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Detour ahead: months-long closure of Sedgwick Road/SR 160 in Kitsap County starts June 13
PORT ORCHARD –Travelers who use Sedgwick Road/State Route 160 between SR 16 and the Southworth Ferry Terminal need to prepare for detours and delays starting in June.
Three new roundabouts coming to three highways along the Pierce/Thurston county line
LACEY – A project to build roundabouts at three intersections on state routes 510, 507 and 702, kicks off soon. The roundabouts will replace stop signs that currently control the intersections.
Major construction impacts continue across Puget Sound during May 15-18 weekend
SEATTLE – Travelers across the greater Puget Sound region should prepare for a second straight weekend of heavy congestion and longer travel times as another round of major construction closures takes place Friday, May 15, through Monday, May 18.
SR 410/Chinook and SR 123/Cayuse passes scheduled to reopen May 22
MOUNT RAINIER – State Route 410/Chinook Pass and SR 123/Cayuse Pass through Mount Rainier National Park will reopen for the season by 8 a.m. Friday, May 22, in time for Memorial Day weekend.
DuPont: New I-5 interchange nears completion with nighttime and weekend-long closures in May and June
DUPONT – A project to help improve traffic flow on Interstate 5 between Mounts Road and Steilacoom-DuPont Road is entering the home stretch.
Plan ahead for Memorial Day travel: Expect delays on Washington’s busiest routes
OLYMPIA – Memorial Day weekend often signals the unofficial start of summer – and a significant increase in travel across Washington. To help people plan ahead, WSDOT has released holiday travel charts showing the best and worst times to travel on major corridors statewide.
Second set of emergency repairs begin on SR 20/North Cascades Highway Wednesday, May 13
NEWHALEM – A second emergency contract has been signed, and repairs began Wednesday, May 13, along a section of State Route 20/North Cascades Highway damaged by washouts in December.
Washington’s aviation system plan charts path for safety, economic growth and innovation: Updated statewide plan guides investments in 134 public-use airports
OLYMPIA – For the first time since 2017, Washington has a new playbook for the skies. A recently completed, comprehensive roadmap called the Washington Aviation System Plan (WASP) guides how the state invests, protects and modernizes its 134 public-use airports over the coming decade.
Permanent speed limit reductions coming to SR 20 south of Oak Harbor
OAK HARBOR – Travelers will soon see a series of permanent speed limit reductions along a 6-mile stretch of eastbound and westbound State Route 20 through and south of Oak Harbor.
Cleanup on aisle I-5: Crews haul away litter along Clark County highways during Earth Week
CLARK COUNTY – In honor of Earth Day, Washington State Department of Transportation employees and maintenance crews spent the week picking up trash along highways across Clark County.
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