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WSDOT is storm ready this winter. Are you?
LACEY – Snowplows are tuned up. Salt sheds are stocked. The Washington State Department of Transportation has geared up for another winter of snow, ice and changing road conditions.
Major milestone ahead for Revive I-5 as northbound Ship Canal Bridge construction nears completion
SEATTLE – After nearly 10 months of construction and long-term lane reductions, the Washington State Department of Transportation is preparing to restore northbound Interstate 5 across Seattle Ship Canal Bridge to its normal lane configuration.
Longer, wider, brighter! SR 7 on-ramp to SR 512 improvements complete near Lakewood
LAKEWOOD – Work is complete on a project to improve the SR 7 on-ramp to eastbound SR 512 and add congestion management technology along SR 512 in Lakewood.
Round 2: Overnight closure on SR 706 near Mount Rainier National Park Friday, Oct. 23
ASHFORD – From 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, to 6 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, SR 706 will close at Kernahan Road East. The closure creates a work zone for Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews to replace a failing culvert underneath the road. During the overnight closure there will be no access from SR…
Two I-90 bridge maintenance projects near Mercer Island set to begin
MERCER ISLAND – Two projects that address aging infrastructure on three Interstate 90 bridges on each side of Mercer Island will begin starting Sunday night, Oct. 25. During the work, travelers should expect occasional lane closures and at least two full closures of eastbound I-90.
US 101 paving wraps up in Grays Harbor County
HOQIUAM - A paving project on US 101 between Hoquiam and Queets approaches the finish line.
Westbound Tacoma Narrows Bridge repairs require two weeks of around-the-clock lane closures
TACOMA – Starting at 5 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, Washington State Department of Transportation bridge crews will close the two right westbound lanes across the 76-year-old bridge to make temporary repairs to an expansion joint. The Jackson Avenue on-ramp to westbound SR 16 will also close. The around-the-clock closures…
UPDATE: Plan ahead for a full weekend closure of northbound I-405 in Bellevue Oct. 16-19
BELLEVUE– People should plan for delays the weekend of Oct. 16-19 as crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation close several major routes. Closures include all of northbound Interstate 405 in Bellevue and some lanes on both northbound I-5 in Seattle and eastbound I-90 in Snoqualmie.
WSDOT searching for missing plane near Okanogan
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Transportation is searching for a missing plane in the vicinity of US 97 near Okanogan.
Search for missing plane and passengers concludes after aircraft wreckage discovered near Aeneas Valley
OLYMPIA – The search for a missing plane and passengers concluded Sunday evening, Oct. 11 after search and rescue teams with the Washington State Department of Transportation located the aircraft wreckage in Aeneas Valley near Tonasket.
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