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Wednesday, July 31, 2024

SR 165 Carbon River Bridge highlights preservation challenges in our state

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Update: 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, 2025 On Tuesday, April 22, 2025, the Washington State Department of Transportation announced the permanent clo…

Thursday, June 13, 2024

Galloping Gertie’s replacement is a Boomer, and it needs work

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By Cara Mitchell You’ve likely seen the memes about Boomers, Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z. We have a new one for you, and it involves two bridges…

Thursday, December 28, 2023

Protecting US 2: Project reduces debris flow risk to highway near Bolt Creek Fire burn scar

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By David Rasbach The 2022 Bolt Creek Fire burned nearly 15,000 acres in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. We had to close US 2 east of…

Monday, December 18, 2023

Answering your questions about toll rate changes for I-405 and SR 167

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By Chris Foster The Washington State Transportation Commission — which is responsible for setting toll rates — recently began work to assess and…

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