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Good To Go! customers now have until end of June to prepare for two-week call center and website closure

Posted 06/14/2021

Chris Foster, communications

Transition date to new Good To Go! system shifts to July 2

SEATTLE – Good To Go! customers will get a little longer to update their accounts or resolve outstanding bills as the transition to a new account system will move from June 18 to July 2 while the Washington…

Good To Go! sends final toll bills prior to two-week closure starting June 18

Posted 06/07/2021

Chris Foster, communications

WSDOT continues to charge tolls; issuance of bills will resume later this summer

SEATTLE – This week the Washington State Department of Transportation is mailing the final batch of toll bills to customers without a Good To Go! account prior to an approximately two-week…

Good To Go! two-week closure in June

Posted 05/26/2021

Chris Foster, communications

WSDOT will still charge tolls while system is offline

SEATTLE – Drivers in Washington need to prepare for an approximately two-week closure of Good To Go!, the state’s tolling system, beginning June 18. During this time the Good To Go! website…

Aviation Commission sets next stage of airport siting work with virtual meeting and webinar April 29

Posted 04/19/2021

Christina Crea, communications, 360-709-8098, 360-810-0902 (mobile)

Aviation Commission sets next stage of airport siting work with virtual meeting and webinar April 29

OLYMPIA – The Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission will host a virtual meeting and webinar Thursday, April 29, as they continue…

Aviation Commission releases report with preliminary list of future potential major airports

Posted 01/15/2021

Thursday, January 14, 2021
Christina Crea, communications, 360-709-8098, 360-810-0902 (mobile)

Aviation Commission releases report with preliminary list of future potential major airports

OLYMPIA – The Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission released its Phase I report that includes several…

Aviation Commission discusses future of commercial flight facilities with virtual community meeting, July 22

Posted 07/20/2020

Christina Crea, communications, 360-709-8098, 360-810-0902 (mobile)

Aviation Commission discusses future of commercial flight facilities with virtual community meeting, July 22

OLYMPIA – For the first time in six months, the Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission (CACC) (pdf 76 kb) will meet to…

Construction of US 12 roundabout near Oakville starts after 4th of July

Posted 06/23/2020

Doug Adamson, communications, 360-357-2716

Work includes plans to keep traffic moving during construction

ROCHESTER – Travelers near the Thurston/Grays Harbor county line will soon see construction on a new roundabout at the intersection of US 12 and Anderson Road.

Contractor…

Washington’s next commercial airport one step closer to taking flight

Posted 12/24/2019

Christina Crea, communications, 360-709-8098

Second Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission meeting Jan. 9

OLYMPIA – 2020 kicks off with more work researching and discussing the location of Washington’s next commercial airport as the Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission (CACC) (pdf 76 kb) meets…

Public invited to May 30th meeting on NSC and Wellesley Avenue Interchange

Posted 05/29/2019

 

Three-year construction project and long-term closure of Wellesley Ave. begins this fall

SPOKANE, WA- The community is invited to a public meeting on Thursday, May 30 for an overview of the North Spokane Corridor (NSC) project and construction of the NSC Wellesley Avenue interchange. The interchange…

It’s the end of the road for the Alaskan Way Viaduct

Posted 01/11/2019

 

Three-week closure of SR 99 through Seattle begins tonight, Jan. 11

SEATTLE – If the rain holds off, drivers on the SR 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct could be treated to one final sunset drive tonight, Friday, Jan. 11.

When the clock strikes 10 p.m., it'll be lights out for the viaduct, as the…

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.