DUPONT – If the weather cooperates, the project making upgrades to Interstate 5 through DuPont and Joint Base Lewis-McChord will enter into a new phase of construction. During the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 23, contractor crews working for the Washington …
ORTING – Community members are invited to participate in an online open house to leave their feedback about the future of State Route 162 between Sumner and Orting. SR 162 averages 21,000 travelers per day, which is an increase of 3,000 since 2011. The …
OLYMPIA – While leaves are just starting to fall in many places, Washington State Department of Transportation crews have been preparing for winter for several months. Teams from Port Angeles to Pullman have trained for winter weather, stocked storage …
HOQUIAM – State Route 109 travelers saw a lot of construction over summer. After five total closures over four months between Seabrook and Hoquiam, major work to remove several fish barriers is now done. “We worked very hard to complete the work as …
FIFE – Travelers who use the Interstate 5/54th Avenue East interchange in Fife now have a smoother ride. Early in the morning of Friday, Oct. 4, contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation applied the final lane markings …
GLACIER – The final 2.7 miles of State Route 542/Mount Baker Highway, also known as the Road to Artist Point, closed for winter at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16. The highway remains open to the closure point at milepost 54. Winter recreationalists are …
SEATTLE – A new sailing schedule that better reflects the needs of the Anacortes and San Juan Islands communities is about to set sail. Beginning Oct. 29, vehicle reservations will open for an updated winter sailing schedule. The new schedule will change …
SPOKANE – Public and active transportation users are invited to the second in a series of community conversations surrounding the North Spokane Corridor final connection project and proposed pedestrian bridges that will connect communities across …
SEATTLE – Another busy weekend of roadwork is planned for Friday, Oct. 11, through Monday, Oct. 14, in the Puget Sound region. Travelers on Interstate 5 in Seattle and between Federal Way and Tacoma, State Route 99 in Seattle, SR 520 across Lake Washington …
TUKWILA – The State Route 99/International Boulevard on-ramp to eastbound SR 518 in Tukwila has reopened following emergency repairs to a culvert beneath the highway. All lanes on the Airport Expressway on-ramp to eastbound SR 518 have also reopened. The …
SEATTLE – Both directions of the State Route 99 tunnel in Seattle will close the first two weekends in October for its first six-year inspection. The tunnel opened to travelers in February 2019 to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct and provide safety and …
OLYMPIA – The Commercial Aviation Work Group will host its second public meeting virtually via Zoom from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 3. The group will evaluate the long-range commercial aviation and transportation needs of the state, including alternatives …
SEATAC – Community, industry and elected leaders joined together in SeaTac on Wednesday, Sept. 25, to celebrate the beginning of construction on the final stage of the State Route 509 Completion Project in south King County. The project builds 3 miles of …
FIFE – Setting the second longest pre-cast concrete girders in the world will close both directions of Interstate 5 in Pierce and King counties overnight on Friday, Sept. 27 and Saturday, Sept. 28. This is the first of four consecutive weekends the …
SEATTLE – Drivers traveling across Lake Washington on State Route 520, through the Interstate 405/SR 167 corridors, and on I-5 in Seattle and between Federal Way and Tacoma should prepare for major closures beginning late Friday, Sept. 27 to early Monday, …
SEATTLE – After one year at Vigor shipyard, work to modernize the Wenatchee is progressing, including the necessary and long-planned upgrade to its aging propulsion system and conversion to hybrid-electric power. With capacity for 202 vehicles, the …
RENTON – Travelers should plan for two full directional closures on the Interstate 405 corridor starting Friday night, Sept. 20, to Monday, Sept. 23: northbound Interstate 405 in Bothell and southbound I-405 in Renton. Contractor crews working for the …
SEATTLE – As the leaves begin to turn, Washington State Ferries’ next round of virtual public meetings will help turn the page on its busiest season. The pair of meetings will feature a question-and-answer session with WSF directors and decision-makers, …
RENTON – Travelers should start planning now for a full weekend closure of southbound Interstate 405 in Renton starting at 11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13. A second, four-hour closure of northbound I-405 in Renton is scheduled to begin at midnight on the morning …
OLYMPIA – One person was rescued and one person was found deceased after an airplane crashed in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest this evening. Washington State Department of Transportation Air Search and Rescue was notified 3:05 p.m. Friday that an …
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