Week of May 27-31
Updated: 11 a.m., Friday, May 24
Contact: Jeff Adamson WSDOT Communications (509) 667-2815 (Wenatchee)
Construction is suspended on all projects until Tuesday for the Memorial Day Holiday weekend.
The Grant Road/SR 28 intersection is open to traffic.
Click on the project title to visit its web page. Work is always dependent on weather and no construction delays
US 2 (MP 61-64) Stevens Pass West Slope Stabilization
Until fall, expect both eastbound lanes to be closed a mile west of the summit (from MP 63.5 @ Big Windy to 62.5 @ Old Faithful) with traffic shifted to the westbound lanes and reduced to one lane in each direction. The speed limit is also reduced to 50 mph. Provision has been made for bicycles through the work zone.
This week work continues with clearing of vegetation and scaling of loose rock. Crews are on the slopes from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m.
In this $5.5 million project , MidWest Rockfall Inc. crews are clearing, scaling, rock bolting and hanging steel netting to reduce rock fall from four unstable slopes west of Stevens Pass. One was stabilized last summer and three are scheduled this summer. Season 1 work ran from May 9, 2012 to Nov. 1. Season 2 construction began May 13 and should be complete this fall.
Project Engineer: Kevin Waligorski (509) 667-2860
US 2 (MP 89.9-93) Tumwater Canyon Bridge Replacements
No work Monday
Tuesday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Expect no delays, but shoulders are closed. Watch for trucks entering and leaving the highway. Crews continue working on the new Wenatchee River Bridge and approaches for the new roadway.
In this $8.5 million project , Selland Construction Co. is replacing three bridges, over Drury Creek and (two miles upstream) the Wenatchee River Green Bridge in Tumwater Canyon and the Chiwaukum Creek Bridge, 3/4 of a mile west of the top of the Canyon. Work also includes new turning lanes into the Tumwater Campground. Construction began August 1, 2011 and is expected to be complete this September.
Project Engineer: Bob Romine (509) 667-2880
SR 285 (MP .3-1.1) West End - Senator George Sellar Bridge Intersection Improvements
No work Monday
Tuesday through Thursday-DAYS, 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.: expect no traffic impacts. Crews continue to work on the bridges, driveways and sidewalks on Ferry St. from Wenatchee Ave. to Mission St. as well as on Ferry St., west of Mission. This week, new permanent stop and street signs are being installed.
Tuesday night until noon Wednesday, expect the loop ramp from Wenatchee Ave. up to SR 285 to be closed as Selland crews finish the widening of SR 285 and the new loop ramp connection to remove the weave. A detour will be available using Marr St.
In this $9.8 million project, Selland Construction crews are adding lanes, an off ramp, widening the bridge over Wenatchee Ave. and other improvements. Work began July 23 and should be complete this fall.
Project Engineer: Bob Romine (509) 667-2880
SR 28, Jct. US 2/97 to 9th St. - Eastmont Extension Stage 1
(This is the last phase - a 3.2 mile extension of Eastmont Ave.)
Expect No traffic impact -work continues on the new alignment which is not open to traffic.
This $7.2 million project is administered by Douglas County. Crews from William Charles West Construction of Pasco began work Sept. 10, 2012 and expect to complete it this fall.
SR 28 East End of the Senator George Sellar Bridge Improvements
The new concrete Grant Road/SR 28 intersection is open to traffic.
No work Monday
Tuesday through Friday, expect no traffic restrictions as work is off road, including grading and surfacing of the pedestrian trails and work on sidewalks on Grant Rd., Valley Mall Pkwy. and Rock Island Rd.
In this $16.4 million project , KLB Construction Co. crews built a bypass for southbound SR 28 traffic to the west of the Grant Road intersection and widened eastbound Grant Road to allow a triple left turn from southbound SR 28. Work began Sept. 6, 2011 and should be complete early this summer.
Project Engineer: Kevin Waligorski (509) 667-2860
(Upcoming) US 97 (MP 221.2-221.4) N. of Daroga State Park Turn Lanes
Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., expect up to 20 minute delays with single lane, flagger controlled traffic where crews are building a left turn lane to Barber Road.
In this $227,000 project, Selland Construction Co. crews are building a left turn lane to Barber Road from US 97, just north of Daroga State Park. Work begins June 3 and should be complete in July.
Project Engineer: Bob Romine 509-667-2880
SR 26 (MP 40.5-40.9) Othello at First Street - Phase 2
No work Monday
Tuesday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., expect lane shifts and occasionally, flaggers, directing traffic where crews are working on pavement markings and sign installations throughout the project.
In this $1.04 million project, Granite Construction Co. is changing the traffic flow to reduce the potential for collisions. Columbia St. becomes an eastbound one-way street and Wahluke, a one-way westbound. First St. will become three lanes between SR 26 and Columbia Street and a new midblock pedestrian crossing will be installed to replace the east/west crossing at SR 26. The project also installs a right turn lane westbound on SR 26 to First St., upgrades sidewalks and ramps to ADA standards and installs signing and upgrades illumination. Work began April 22 and should be complete by mid June.
Project Engineer: Bob Romine 509-667-2880
US 97 (MP 300.8-302.2) North of Riverside Northbound Passing Lane
No work Monday, but paving begins Tuesday
Tuesday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., expect two - way traffic to be maintained, but lanes will be shifted to the west side of the highway while crews pave the new passing lane on the east side.
In this $829,000 project, Selland Construction Co. crews are constructing a 2-mile long northbound passing lane on the east side of US 97 just north of Riverside. Work began April 15 and should be complete by mid June.
Project Engineer: Kevin Waligorski 509-667-2860
(Utility Project)
SR 20 (MP 263-297) NOANet Fiber Installation
This Project will resume soon after Memorial Day.