tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323104546148939812.post5909926868843752913..comments2024-03-26T16:34:38.177-07:00Comments on The WSDOT Blog - Washington State Department of Transportation: I-5 HOV lanes through Tacoma opening in AugustSummer Derreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07069764427265228222noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323104546148939812.post-62007710393152566262023-02-10T15:08:39.837-08:002023-02-10T15:08:39.837-08:00Jake, our typical planning window is between Octob...Jake, our typical planning window is between October 1 and March 1. In areas where there is irrigation, the planting window can be extended beyond March 1. The contractor has plans to begin the remaining project planting between M Street and SR 167 in the coming weeks. They have already planted the areas near SR 16 and South 38th Street. <br /><br />Cleanup is an ongoing issue for all the state highways you mentioned, and across the state. WSDOT does not have regular, dedicated litter crews, nor the funding to create them – but we stepped up our efforts due to the pandemic backlog of litter in spring/summer 2022, including diverting from some other work in some cases. This is why we must partner with others like the departments of Ecology and Corrections, Adopt-a-Highway and local communities to help address this issue. From January 1 to September 30, 2022, roughly 138,000 bags of trash was collected statewide. These totals included trash removed along roadsides by WSDOT crews, bags collected by Adopt-a-Highway, Ecology Youth Corps and Corrections crews, and items cleared near or from encampments. Volunteer Adopt-a-Highway crews are responsible for 167 tons of litter collected year-to-date – which is approximately 23,401 bags of trash.<br /><br />Our maintenance crews ramped down their litter collection efforts in the fall so they can shift their efforts to snow and ice operations. <br />We need the public’s help in preventing litter from reaching roadways in the first place. Things like properly covering and tying down all loads, on all trips. Keep trash and debris securely gathered in a vehicle until you reach home so it doesn’t fall out or fly out of vehicles. We all have a part to play in keeping Washington beautiful and litter free.WSDOThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08358750966460971047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323104546148939812.post-60926823888962453702023-02-08T22:09:47.307-08:002023-02-08T22:09:47.307-08:00Looks like WSDOT's contractor missed the fall ...Looks like WSDOT's contractor missed the fall planting season to take care of landscaping on the portions of I-5 north of Hwy 16. Any updates? Any plans to cleanup the freeways (5, 705, 16, 7, 509, etc) ROW in Tacoma? They are all a the worst they have been even after WSDOT said last winter that Spring/Summer 2022 things would start getting cleaned up. Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14551095740774491937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323104546148939812.post-84668891138905455602022-08-13T09:07:06.029-07:002022-08-13T09:07:06.029-07:00At last, looking forward to the last orange flags,...At last, looking forward to the last orange flags, and orange barrels, cranes, earth movers, blah, blah, blah. A boon for getting around in, and through Tacoma. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729137603488267467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323104546148939812.post-59861037511795276432022-08-03T08:37:23.839-07:002022-08-03T08:37:23.839-07:00Jake, the early projects did have landscaping plan...Jake, the early projects did have landscaping plans, however as you noted there were some gaps. This final project will address the gaps in landscaping that were left from earlier projects due to the close proximity of the projects and the revisions over time that were made in the order of the project stages. The SB HOV contractor is installing landscaping from SR 16 north along the I-5 corridor to Port of Tacoma Road.WSDOThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04414597071036042275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323104546148939812.post-67191264947166003252022-08-02T22:18:14.985-07:002022-08-02T22:18:14.985-07:00Is there a landscape plan? Looks like it was never...Is there a landscape plan? Looks like it was never done for a long I-5 from 16 north. Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14551095740774491937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323104546148939812.post-54905570912280308632022-08-02T08:26:33.694-07:002022-08-02T08:26:33.694-07:00It is ABOUT TIME. So incredibly sick of the 50 mph...It is ABOUT TIME. So incredibly sick of the 50 mph zones that people from out of town maybe don't believe are real, so you can either speed along with them or risk getting run over. Those have been up for FAR too long. I-5 has been the bane of my existence for years because of this work zone. I will dance on its grave.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03931440993366005806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323104546148939812.post-7788675424611758682022-08-01T10:13:55.724-07:002022-08-01T10:13:55.724-07:00Good news! About time!. Long ways since! Good news! About time!. Long ways since! Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01938049065409651937noreply@blogger.com