One of our top complaints? Interstate 5 is terrible! We know! We’re repairing as we get money, it one panel as a time. Interstate 5 is the most important highway in the state. It’s part of an interstate system that connects Mexico to Canada and is our economic lifeline. The roadway, designed in the 60′s [...]
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Midway, WA: Cracked Pavement on Interstate-5
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012WA Governor’s Transportation Improvement Proposal Gets Mixed Reaction
Thursday, January 12th, 2012Transportation Issues Daily On Monday Washington State Governor Chris Gregoire announced a $3.6 billion proposal to address the state’s transportation maintenance and preservation needs over the next ten years. The proposal is funded from a $1.50-a-barrel fee on oil produced in Washington State; a $100 fee on electric vehicles; a 15-percent increase in license fees [...]
View this complete post...Great American Infrastructure: Grand Coulee Dam
Friday, December 23rd, 2011This is the eleventh in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.
What: The Grand Coulee Dam, located in Washington State and the largest hydro-power producer in the United States, is one of the top ten largest producers of electricity in the world.
View this complete post...Seattle, WA: Interstate-90 Bike Tunnel
Thursday, December 8th, 2011Tunnel at the very edge of the city of Seattle that connects to a bunch of trails on both sides, including the path along the side of the I-90 floating bridge to Mercer Island. – alexwarrior1 on Youtube
View this complete post...Newsflash: Transportation Project Creates Jobs, Stimulates Economy
Friday, November 4th, 2011Transportation Issues Daily One of the most frustrating and puzzling arguments against investing in transportation projects is that it doesn’t really have a positive impact on jobs and economic recovery. Here’s the latest example of how investing in infrastructure does have a positive impact. In Washington state rural county with an unemployment rate of 13%, [...]
View this complete post...South Royal Brougham, WA: Alaskan Way Viaduct Demolition
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011Crews work to quickly and safely demolish a span of the Alaskan Way Viaduct near South Royal Brougham Way at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24. – wsdot on YouTube
View this complete post...Medina, Washington: State Route 520 Girder Installation
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011Crews spent Oct. 15-17, 2011, installing 24 huge girders above State Route 520 in Medina, Wash., as part of a new overpass that will have a park and ride, transit access, landscaping and paths. Shorter 48-ton girders now span the eastbound lanes and longer, 106-ton girders span the westbound lanes. Girders were trucked north on [...]
View this complete post...Washington Airports Task Force
Thursday, October 6th, 2011The Washington Airports Task Force works to ensure that the aviation services, related infrastructure, policies and knowledge, are in place to position our region for prosperity by sustaining Washington Reagan National Airport and optimizing expansion of Washington Dulles International Airport. – WashingtonAirports on YouTube
View this complete post...Bellevue, Washington: I-405 Roadwork
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011I-405 Roadwork Construction on the new ramps to get to I-405 and State Route 520 in Bellevue, Washington. This video was taken on Saturday, October 1, 2011 from the N.E. 10th Street Bridge. – bigcheaptrickfan on YouTube
View this complete post...Lynnwood, Washington: I-5 Construction Time Lapse
Monday, October 3rd, 2011The weekend of Sept. 23 — 26 was a busy one on I-5 in Lynnwood. Construction crews, who work mostly at night and behind barrier to stay out of your daytime commute, had to pull the last year’s work together and connect the new ramps to I-5. The time lapse is 21 hours of work [...]
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