Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Fri May 23, 2025
Fish Passage Barrier Removal Continues On U.S. 101
Work on the removal of three of four fish passage barriers on Washington's North Olympic Peninsula got under way in March: The project removes and replaces outdated culverts under U.S. 101 and State Route 116 at Lees, Ennis, Tumwater and Chimacum creeks....
Washington State Department of Transportation - Fri May 23, 2025
Crews Stabilize Slopes, Clear Debris From SR 11 Rockslide
Work began in early May 2025 to stabilize and clear a significant rockslide that sent thousands of cubic yards of debris across both directions of State Route 11/Chuckanut Drive, closing the road on April 22, 2025, just south of milepost 10 near Blanchard Road by Bow, Wash....
Washington State Department of Transportation - Tue April 29, 2025
Washington's First Work Zone Speed Camera Launched
Washington transportation leaders took a step to protect road construction workers and drivers as the first Work Zone Speed Camera enforcement began on April 16, 2025, near Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The trailer-mounted camera photographs vehicles speeding through active work zones....
theolympian.com - Mon March 31, 2025
Funding Shortfalls Raise Concerns in Washington State
Washington state's transportation budget faces a multi-billion-dollar shortfall in the coming years, according to theolympian.com, which could delay projects. State Sen. Marko Liias, who chairs the upper chamber's transportation committee, estimated the transportation deficit at $4 billion over the next six years....
Washington State Department of Transportation - Mon March 31, 2025
Work Under Way On Interstate 5 Secret Creek Fish Passage
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) began construction in February 2025 of new fish passable structures on both northbound and southbound Interstate 5 at Secret Creek north of Arlington in Snohomish County....
U.S. Department of Transportation - Tue March 04, 2025
FTA Announces $79.7M Grant for New Washington Bus Line
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced in January a $79.7 million construction grant award to King County Metro to support a bus rapid transit line that will provide fast, frequent and reliable service between the cities of Renton, Auburn, and Kent, located south of Seattle....
Tri-City Herald - Tue February 04, 2025
Demolition Begins at Truck Weigh Station at Washington-Oregon Border
The Plymouth Weigh Station for motorists crossing the Columbia River from Oregon into eastern Washington is being demolished, according to the Tri-City Herald. The station at Interstate 82 and Highway 14 will be closed until late next year....
Washington State DOT - Wed January 08, 2025
2024 Construction Season Wraps for I-90 in Washington
From Easton to Vantage, crews made significant progress on Interstate 90 construction in 2024. Summer 2024 marked the 15th year of construction on the I-90 Snoqualmie Pass East project, which improves 15 mi....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed January 08, 2025
Latest Multi-Faceted I-5 Project in Washington State Under Way
Work is under way on yet another project in the Washington Department of Transportation's (WSDOT) ongoing efforts to revitalize Interstate 5 in King and Snohomish counties — a corridor it describes as "a lifeline that people and commerce count on every day."The $203 million project is made possible through federal funds from the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the 2003 Transportation Partnership Account (TPA) and the 2005 Nickel Program....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue November 12, 2024
Puget Sound's SR 520: One Project Begins as Another Ends
In Puget Sound's busiest transportation corridor, one major bridge project is ending as another, even bigger operation, gets underway. Crews for Graham Construction & Engineering Inc. are putting the final touches on the $485 million Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) State Route 520 Montlake Project, designed to bolster transportation safety while bridging communities....
