WSDOT - Tue May 04, 2021
Crews Find Way to Speed Up Construction On I-5 Project
Construction crews building the I-5 Portland Avenue to Port of Tacoma Road southbound HOV project have found a way to speed up their construction schedule. It means another change is coming for travelers exiting to Tacoma's city center....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue May 04, 2021
VIDEO: SR 167 Completion Project Gaining Momentum
A new bridge over Washington's I-5 is slated to open to traffic early this summer — the first construction milestone and major component of a new expressway project in the Seattle/Tacoma area....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 06, 2021
Crews Improve SR 520 as Part of $455M Project
The ongoing work for the Montlake Project, being constructed by Graham Construction as part of the Washington State Department of Transportation's (WSDOT) SR 520 Bridge Replacement and HOV Program, is slated for completion in 2023/2024....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Tue January 12, 2021
Granite Makes Major Repairs on Interstate 5
A driver traveling north on I-5 from Seattle toward the Canadian border might note the variety of transportation arteries that surround this busy interstate. The heavy truck traffic rolling out of the Port of Seattle carries cargo out of container ships docked from around the world....
Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Tue August 25, 2020
Constructing the North Spokane Corridor
Approximately half of the U.S. Route 395 North Spokane Corridor has been completed and is now operational. The Washington State Department of Transportation is managing the project – a 10.5-mi. north-south section of freeway along the eastern border of Spokane, Wash., designed to improve freight and commuter mobility through the metropolitan area....
WSDOT - Tue August 25, 2020
Crews Remove 600 Tons of Debris From I-90 Emergency
For the past several weeks, the Washington Department of Transportation and local construction crews have been making emergency patch repairs to concrete panels under the Stampede Pass interchange. All lanes of the eastbound highway have reopened near Stampede Pass, about a day earlier than scheduled....
WSDOT - Tue June 30, 2020
ODOT, WSDOT Name Key Leader to Head Bridge Program
The Oregon Department of Transportation and Washington State Department of Transportation are excited to announce the appointment of Greg Johnson as the program administrator to lead the bi-state Interstate Bridge Replacement Program office....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue June 02, 2020
'Rest of the West' $455M Project Starts to Take Shape
With two new gantry cranes towering against the sky, there's no doubt a $455 million project outside of Seattle is well underway. It's part of a program the Washington DOT (WSDOT) calls the "Rest of the West," a series of projects for the remaining $1.6 billion in improvements to SR 520....
WashDOT - Tue June 02, 2020
Historic Bridge Demolition
A four-year closure begins to replace a bridge that has stood for 110 years. The historic East Trent Bridge, built in 1910 on State Route 290, is finally set to be demolished starting in early June. Travelers are encouraged to seek alternate routes as Washington State Department of Transportation contractor crews begin to remove and replace the structure....
WSDOT - Tue December 17, 2019
Dense Soil Conditions Delay Bridge Opening
Since mid-June, the Washington State Department of Transportation closed a portion of State Route 506 near Vader to replace the aging and failing Lacamas Creek Bridge in Lewis County. While drilling foundations for the replacement structure, WSDOT's contractors, Farline Bridge Inc., discovered dense soil conditions, which will delay the reopening of the highway....
