June 14 - 23, 2013
County names on the map above are linked to current construction traffic impacts.
WSDOT makes it easy for smart-phone users to "know before you go." A new mobile application for iPhone and Android keeps real-time traffic conditions always at hand.
With the new application, iPhone and Android users will have access to WSDOT's Web-based travel information including:
- Ferries – schedules, travel alerts and routes
- Mountain passes
- Seattle traffic cameras
- Travel times for Puget Sound highways
- Canadian border wait times
- WSDOT Blog
- Twitter
- Flickr photos
To access these applications, just search for "WSDOT" in the Android Market or in the iTunes application store.
While on the road, drivers can tune into the Highway Advisory Radio at 1610 am and 530 am and dial 5-1-1 from their hands-free device for current conditions.
Maintenance/Utility Operations:
No significant traffic impacts anticipated this week.
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SR 14 – Christy Road to Interstate 82
Contact: Moe Davari, WSDOT Project Engineer (509) 222-2402
Construction Begins: June 2013
Scheduled Completion: August 2013
Current Week Traffic Advisory:
SR 14 from Christy Rd. to I-82: On Monday, June 17, to Friday, June 21, traffic will be reduced to one lane as crews prepare to grind and pave the roadway. Drivers should expect 15 to 20 min delays.
Project Description:
The project will grind out the existing driving lanes, mix that material with lime and then use that material to pave the roadway. The driving lanes and shoulders will then get an overlay of new asphalt along with updating the signs and pavement markings.
Maintenance/Utility Operations:
I-82 eastbound Umatilla Bridge: WSDOT crews are performing routine maintenance on the Umatilla Bridge. Loads over 12 feet wide are restricted. Work is scheduled for Monday June 17 with lane closures and a 12' width restriction until noon Tuesday, June 18. These lane closures and width restriction will occur eastbound only from milepost 131 to milepost 132.5.
SR 224 milepost 8.75 to milepost 9.5: Expect intermittent eastbound lane and shoulder closures Monday thru Friday June 17 to June 21 for utility work.
US 395 in both directions from milepost 13 to milepost 18: From Sunday, June 16 through Wednesday June 20, 7:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. there will be alternating lanes and rolling slowdowns for pavement markings of crosswalks, stopbars and arrows.
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Maintenance/Utility Operations:
No significant traffic impacts anticipated this week.
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US 395 – Lind Rd. Intersection Improvements
Contact: Moe Davari, WSDOT Project Engineer (509) 222-2402
Construction Begins: June 2013
Scheduled Completion: July 2013
Current Week Traffic Advisory:
US 395 at Lind Rd. Intersection: On Monday June 17, to Friday June 21, traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction as crews prepare to extend the left turn pocket eastbound and add an acceleration lane westbound. Minor delays are anticipated.
Project Description:
The project extends the left turn pocket eastbound and adds an acceleration lane westbound asphalt along with updating the lighting, signs and pavement markings.
Maintenance/Utility Operations:
Interstate 182 eastbound from milepost 9.8 to milepost 12: On Tuesday, June 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. maintenance will repair the road surface. The right two lanes will be closed. Traffic control will consist of signs, cones, barrels and VMS signs.
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Maintenance/Utility Operations:
No significant traffic impacts anticipated this week.
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I-90 / North Bend to Ellensburg - Improve Intelligent Transportation System
Contact: Jeff Minnick, Project Engineer, 509-577-1810
Construction Begins: Spring 2013
Scheduled Completion: Summer 2013
Current Week Traffic Advisory:
Drivers will encounter intermittent single lane closures, Monday through Friday, eastbound and westbound from mileposts 45 to 66 during daylight and nighttime hours.
Project Description:
This project will extend the current Intelligent Transportation System along the I-90 Corridor by installing fiber optic cable and variable message signs.
Maintenance/Utility Operations:
No significant traffic impacts anticipated this week.
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I-90 Hyak to Keechelus Dam Project (mileposts 54 to 62)
Contact: Will Smith, WSDOT Project Engineer (509) 577-1840
Construction Begins: March 2010
Scheduled Completion: Fall 2017
Extended rock blasting closure schedule:
Extended Rock Blasting Schedule:
Depending on the amount of debris that comes down during the rock blasting, the pass could be closed for two or more hours on the following days below. During these extended closures Crews will close the pass in both directions from Gold Creek (milepost 56) to Easton (milepost 70). This work is weather dependent and will be subject to change.
- Monday, June 17, from 8 to 10 p.m.
- Tuesday, June 18, from 8 to 10 p.m.
- Wednesday, June 19, from 8 to 10 p.m.
One-hour closure schedule:
This closure is scheduled to be an hour. Crews will close the pass from Gold Creek (milepost 56) to Price Creek (milepost 61).
- Thursday, June 20, from 8 to 9 p.m.
Daytime Restrictions: Drivers should prepare for intermittent rolling slowdowns Monday through Friday in both directions.
Nighttime Restrictions: Drivers should prepare for delays due to single lane closures Monday through Friday nights in both directions.
For freight-related restrictions, please see the Commercial Vehicle Services Road Restrictions webpage:
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/commercialVehicle/Restrictions/roadlist.aspx
Bicycle Alternate Route: I-90 is closed to bicycles in both directions between the Hyak interchange (Exit 54) and Stampede Pass interchange (exit 62) because there is no shoulder for bicycles to use. Bicyclists can use the John Wayne Pioneer Trail as an alternate route when weather conditions allow. Map boxes with maps are located at each interchanges to help cyclists navigate their way over the trail.
Project Description:
Crews are building a wider and more reliable five-mile stretch of I-90 from Hyak to Keechelus Dam by adding lanes, replacing and adding bridges, stabilizing rock slopes and replacing the snowshed with avalanche bridges.
I-90 / MP 65.54 to Easton Hill EB & WB – Paving
Contact: Jeff Minnick, Project Engineer, 509-577-1810
Construction Begins: Summer 2013
Scheduled Completion: Fall 2013
Current Week Traffic Advisory:
Drivers will encounter single lane closures at night east and westbound from mileposts 65.0 to 68, Monday through Thursday from 10 p.m. to 9 a.m.
Drivers will encounter single lane closures at night east and westbound from mileposts 65.0 to 67.5, Friday and Saturday from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Project Description:
This project will pave both east and westbound I-90 from milepost 65.5 to 67.3.
I-90 / Easton to Ellensburg Vic. WB and EB Bridges – Deck Rehabilitation
Contact: Jeff Minnick, Project Engineer, 509-577-1810
Construction Begins: Spring 2013
Scheduled Completion: Winter 2013
Current Week Traffic Advisory:
Nighttime restrictions: Drivers will experience single-lane closures at night near Ellensburg (milepost 104 - 105) in both directions, Monday through Friday. Drivers will also experience single-lane closures at night eastbound near Easton (milepost 75 - 97) Monday through Friday.
Daytime restrictions: Drivers will experience intermittent single-lane closures in both directions Tuesday and Wednesday during daylight hours near Easton (milepost 69 - 80).
For freight-related restrictions, please see the Commercial Vehicle Services Road Restrictions webpage:
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/commercialVehicle/Restrictions/roadlist.aspx
Project Description:
Crews are repairing bridge decks along I-90 between Easton and Ellensburg by removing a thin layer of the existing bridge deck and repairing deteriorating concrete and overlaying with concrete.
Maintenance/Utility Operations:
No significant traffic impacts anticipated this week.
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Maintenance/Utility Operations:
No significant traffic impacts anticipated this week.
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I-82 / US 12 to Valley Mall Blvd. vic. - Paving
Contact: Jeff Minnick, Project Engineer, 509-577-1810
Construction Begins: Summer 2013
Scheduled Completion: Fall 2013
Current Week Traffic Advisory:
Construction scheduled to begin week of July 8. No traffic impacts this week.
Project Description:
This project will pave I-82 from the US 12 / I-82 Interchange area to the Valley Mall Interchange both east and westbound. Work will also include striping and other minor safety work.
US 97 / W. Wapato Rd. To Lateral A – Paving & Replace Single Strand Cable
Contact: Moe Davari, WSDOT Project Engineer (509) 222-2402
Construction Begins: Spring 2013
Scheduled Completion: Summer 2013
Current Week Traffic Advisory:
US 97 milepost 62, W. 1st Ave. to milepost 63, Becker Road: Monday, June 17, during daylight hours there will be intermittent single lane closures through the work zone..
US 97 milepost 70, W. Wapato Road to milepost 75, Lateral A Road: Monday, June 17, through Friday, June 21, during daylight hours there will be intermittent single lane closures through the work zone. Drivers should expect delays.
Lateral A Road will be closed at US 97 on Wednesday June 19 and Thursday June 20 from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Project Description:
This project will repave sections of US 97 between Yakima and Wapato, repair 3 bridge decks, and replace sections of single strand cable barrier with median barrier, preserving route continuity and improve safety. The project will also restore signing, striping and other safety features.
US 12 / Clear Creek Falls and Rimrock Tunnel Vic. Stabilize Slopes
Contact: Jeff Minnick, Project Engineer, 509-577-1810
Construction Begins: Spring 2012
Scheduled Completion: Summer 2013
Current Week Traffic Advisory:
US 12 Stabilize Slopes, milepost 154 and milepost 165, Drivers can expect lane closures Monday through Thursday during daylight hours. Delays up to 30 minutes may be encountered at either location
Project Description:
This project will stabilize the slopes in two areas by removing loose rock, anchoring remaining rock and placing a wire mesh to control future falling rocks. The project is located on US 12 at mileposts 154.3 and 165.0.
Maintenance/Utility Operations:
Interstate 82 westbound milepost 31, Twin Bridges, Yakima: Bridge inspection is scheduled Monday, June 17 through Wednesday, June 19. On Monday the right lane westbound will be closed across the Naches and Yakima River Bridges. On Tuesday and Wednesday the left lane westbound will be closed across the bridges. Work hours are from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Neighboring Counties:
Klickitat County
US 97, North of Goldendale - Wildlife Habitat Connectivity (mileposts 21.05 to 21.72)
Monday, June 17 to Friday, June 21: Construction vehicles will be entering and exiting the workzone. Motorists are advised to use caution.
Project Engineer: Chris Tams, Phone: (866) 279-0730
For more information, visit the project Web page .