Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Tue October 13, 2026
WSDOT, Atkinson Rehab Ship Canal Bridge Along I-5
With more than 2,000 mi. of shoreline, Puget Sound provides Seattle, Tacoma and the surrounding cities with the kind of deepwater access to the ocean found only rarely in the United States. Huge ships can bring their cargo deep into the state, allowing for rapid distribution of goods to businesses and consumers....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue August 18, 2026
SR 14 Project Heads Toward Final Stages
A Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) project in the works with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) for 11 years is on track to be completed late this year. The State Route 14 Bingen and Port of Klickitat Access Improvement Project is designed to make travel safer and faster and to aid development of the small town of Bingen set in the heart of the Columbia River Gorge, WSDOT spokeswoman Sarah Hannon-Nein told Construction Equipment Guide....
Washington State Department of Transportation - Mon July 20, 2026
Work Starts On Final Section of SR 167 Expressway in Pierce County
Shovels dug in and the dirt went flying on July 15, 2026, as dozens of local dignitaries celebrated the beginning of the end for the $2.83 billion State Route 167 Completion Project in Pierce County, Washington....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Mon June 22, 2026
Atkinson, WSDOT Team Up to Improve Connections Near Puget Sound
The southern tip of Puget Sound in Washington is a buzz of transportation with boat traffic — both for commerce and for pleasure — railroad tracks, road traffic on Interstate 5 and activity flowing north to Tacoma, Seattle and beyond....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 02, 2026
Last Part of I-5 Improvement Project Aims for Fall Finish
The final portion of a multiphase effort to combat congestion on a busy stretch of Washington's Interstate 5 is under way and on target for completion in late fall 2026. The $240 million I-5 Mounts Road to Steilacoom-Dupont Road Corridor Improvements project is next to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, one of the largest military installations on the West Coast....
Washington State Department of Transportation - Thu April 02, 2026
Crews Complete Fish Movement Barrier Work On U.S. 101
Crews completed major construction efforts on a multi-year project to improve fish movement, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). The work removed barriers to fish under U.S....
Lorie Jewell - CEG Correspondent - Wed February 04, 2026
Contractors Repair Washington Flooding Damage
Contractors across northwest Washington are deploying convoys of heavy construction equipment to repair and restore state highways crippled by December 2025's historic flooding, many working around the clock to clear debris and restore washed-out roadways....
Washington State Department of Transportation - Wed February 04, 2026
New I-5 Overpass, Interchange Open Near Military Base
A new southbound Interstate 5 interchange featuring an exit ramp, overpass and roundabout opened on Jan. 24, 2026, at Exit 119/Steilacoom-DuPont Road, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)....
Wed January 07, 2026
Work Starts On New Snohomish River Bridge Over S.R. 9
On Dec. 1, 2025, construction crews began installing nearly 100 steel piles that will be the foundation of a bridge that will span the Snohomish River, as well as a second bridge just south of the river over a gulley, snoho.com reported....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 15, 2025
First Spokane Bridge in 50 Years Nears Completion
Crews with Max J. Kuney Construction are putting the finishing touches on one of the largest bridges in the Spokane, Wash., area — an integral piece of the $91 million Spokane River Crossing and the first bridge to be built in the area in nearly 50 years....
