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Working through the January blues by reaching a fish passage job milestone in Grays Harbor County
As January, the Monday of months, comes to a close, we are making big progress on a fish barrier removal project in Grays Harbor County.
Public invited to learn about a roundabout planned for SR 162 at Orville Road in Pierce County
ORTING – Beginning Thursday, Feb. 1, community members can learn more about a State Route 162 safety improvement project in east Pierce County in an online open house.
Work begins Jan. 31 on third bridge near Tiger Mountain for SR 18 widening project
TIGER MOUNTAIN – The Interstate 90/State Route 18 Interchange Improvements project is approaching a major milestone, as work begins Wednesday, Jan. 31, on the last of three bridges needed to widen a 2-mile section of SR 18 just south of I-90.
In-person open house about North Fork Palouse River bridge replacement design planned in Colfax Jan. 31
COLFAX – Public meeting covers SR 26-US 195 intersection roundabout plans
$12 million federal grant to improve truck parking in western United States announced
OLYMPIA - The states of Washington, Oregon and California receive $12 million federal grant to provide truck drivers with real-time truck parking availability information.
Weekend-long closures coming to southbound SR 529, starting Jan. 19
Last year during a routine inspection of the 97-year-old southbound State Route 529 Steamboat Slough Bridge just south of Marysville, our crews found about a dozen worn gusset plates, which connect steel beams. We'll replace these worn plates in a few weekend-long closures.
Slope stabilization on Soap Lake stretch of SR 17 scheduled for mid-February
SOAP LAKE – Work stretches for nearly 10 miles and seeks to reduce rockfall onto the highway; closures expected.
SR 520 Trail across Lake Washington closing for 15 days beginning Friday night, Jan. 19
SEATTLE – Bicyclists and pedestrians traveling across Lake Washington should plan for an extended State Route 520 Trail closure. The around-the-clock closure starts at 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19, and wraps up at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2. Crews will close the portion of the trail between the Montlake neighborhood in Seattle…
State ferries welcome 1.3 million more riders in 2023
SEATTLE – Over 1.3 million more riders boarded Washington State Ferries in 2023. The 7.4% spike from 2022 pushed annual ridership to nearly 18.7 million last year.
Plan ahead: I-5 roadwork near US 101 expected to create congestion in Olympia/Tumwater
UPDATE: Center barrier work on Interstate 5 in Olympia and Tumwater is ahead of schedule and is no longer required on Sunday, Feb. 4. The change is reflected in the release below.
166,800 electric vehicle
registrations in Washington in 2023, up from 114,600 in 2022.
87 wetland compensation sites
actively monitored on 918 acres in 2023.
25,000 safe animal crossings
in the Snoqualmie Pass East Project area since 2014.