DUPONT – Nighttime travelers who use Interstate 5 between Joint Base Lewis McChord and DuPont are encouraged to add more travel time. Night work is planned into October for the I-5 Mounts Road to Steilacoom-DuPont Road Corridor Improvements project. During the evenings of Monday through Thursday, Sept. 30-Oct. 3, people can expect lane and ramp closures on […]
Inspection complete on westbound SR 16 Tacoma Narrows Bridge
TACOMA – Work on the westbound State Route 16 Tacoma Narrows Bridge has wrapped up a day early. The Washington State Department of Transportation Bridge Preservation Office completed an in-depth inspection of the bridge Wednesday, Sept. 25. Daytime lane closures planned Thursday, Sept. 26, are cancelled. Maintenance crews made several repairs identified in the routine […]
Prepare now: Four overnight weekend closures of I-5 in Fife planned for September and October
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 interstate will be closed overnight between State Route 18 in Federal Way and […]
Plan for daytime lane closures on westbound SR 16 Tacoma Narrows Bridge Sept. 23-26
TACOMA – Travelers who use the westbound State Route 16 Tacoma Narrows Bridge should plan for weekday lane closures. 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23, and Tuesday, Sept. 24The two right lanes of westbound SR 16 will close approaching the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. The ramp from Jackson Avenue to westbound SR 16 will […]
Plan for northbound I-5 weekend lane closures near South 56th Street in Tacoma Sept. 13-15
TACOMA – Travelers who use northbound Interstate 5 approaching South 56th Street in Tacoma will want to plan for weekend lane closures. Washington State Department of Transportation crews will close two left lanes of northbound I-5 Sept. 13-15. Work schedule: What to expect: WSDOT needs help from travelers: Exit 130 to South 56th Street and […]
WSDOT’s Gray Notebook for the quarter ending June 30, 2024 now online
WSDOT’s quarterly performance report, the Gray Notebook for the quarter ending June 30, 2024, is now available in its interactive format. While numerous performance measures are reported throughout the GNB, highlights from this analysis include:
New on-ramp to I-5 opens in DuPont
DUPONT – A new on-ramp is now open. The ramp takes Steilacoom-DuPont Road travelers to northbound Interstate 5. What to expectContractor crews built the roadway to match the elevation of a new bridge that will be built across both directions of I-5. When complete, the new span will link Steilacoom-DuPont Road, Joint Base Lewis McChord […]
I-5 corridor improvements project near JBLM hits one-year milestone and shifts into new stage
Written by Doug Adamson. We’re that much closer to a new and improved Interstate 5 near JBLM! Since August 2023, construction crews have been working hard near DuPont. They have been constructing the foundations for major upgrades to I-5. There has been a lot of other work to improve how people get to the interstate and how […]
Daytime HOV lane closure on eastbound SR 16 Tacoma Narrows Bridge Aug. 5-8
TACOMA – Travelers who use the eastbound State Route 16 Tacoma Narrows Bridge between Gig Harbor and Tacoma can expect delays during the morning commute. Each day from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5, through Thursday, Aug. 8, Washington State Department of Transportation bridge engineers will close the eastbound HOV lane across the […]