Department of Transportation

The work underway will improve access to and from I-82 and Union Gap, provide efficient connections to local roads, and improve traffic flow."

The WSDOT has begun road improvements on I-90 east of Snoqualmie Pass this week. As such, motorists are being warned to anticipate delays and be aware of work zones throughout the summer.

OLYMPIA (AP) — The head of the state ferry system is retiring. Lynne Griffith, assistant secretary for the Department of Transportation's ferries division, announced Monday she'll be retiring at the end of January. She'll be replaced by Chief of Staff Elizabeth Kosa...

SEATTLE (AP) — Tolls on Interstate 405 have collected 300 percent more than was predicted a year ago. KING-TV reports that Washington State Department of Transportation reports show gross toll revenue on the interstate was $17.5 million...

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The state is seeking public comment on a proposal to raise speed limits on a roughly 100-mile stretch of Interstate 90 in eastern Washington. The state Department of Transportation is considering raising the speed limit from 70 to 75 miles per hour between the town of George and the western border of Spokane County...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee had harsh words for Senate Republicans just days after they ousted the head of the Department of Transportation in a surprise vote on the Senate floor. In a press conference Monday, Inslee said the Senate vote on Friday was "an election-year stunt." Th...

ORONDO, Wash. (AP) — The state Department of Transportation says it could take several days to clear a rock slide that closed U.S. Highway 2 in central Washington over the weekend. The rock slide Sunday buried the highway just east of Orondo, northeast of Wenatchee, over the weekend. A n...