http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/ Copyright WSDOT 2008. All rights reserved. bertraj@wsdot.wa.gov (Jeremy Bertrand) Washington State Department of Transportation Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:59:06 GMT 15 http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Public/images/nav/wsdot2g4.gif http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/ Thu, 31 Jan 2013 06:14:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/SR520WeekendClosureFeb1_3.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/SR520WeekendClosureFeb1_3.htm SEATTLE – While groundhogs are looking for signs of spring on Saturday, construction crews on State Route 520 will be looking to get as much work done as possible before Sunday morning. Crews will close the highway between Montlake Boulevard and I-405 from 11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1 to 5 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 3. Tue, 29 Jan 2013 02:05:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/28_SR520_TacomaPontoonsFloatOut.htm.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/28_SR520_TacomaPontoonsFloatOut.htm.htm TACOMA – Six more pontoons are complete for the new State Route 520 floating bridge. U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer of Gig Harbor joined state and local leaders in Tacoma today, as Washington State Department of Transportation crews began float-out of the second cycle of supplemental pontoons. This float-out follows six months of construction at the Concrete Tech Corporation site, wrapping up the second of six pontoon construction cycles in Tacoma. Crews completed 12 of 44 pontoons to be built in Ta Sat, 26 Jan 2013 00:33:56 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/25_I90EACommentPeriodStarts.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/25_I90EACommentPeriodStarts.htm People who might be affected by a proposal to toll Interstate 90 between Seattle and Bellevue can give input to a state study that will assess the potential environmental and social effects of tolling. Fri, 25 Jan 2013 05:44:51 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/24_rail_mudslide_solutions.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/24_rail_mudslide_solutions.htm OLYMPIA – Four rail partners involved in service and safety in the corridor between Seattle and Everett are putting a new focus on understanding the root causes and potential solutions to mudslides that resulted in a record number of Amtrak Cascades and Sounder passenger-service disruptions this winter. Thu, 24 Jan 2013 04:32:51 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/405Meeting1.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/405Meeting1.htm How to fund and operate express toll lanes on Interstate 405 and State Route 167 will be the focus of 30 local elected officials and transportation agency representatives as they convene Thursday, Jan. 24. Fri, 18 Jan 2013 03:03:38 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/011713%29I5WestSeattle.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/011713%29I5WestSeattle.htm Drivers near the Interstate 5/West Seattle Bridge interchange face another weekend of ramp closures. Construction crews will close the ramp from westbound South Columbian Way to southbound I-5, the West Seattle Bridge and 6th Avenue South Friday night, Jan. 18, through Monday morning, Jan. 21. The primary detour route is 15th Avenue S. Fri, 11 Jan 2013 05:29:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/011013_I5_WestSeattle.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/011013_I5_WestSeattle.htm If weather conditions hold through the weekend, crews will close the ramp from westbound Columbian Way to the West Seattle Bridge and 6th Avenue South Friday night through Monday morning. This closure reflects a schedule change. Fri, 04 Jan 2013 05:21:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/I5_010313.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/01/I5_010313.htm Starting Friday night, crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will close the ramp from southbound Interstate 5 to the West Seattle Bridge and the westbound Columbian Way ramp to the West Seattle Bridge. Detours are in place.