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Pig Headed to Auction Jumps Onto Busy Washington Interstate
Pig Headed to Auction Jumps Onto Busy Washington Interstate
Pig Headed to Auction Jumps Onto Busy Washington Interstate
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (AP) — Washington State Highway Patrol says a large pig headed to auction jumped from a trailer on Interstate 5 near Federal Way on Saturday morning. Trooper Rick Johnson says the pig made the leap at about 10 a.m. and passers-by stopped and herded the pig through an opening in barriers along the interstate so it wouldn't walk into traffic...
State Highway Near Site of Slow-moving Landslide Reopens
State Highway Near Site of Slow-moving Landslide Reopens
State Highway Near Site of Slow-moving Landslide Reopens
OSO, Wash. (AP) — Part of a Washington state highway that closed Friday because of a slow-moving landslide has reopened after days of monitoring found no further movement. The Washington Department of Transportation said on its website that both directions of State Route 530 near the town of Oso reopened Wednesday afternoon...
Travel to Seattle? I-90 to Close During Blue Angels Practices, Shows
Travel to Seattle? I-90 to Close During Blue Angels Practices, Shows
Travel to Seattle? I-90 to Close During Blue Angels Practices, Shows
SEATTLE (AP) — The Interstate 90 floating bridge across Seattle's Lake Washington will be closed at various times starting Thursday as the U.S. Navy Blue Angels take to the sky. The Washington Department of Transportation says the bridge will be closed to traffic during practices Thursday and Friday and during the Seafair Air Show on Saturday and Sunday...
Officials Find Car of Missing Hood Canal Bridge Employee
Officials Find Car of Missing Hood Canal Bridge Employee
Officials Find Car of Missing Hood Canal Bridge Employee
SHINE, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Department of Transportation has found the missing car of the Hood Canal Bridge employee. The vehicle was found early Monday about 150 feet north of the bridge. Acting Transportation Secretary Roger Millar told employees of the DOT about the discovery in an email Monday morning...
Washington DOT Highway 97 Project Completion Pushed Back to Fall 2013
Washington DOT Highway 97 Project Completion Pushed Back to Fall 2013
Washington DOT Highway 97 Project Completion Pushed Back to Fall 2013
Earlier this year, The Washington State Department of Transportation began replacing the Satus Creek Bridge and realigning US 97. The construction brought immediate delays to  anyone traveling in this area. The $12 million project was planned for completion this fall, but in the aftermath of cold and icy weather, the Washington State Department of Transportation has delayed the project through the
Traffic Safety Cameras Effective in Work Zones
Traffic Safety Cameras Effective in Work Zones
Traffic Safety Cameras Effective in Work Zones
SNOQUALMIE PASS – A safety project on Snoqualmie Pass has ended with the removal of automated speed-enforcement cameras in the construction zone. Using the mobile camera proved effective at slowing  drivers speeding through the work zone...
WSDOT Continues Pass Clean Up, Expect Traffic Delays
WSDOT Continues Pass Clean Up, Expect Traffic Delays
WSDOT Continues Pass Clean Up, Expect Traffic Delays
In late August, crews blasted an area near the snowshed that brought down a huge amount of debris that covered both lanes, took 40 dump trucks to remove and kept Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass closed for almost three hours. Crews are back in the same area this week and face similar challenges...
WSDOT Starts Work On I-90
WSDOT Starts Work On I-90
WSDOT Starts Work On I-90
Crews will continue to chip away at the rock slopes along Interstate 90 east of Snoqualmie Pass with more rock blasting this week. Drivers should plan for an hour of added travel time. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and contractor crews will close I-90 in both directions from Hyak (milepost 54) to the Price Creek Sno-Park (milepost 61) from 7 p...
DOT Working Hard To Clear Slide From Highway 410
DOT Working Hard To Clear Slide From Highway 410
DOT Working Hard To Clear Slide From Highway 410
Snow, mud, rocks and trees. That's what Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) crews are trying to clear this week to reopen Highway 410. The DOT's Mike Westbay says the slide is six to 10 feet deep and 150 yards long near Bumping River Road...
Interstate 90 Roadwork To Resume
Interstate 90 Roadwork To Resume
Interstate 90 Roadwork To Resume
After a long winter break, construction is getting ready to resume on two major Interstate 90 projects east of Snoqualmie Pass. And that means drivers who cross the pass should prepare for construction related closures and delays. The Washington State Department of Transportation and ICON Materials started work Monday on the $19...