http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/ Copyright WSDOT 2008. All rights reserved. bertraj@wsdot.wa.gov (Jeremy Bertrand) Washington State Department of Transportation Sun, 19 May 2013 02:52:56 GMT 15 http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Public/images/nav/wsdot2g4.gif http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/ Sat, 18 May 2013 06:20:41 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/17_DBEStudyOnline.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/17_DBEStudyOnline.htm OLYMPIA – A study to determine whether the Washington State Department of Transportation’s contracting activities are fair and equitable for all is now available for review. The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program disparity study analyzed information about local marketplace conditions for minority-owned and women-owned businesses and the degree to which WSDOT utilizes these businesses. Sat, 18 May 2013 05:09:32 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/14_Chinook_pass_open_2013.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/14_Chinook_pass_open_2013.htm CHINOOK PASS – Crews opened Chinook Pass at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 17. It’s safe to say drivers can make travel plans over State Route 410 this weekend. Sat, 18 May 2013 03:52:49 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/17SR28EphrataSoapLake.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/17SR28EphrataSoapLake.htm After Memorial Day, 3-1/2 miles of SR 28 between Ephrata and Soap Lake will be restriped to create dedicated turning and passing lanes. Fri, 17 May 2013 21:36:55 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/17_Memorial_Day_Travel_2013.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/17_Memorial_Day_Travel_2013.htm OLYMPIA – If you’re taking to the road for Memorial Day weekend, don’t forget to plan ahead with travel tools from the Washington State Department of Transportation. Fri, 17 May 2013 05:40:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/16_I5SR104To52ndPaving.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/16_I5SR104To52ndPaving.htm Nearly everything wears down over time, and it’s no different with the pavement on Interstate 5. But help is coming to South Snohomish County. Thu, 16 May 2013 02:21:56 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/15_PontoonMayMovements.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/15_PontoonMayMovements.htm SEATTLE – Drivers, boaters and residents around Lake Washington should be on the lookout for State Route 520 bridge pontoons moving through the lake this month. Contractor crews will float one pontoon through the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Ballard between 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. this afternoon, Wednesday, May 15. A pontoon already on the lake will be moved from its current staging location to another location on the lake, making way for a pontoon from Aberdeen to use that staging area when it a Wed, 15 May 2013 05:16:01 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/14_AWVTunnelPitComplete.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/14_AWVTunnelPitComplete.htm Last spring, a field of unturned dirt marked the spot where Bertha will begin digging the two-mile State Route 99 tunnel beneath downtown Seattle. One year and 86,000 cubic yards of soil later, it’s a pit fit for the world’s largest tunneling machine. Crews finished building Bertha’s 80-foot-deep launch pit on Sunday after nearly a year spent building its underground walls, removing soil and building the infrastructure needed to support the nearly 7,000-ton machine. Its completion clears the Fri, 10 May 2013 01:12:02 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/09_SR504_Reopens.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/09_SR504_Reopens.htm More than 15 feet of snow kept State Route 504 in Cowlitz County closed for the winter season this year. On Saturday, May 11, nature enthusiasts can make the trek back up the mountain as the Washington State Department of Transportation reopens Spirit Lake Memorial Highway. Thu, 09 May 2013 23:42:28 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/09_SCIP_I5Closed.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/09_SCIP_I5Closed.htm VANCOUVER – In early June, 1,050 tons of airborne concrete and steel will halt traffic for 88,000 daily drivers on Interstate 5 in Salmon Creek. Wed, 08 May 2013 03:14:27 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/I5050713.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/I5050713.htm Drivers adjusted to 11 weekend closures to replace 31 aging expansion joints on the Interstate-5/West Seattle Bridge interchange and mainline I-5 in South Seattle. The project is now complete; however the Washington State Department of Transportation sees more expansion joint repair work on the horizon this summer and in early 2014 in the vicinity of downtown Seattle. Fri, 03 May 2013 22:00:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/BiketoSchool_0503.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/BiketoSchool_0503.htm Students celebrate national Bike to School Day May 8 Thu, 02 May 2013 22:27:36 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/02_520boatingseason.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/02_520boatingseason.htm Boating season marks the unofficial start to summer in Seattle for motorists and mariners alike. Wed, 01 May 2013 23:25:00 GMT http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/2013WAnamedBikeFriendlyState_0501.htm http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2013/05/2013WAnamedBikeFriendlyState_0501.htm 6-time champ Washington leads pack again as ‘Bicycle-Friendly State’