http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/ Copyright WSDOT 2008. All rights reserved. bertraj@wsdot.wa.gov (Jeremy Bertrand) Washington State Department of Transportation Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:20:35 GMT 15 http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Public/images/nav/wsdot2g4.gif http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/ Fri, 28 Dec 2012 03:04:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/27_oneyearof520tolling.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/27_oneyearof520tolling.htm As tolling reaches its first anniversary, SR 520 traffic and revenue continue to meet projections and are on the way to providing more than $1 billion in funding to help pay for the construction of a new bridge. Traffic is adjusting to variable tolls and settling into a new normal. Fri, 28 Dec 2012 02:43:03 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/27_2013ConstructionSeasonKicksOff.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/27_2013ConstructionSeasonKicksOff.htm Put away that Santa hat and reindeer sweater. Orange construction vests and hard hats are now the fashion as the Washington State Department of Transportation kicks off a very early annual construction season. Wed, 26 Dec 2012 12:08:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/25US2ReopenedStevensLeavenworth.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/25US2ReopenedStevensLeavenworth.htm US 2 reopened from Stevens Pass east to Leavenworth Christmas afternoon as bending trees threatening to fall onto the highway shed their excess snow naturally due to a change in weather. Sat, 22 Dec 2012 04:23:12 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/21_erp-confirms-rebar-capacity.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/21_erp-confirms-rebar-capacity.htm An analysis using computer modeling, onsite inspections and engineering calculations has determined that rebar in corner joints in three completed pontoons for the State Route 520 bridge provides the required structural capacity. Sat, 22 Dec 2012 00:44:20 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/SR99BoringMachine_1221.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/SR99BoringMachine_1221.htm Last week, the world’s largest-diameter tunneling machine received a name. This week, it received U.S. visitors, as State Route 99 Tunnel Project leaders traveled to Japan to witness testing of the five-story-tall behemoth that will begin tunneling beneath downtown Seattle next summer. Fri, 21 Dec 2012 05:55:07 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/20_travelers_rest_open.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/20_travelers_rest_open.htm Holiday travelers and skiers enjoying new snow at Snoqualmie Pass this weekend won’t see the finished product but will have indoor facilities available starting Friday, Dec. 21, one month ahead of schedule. Thu, 20 Dec 2012 07:14:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/19_520ThursdayNightClosure.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/19_520ThursdayNightClosure.htm SEATTLE – Drivers should prepare for several closures of the State Route 520 corridor Thursday night, Dec. 20. Three floating bridge drawspan openings are scheduled in the evening, as well as a full highway closure overnight. Wed, 19 Dec 2012 08:15:06 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/18_aviationGovbudget.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/18_aviationGovbudget.htm OLYMPIA - Aviation got a boost when Gov. Chris Gregoire announced the state’s proposed 2013-2015 budget, which includes two important aviation components: an airport investment study and an additional $1.5 million for the state’s Airport Aid Grant program. Wed, 19 Dec 2012 06:59:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/18_99rampclosure.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/18_99rampclosure.htm All lanes of SR 99 remain open thanks to successful first weekend of pile driving Crews working with the Washington State Department of Transportation will close the southbound State Route 99 off-ramp near Seattle’s stadiums this weekend to complete pile driving for the new South Atlantic Street overpass. Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:45:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/17_first_I5_snow.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/17_first_I5_snow.htm Drivers traveling along the Interstate 5 corridor could see their first winter blast overnight, and wake to snow and ice for the Tuesday morning commute. Mon, 17 Dec 2012 08:07:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/windstormSR520_1216.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/windstormSR520_1216.htm With gusty winds forecast for Puget Sound and heavy snow forecast for the passes, Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance and bridge crews spent Sunday fighting snow in the passes and tracking the next storm system as it moves into the state. Sat, 15 Dec 2012 06:24:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/14_520PierUpdate.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/14_520PierUpdate.htm SEATTLE – Upcoming work on piers and columns for the new State Route 520 bridge will involve excavation in the lakebed inside a protective steel curtain known as a cofferdam. Crews are also removing and replacing one of 10 concrete columns atop a pontoon where the concrete pour failed to meet quality specifications. These developments are part of the progress under way on the eastern piers and columns that will support the floating and fixed structures. When complete, the eastern portion of Sat, 15 Dec 2012 00:53:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/14_US2GirderSetting.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/14_US2GirderSetting.htm SNOHOMISH – Drivers who use US 2 near Snohomish should plan ahead for three overnight closures next week as construction crews reach a major milestone on construction of a new overpass. Fri, 14 Dec 2012 23:55:59 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/I-405Grinding_1214.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/I-405Grinding_1214.htm Drivers will see a different kind of daily grind than their usual morning coffee or commute on Interstate 405 in Renton next week. Thu, 13 Dec 2012 02:54:17 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/12_MapAppPublicComment.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/12_MapAppPublicComment.htm OLYMPIA – Aviation stakeholders, local jurisdictions, agencies and citizens are encouraged to test the features and functions of a new, Web-based Airport Mapping Application. Wed, 12 Dec 2012 07:45:18 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/11_EBNVTrafficShift.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/11_EBNVTrafficShift.htm If crews have enough dry weather to complete preparatory work, including weather-dependent roadway striping, eastbound SR 16 traffic could be shifted onto a newly-built temporary eastbound bridge as soon as this Thursday night. Wed, 12 Dec 2012 05:18:45 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/11_sr99-tolling-committee.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/11_sr99-tolling-committee.htm The State Route 99 Tunnel Project’s Advisory Committee on Tolling and Traffic Management will meet tomorrow to continue discussions about freight, bicycle and pedestrian improvement projects in downtown Seattle, as well as the 2013 meeting schedule. Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:16:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/11_h2kweekend.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/11_h2kweekend.htm Drivers should plan for delays on southbound State Route 99 through downtown Seattle the next two weekends. Crews working for WSDOT will reduce SR 99 to one lane near the stadiums and close the southbound off-ramp to South Atlantic Street. Tue, 11 Dec 2012 07:44:50 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/10_FerryService.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/10_FerryService.htm The expected return to service of three ferry vessels over two weeks will help alleviate temporary service disruptions occurring on two major ferry routes. Tue, 11 Dec 2012 02:20:10 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/10_sr99_tunnel-machine-name.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/10_sr99_tunnel-machine-name.htm The world’s largest-diameter tunneling machine now has a name, a face and a voice. Meet Bertha, the five-story-tall steel behemoth that will begin boring the SR 99 tunnel beneath downtown Seattle next summer. Sat, 08 Dec 2012 08:35:57 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/07US2WSPnoparkingSki.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/07US2WSPnoparkingSki.htm The State Patrol is actively assisting the effort to solve congestion at the summit of Stevens Pass due to illegal parking Sat, 08 Dec 2012 02:56:03 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/07_US97ButlerCreekTrafficShift.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/07_US97ButlerCreekTrafficShift.htm GOLDENDALE – Drivers on US 97 north of Goldendale will move from a temporary bridge to a new, permanent wildlife connectivity bridge over Butler Creek by 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10. Sat, 08 Dec 2012 00:49:44 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/07_MTBGirderSetting.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/07_MTBGirderSetting.htm CENTRALIA – Next week, crews widening Interstate 5 in Centralia will reach a major milestone when they set 30 concrete girders alongside the highway. Fri, 07 Dec 2012 06:52:22 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/06_20MorrisParkerOpenHouse.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/06_20MorrisParkerOpenHouse.htm WSDOT will hostan open house from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, in the Coupeville High School commons Thu, 06 Dec 2012 06:15:15 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/05_I5ThurstonCoCamerasGoLive.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/05_I5ThurstonCoCamerasGoLive.htm New I-5 traffic cameras go online tomorrow Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:05:09 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/5_MP31-anniversary.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/5_MP31-anniversary.htm Last December, Milepost 31 opened its doors and welcomed its first guests. One year and 7,000 visitors later, the Washington State Department of Transportation's first-ever public information center is eager to welcome one guest in particular: the world's largest-diameter tunneling machine. Wed, 05 Dec 2012 04:25:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/04_SR529Bridgeopentotraffic.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/04_SR529Bridgeopentotraffic.htm Traffic is again moving over the northbound lanes of the State Route 529 Snohomish River bridge days after a collision caused major structural damage. Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:26:06 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/GNB47_News_All_Items.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/GNB47_News_All_Items.htm OLYMPIA – Topics in the latest edition of the Washington State Department of Transportation’s quarterly performance report – the Gray Notebook – take flight, ride the rails and hit the water. Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:22:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/03_FerryStaffing.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/03_FerryStaffing.htm The Jumbo, Super, Issaquah and Evergreen State ferry classes – which carry many of the system’s 22 million annual riders – have new staffing requirements before they may sail on the waters of Puget Sound, thanks to a new directive from the United States Coast Guard. Tue, 04 Dec 2012 01:30:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/3_Freight_Detour.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/3_Freight_Detour.htm Mon, 03 Dec 2012 06:57:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/02_SR529ClosedUntilTuesday.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2012/12/02_SR529ClosedUntilTuesday.htm EVERETT – Difficult repairs and wet, cold and windy weather has pushed back the scheduled reopening of the northbound State Route 529 bridge over the Snohomish River.