Press Room

If you're a member of the media looking for background information, our about page is a great place to start. We also have an extensive collection of brochures, photos, videos and reports in our project library. 

Media requests

If you'd like to schedule an interview with a member of our team, please contact:

KaDeena Yerkan

Manager, Communications and Public Involvement

206-805-2846

YerkanK@consultant.wsdot.wa.gov

Recent press releases

• World's largest tunneling machine to arrive by ship in Seattle tomorrow, April 1, 2013
• SR 99 off-ramp in SODO closed Easter weekend, March 26, 2013
• SR 99 tunneling machine sets sail for Seattle, March 19, 2013
• SR 99 tunnel contractor to host March 28 contracting event for disadvantaged firms, March 15, 2013
• SR 99 tunnel tolling committee meets March 13, March 12, 2013
• SR 99 tunneling machine almost set for trip to Seattle, March 6, 2013
• Semiannual inspection and sweet run close sections of SR 99 through Seattle this weekend, Feb. 26, 2013
• Testing time for State Route 99 tunneling machine, Dec. 21, 2012
• SODO overpass construction closes State Route 99 off-ramp this weekend, Dec. 18, 2012
• SR 99 tunnel tolling committee meets Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2012
• Plan for two straight weekends of SR 99 lane and ramp closures near Seattle's stadiums, Dec. 11, 2012
• SR 99 tunneling machine tweets her name: Bertha, Dec. 10, 2012
• Milepost 31 marks first anniversary, eyes a big 2013, Dec. 5, 2012
• SR 99 tunnel tolling committee meets Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2012
• SR 99 tunnel tolling committee meets Thursday, Oct. 31, 2012
• This fall’s big decision: what to name the world’s largest-diameter tunneling machine, Oct. 22, 2012
• Viaduct and Aurora Bridge closed October 6 and 7, Oct. 2, 2012
• SR 99 tunnel tolling committee meets Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2012
• New State Route 99 opens south of Seattle’s stadiums, Sept. 15, 2012
• Weekend SR 99 closure to switch traffic to new lanes through SODO, Sept. 11, 2012
• It’s okay to stare - WSDOT is preparing to make tunneling history, Sept. 4, 2012
• New website makes parking easier in Seattle's waterfront and Pioneer Square neighborhoods, Aug. 9, 2012
• Tunnel-boring machine replica debuts at Milepost 31 in Seattle, Aug. 1, 2012
• Construction, Torchlight Run to close parts of SR 99 this weekend, July 23, 2012
• Nighttime closures of southbound SR 99 for tunnel construction start July 22, July 18, 2012
• South-end viaduct replacement will wrap up one year early, on budget, July 17, 2012

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