State Department of Transportation will close another chapter in the replacement of the State Route 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct. Tue, 11 Sep 2012 03:50:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/09/10_workzone_speed_camera_I90.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/09/10_workzone_speed_camera_I90.htm Automated speed-enforcement cameras coming to Snoqualmie Pass Sat, 08 Sep 2012 00:27:34 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/09/7_statewidedurablestriping.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/09/7_statewidedurablestriping.htm The worn-out stripes along some of the state’s busiest highways will soon be a thing of the past as crews get ready to restripe about 40 miles of roadway, in eight counties, along six routes. Wed, 05 Sep 2012 02:47:03 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/09/04_SR99-ok-to-stare.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/09/04_SR99-ok-to-stare.htm Usually, it’s not polite to stare, but in this case it’s history in the making, so it’s encouraged. Crews are preparing right now for the world’s largest-diameter tunnel-boring machine to arrive in 2013. The Washington State Department of Transportation is inviting the public to gaze with wonder at the massive work zone for the State Route 99 tunnel project.