To the left, to the left, lanes are shifting to the left as a construction work zone on Interstate 5 at the Fife curve undergoes a transformation soon. On Tuesday, Jan. 9 contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation’s SR 167 Completion Project will shift southbound I-5 lanes left toward the median. Northbound lanes […]
WSDOT publishes Gray Notebook quarterly performance report for September 30, 2023
WSDOT’s quarterly performance report, the Gray Notebook for the quarter ending September 30, 2023, is now available in its interactive format. While numerous performance measures are reported throughout the GNB, highlights from this issue include:
Daytime lane closures on SR 509 in Tacoma Dec. 18-19
TACOMA – Daytime travelers who use State Route 509 in Tacoma will want to watch for daytime roadwork. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Dec 18, and Tuesday, Dec. 19, Washington State Department of Transportation crews will close the right lane of northbound SR 509 near the exit to Portland Avenue. The left lane […]
Overnight I-5 lane closures in Nisqually and Lakewood planned the week of Dec. 4
NISQUALLY – Late night and early morning travelers who use Interstate 5 between Nisqually and Lakewood will see intermittent single and double lane closures next week. Contractors working for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway will close lanes over four nights to complete rail bridge inspections. The location and direction of the lane closures will change […]
WSDOT publishes first Safety Rest Area Strategic Plan in nearly 15 years
After months of public outreach and research, the Washington State Department of Transportation has finalized the 2023 Safety Rest Area Strategic Plan – the first of its kind in about a decade and a half. This plan addresses the evolving needs and challenges for sustaining 47 state-owned safety rest areas that currently support 24 million annual users. The plan […]
Six daily roundtrip trains will operate between Seattle and Portland
Just in time for the holidays, WSDOT and ODOT are starting two additional Amtrak Cascades daily roundtrips between Seattle and Portland. Beginning Monday, Dec. 11, more trains will run in both directions – for a total of 12 trains every day between the two most popular cities on the route. The new schedule will see trains departing […]
Overnight I-5 lane and ramp closures in DuPont planned for the week of Nov. 27
DUPONT – Next week, contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will close two lanes of northbound Interstate 5, one lane of southbound Interstate 5 and several ramps overnight. The closures allow construction crews to install guardrail and maintenance vehicle pullouts as part of ongoing construction at the Steilacoom-DuPont interchange. Lane closures on northbound […]
Public invited to comment on Washington’s 2024-2027 program of multimodal transportation projects
A compilation of prioritized transportation improvement projects is now ready for public review and comment through Tuesday, Dec. 19. More than 1,200 statewide transportation improvement projects using $3.8 billion in federal funds are included in the 2024-2027 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, or STIP for short. The draft 2024-2027 STIP is a four-year program of multimodal transportation projects […]
I-5 HOV project in Pierce County aims to reduce bridge strikes on JBLM
It happened again. On November 3, a semi-truck got stuck on Pendleton Avenue under Interstate 5 in Pierce County. It’s the fourth bridge strike this year at this location. Every time it happens, we hope that the damage is superficial because those bridge girders are holding up the lanes of I-5. So far, we’ve been […]