This page is designed as a single source of information about the Westbound Nalley Valley project for print and broadcast media outlets.
Interviews with project staff and construction site tours are available through the WSDOT Olympic Region Public Information Office during regular business hours at 360-357-2789.
Please attribute images, graphics and photos courtesy of WSDOT.
Project-related press releases:
By the numbers project facts
Daily traffic counts, construction material quantities and more interesting numbers related to the project.
January 2009 groundbreaking program (3.3mb pdf)
Project brochure (1.5mb pdf)
Project images on Flickr
Available images include circa 1970 historical pictures, perspective photos and aerial photos, and a computer-enhanced image of the viaduct when westbound construction is finished in 2011.
Video clip of Sprague Avenue westbound weave (0:42 sec)
One of the most important benefits of this project is elimination of traffic weave. Motorists entering SR 16 from northbound and southbound I-5 have just 600 feet to merge on to SR 16 or exit at Sprague Avenue. See what the weave looks like during the evening commute.
Computer animation of the new Westbound viaduct (2:45 min)
View this animation of Westbound Nalley construction staging to get a feel for what driving on the new viaduct will be like. The copy of this video is available by contacting Jamie Swift at 360-357-2703.
Sprague Avenue closures and alternate routes
Construction of the new westbound viaduct requires long term closures of the Sprague Avenue on- and off- ramps. Two of the four existing Sprague Avenue ramps close in late January 2009. The other two close in fall 2009.
Nalley Valley viaduct history
Get a little background information on construction of the existing Nalley Valley viaduct.