News Talk KIT » washington department of transportation http://newstalkkit.com Mon, 20 May 2013 02:42:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Washington DOT Highway 97 Project Completion Pushed Back to Fall 2013 http://newstalkkit.com/washington-dot-highway-97-project-completion-pushed-back-to-fall-2013/ http://newstalkkit.com/washington-dot-highway-97-project-completion-pushed-back-to-fall-2013/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:10:22 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=200194 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

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/washington-dot-highway-97-project-completion-pushed-back-to-fall-2013/feed/ 0 wsdot.gov Traffic Safety Cameras Effective in Work Zones http://newstalkkit.com/traffic-safety-cameras-proved-effective-in-work-zones/ http://newstalkkit.com/traffic-safety-cameras-proved-effective-in-work-zones/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:40:47 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=185558 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

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/traffic-safety-cameras-proved-effective-in-work-zones/feed/ 0 flickr WSDOT Continues Pass Clean Up, Expect Traffic Delays http://newstalkkit.com/wsdot-continues-pass-clean-up-expect-traffic-delays/ http://newstalkkit.com/wsdot-continues-pass-clean-up-expect-traffic-delays/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:28:40 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=180705 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

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/wsdot-continues-pass-clean-up-expect-traffic-delays/feed/ 0 wsdot WSDOT Starts Work On I-90 http://newstalkkit.com/wsdot-starts-work-on-i-90/ http://newstalkkit.com/wsdot-starts-work-on-i-90/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 15:01:52 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=133027 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

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/wsdot-starts-work-on-i-90/feed/ 0 wn.com DOT Working Hard To Clear Slide From Highway 410 http://newstalkkit.com/dot-working-hard-to-clear-slide-from-highway-410/ http://newstalkkit.com/dot-working-hard-to-clear-slide-from-highway-410/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 14:25:00 +0000 Lance Tormey http://newstalkkit.com/?p=131219 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

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]]> http://newstalkkit.com/dot-working-hard-to-clear-slide-from-highway-410/feed/ 0 flickr Interstate 90 Roadwork To Resume http://newstalkkit.com/interstate-90-roadwork-to-resume/ http://newstalkkit.com/interstate-90-roadwork-to-resume/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:00:09 +0000 KIT http://newstalkkit.com/?p=124510 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

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