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....
Washington State Department of Transportation - Tue September 16, 2025
I-90/SR 18 Diverging Diamond Interchange Makes Debut
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) opened the second diverging diamond interchange in the state on July 25, 2025, when it switched to a new traffic pattern designed to improve flow and safety at the Interstate 90/State Route 18 interchange near Snoqualmie....
Washington State Department of Transportation - Tue July 22, 2025
WSDOT Opens Part of New SR 509 Expressway in SeaTac
The Washington State Department of Transportation opened the first section of the new State Route 509 Expressway in the Puget Sound area on June 28, 2025, providing travelers with another commuting option in south King County....
herald.net, mynorthwest.com and Washington State Department of Transportation - Tue June 24, 2025
I-5 Improvement Project Under Way in Snohomish County
Construction has begun on a $203 million project to improve Interstate 5 in Snohomish County, Washington, according to herald.net. From June 20-23, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) closed two northbound lanes of I-5 on the Ship Canal Bridge in Seattle....
