washington state department of transportation

Travelers in both directions on Interstate-90 (I-90) will experience slow downs next Monday and Tuesday (Sept. 18 & 19) as they near the Vantage Bridge. Crews with the Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) will be conducting paving work on a 14-mile stretch of the Interstate's westbound lanes and a 22-mile section of its eastbound lanes. ...

The Washington Department of Transportation (DOT) is expecting another busy year on the state's roadways for Labor Day Weekend. "As you might guess, the traffic will be quite heavy on Thursday and Friday headed east, says DOT spokesperson Lauren Loebsack...

Beginning next week, U.S. Highway 97 in Oroville will be closed while crews with the Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) make repairs and improvements to the roadway. DOT spokesperson Lauren Loebsack says the work involves a critical bridge that spans the Okanogan River...

Crews with the Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) will be conducting paving work on Interstate-90 (I-90) in the Moses Lake area tomorrow (Wednesday, Aug. 30). DOT spokesperson Lauren Loebsack says the project is only scheduled to last one day but could have significant impacts on traffic...

After being closed intermittently since late July, State Route 20 (SR-20) has once again fully reopened to all vehicle traffic. As much as forty miles of the highway from Newhalem to Washington Pass has been shutdown due to two large forest fires which have been burning very close to the road for nearly a month...

After being closed for over a month due to the need for emergency repairs, a seven-mile section of U.S. Highway 2 just east of Farmer will reopen this week. Washington State Department of Transportation spokesperson Lauren Loebsack says the reopening means crews will have finished their work about a week ahead of schedule...

Road construction is now underway on over ten miles of State Route 28 between East Wenatchee and Rock Island. The work is divided into two sections and includes paving, re-striping, and general repairs. Washington State Department of Transportation spokesperson Lauren Loebsack says crews are also updating another critical feature of the highway...

Governor Jay Inslee issued an emergency proclamation Monday to activate state resources to assist with recovery efforts.

Emergency repairs are now underway on a three-mile section of U.S. Highway 2 approximately 19 miles east of Waterville. The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced they have retained Hurst Construction, LLC of East Wenatchee to handle the project, which began Thursday morning (July 20). ...

The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) is still in the process of securing a contractor to conduct emergency repairs on U.S. Highway 2 (U.S. 2) approximately 19 miles east of Waterville. The DOT began their search late last week after a section of the highway was washed away and rendered impassable by a mudslide last Monday (July 10)...