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SR 96 - North Creek Fish Passage - Complete Winter 2024
Timeline: Summer 2023 to Winter 2024
As part of the state's fish recovery efforts, WSDOT has made it a priority to reconnect waterways where our roads act as barriers. In western Washington, that means building hundreds of fish passable structures under state highways in the next decade to create habitat gain essential for…
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SR 99 to Eastbound SR 518 On-ramp - Emergency Culvert Repair - Complete October 2024
Timeline: Summer 2024 - Fall 2024
Part of a culvert running underneath the State Route 99 on-ramp to eastbound SR 518 in Tukwila failed, damaging the on-ramp as well as the shoulder along the Airport Expressway on-ramp to eastbound SR 518.
Contractor crews repaired failed section of the culvert to prevent further…
Contractor crews repaired failed section of the culvert to prevent further…
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SR 99 tunnel - Complete February 2019
Timeline: 2009 - 2019
The SR 99 tunnel replaced the Alaskan Way Viaduct along Seattle's central waterfront, carrying State Route 99 beneath downtown Seattle. The 2-mile tunnel opened to drivers in February 2019.
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SR 99/1st Ave S Bridge-Tower Mitigation & Watertight Door Replacement
Timeline: Summer 2025 - Summer 2026
This project will replace watertight doors, demolish the East Control Tower’s top two floors and seal the new roof on the northbound State Route 99 1st Avenue South Bridge from mileposts 26.83 to 26.88. This project will also include waterproof membrane roof work on the West Bridge Control Tower…
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SR 99/S 272nd St to SR 516 Vic - Paving & ADA Compliance project
Timeline: 2024-2027
This project will resurface the northbound and southbound lanes of State Route 99 from South 272nd Street to SR 516 to extend the pavement service life. Crews will grind and inlay new Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA), perform pavement repair, traffic loop replacement, striping and traffic control. Pedestrian…
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SR 99/Spokane Street Bridge - Expansion Joint Modification
Timeline: Fall 2025 - Summer 2026
Contractors working on behalf of WSDOT will replace 13 expansion joints on the State Route 99 Spokane Street Bridge and rehabilitate the bridge’s drainage system. This work will help preserve the service life of the bridge.
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SR 99/Tunnel – Pavement Texturing
Timeline: Spring 2025 – Fall 2025
Crews working for WSDOT will texture the existing concrete pavement of the north and southbound State Route 99 tunnel. The technique of shot-blasting the roadway will provide added friction for vehicles’ tires and improve traction.
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SR3 / SR104 / SR303 / SR307 / SR308 Kitsap County Remove Fish Barriers Project
Timeline: 2027 - 2030
This project will remove barriers to fish under several state highways in Kitsap County. Work is planned in 29 locations on state routes 3, 104, 303, 307 and 308.
Once complete, this project will restore approximately 93 miles of potential habitat across the Kitsap Peninsula.
Once complete, this project will restore approximately 93 miles of potential habitat across the Kitsap Peninsula.
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SR99/SR 516 to S 200th St – Paving & ADA Compliance
Timeline: Fall 2024 – Summer 2025
This project will rehabilitate nearly two miles of State Route 99 from the SR 516 intersection in Des Moines/Kent to South 200th Street in SeaTac. Crews will grind away existing asphalt and install new hot mix asphalt, giving the roadway a smoother surface and extending its lifespan. Pedestrian…
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Tacoma Narrows Bridge Toll Equipment Replacement Project
Timeline: Spring 2024 - Summer 2025
The eastbound span of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge opened July 15, 2007 as the first modern toll road in Washington.
What at the time was considered state of the art technology is nearing the end of its usable life. Over the course of several months WSDOT will replace the aging and…
What at the time was considered state of the art technology is nearing the end of its usable life. Over the course of several months WSDOT will replace the aging and…
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Ticketing and Reservations Modernization
Timeline: January 2025 - June 2026
We're updating our ticketing and reservations systems to make your ferry experience faster, easier, and more convenient. While the types of tickets we offer and how vehicle reservations work will stay the same, the tools for buying tickets and making reservations will have a more modern, user-…
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US 101 - 0.8 Miles N of Astoria-Megler Br. - Emergency Culvert Replacement - Complete Spring 2021
Timeline: February 2021 - Spring 2021
On February 16, 2021, due to heavy seasonal rainstorms and harsh winter weather, the existing culvert drainage system that runs underneath a portion of US 101 at milepost 1.2, just north of the Astoria-Megler Bridge, began to fail causing a portion of the road to give way and sink.
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US 101 - Coffee Creek - Remove Fish Barrier - Complete November 2020
Timeline: August 2019 - November 2020
Crews working for WSDOT built a replicated stream between Coffee Creek and Goldsborough Creek in Shelton. The project also rebuilt both southbound on- and off-ramps at the US 101/West Shelton/Matlock interchange.
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US 101 - Elwha River Bridge - Bridge Replacement
Timeline: April 2023 - Summer 2025
WSDOT replaced the US 101 Elwha River Bridge in Port Angeles. Replacing the bridge has ensured that US 101 continues to be a reliable transportation facility for decades to come.
The new bridge is 40 feet wide and has two 12-foot lanes with two-8 foot shoulders. (The old bridge was…
The new bridge is 40 feet wide and has two 12-foot lanes with two-8 foot shoulders. (The old bridge was…
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US 101 - Indian Creek - Remove Fish Barrier - Completed March 2023
Timeline: February 2022 - March 2023
This project removed and replaced an outdated culvert under US 101 west of Port Angeles at Indian Creek. To keep traffic moving, crews constructed a temporary bypass bridge near the site as the new bridge over Indian Creek was built.
The culvert was replaced with a new 180-foot…
The culvert was replaced with a new 180-foot…
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US 101 - Jefferson and Clallam Counties Fish Barriers - Remove Fish Barriers
Timeline: Summer 2023 - Fall 2025
This project addresses multiple barriers to fish under US 101 between Sequim and Discovery Bay.
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US 101 - Leland Creek and Unnamed Tribs - Remove Fish Barriers - Complete December 2023
Timeline: February 2023 - December 2023
This project removes and replaces several outdated barriers to fish migration under US 101 near Leland Valley Road NE in Jefferson County. The north and south tributaries at mileposts 290.3 and 291.8 will be replaced with larger box culverts, and the site crossing Leland Creek will be replaced with…
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US 101 - May Creek in Vic of Dowans Creek Rd - Remove Fish Barrier
Timeline: Spring 2024 - Fall 2026
This fish barrier removal project replaces an outdated culvert under US 101 south of Forks. A 175-foot-long concrete girder bridge will replace the existing metal pipe to improve fish migration in May Creek.
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US 101 - S of Cosmopolis - Stabilize Slope - Complete June 2022
Timeline: August 2021 - June 2022
This stretch of roadway, often referred to as “Cosi Hill,” sit on a pre-historic landslide and suffers from chronic roadway settlement. Heavy rains triggered the roadway to drop more than five feet.
Crews reopened the highway to two-way travel on Friday, May 20. Final roadway…
Crews reopened the highway to two-way travel on Friday, May 20. Final roadway…
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US 101 - SR 109 Grays Harbor, Jefferson and Clallam Counties - Remove Fish Barriers
Timeline: 2023 - 2027
This project will correct 29 identified streams and culverts that cross under US 101 and SR 109 in Grays Harbor, Jefferson and Clallam Counties. The culverts under the highways do not allow fish to access vital habitat.
Once complete, this project will restore nearly 37 miles of…
Once complete, this project will restore nearly 37 miles of…
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US 101 - West Jefferson County - Remove Fish Barriers - Complete August 2022
Timeline: Summer 2019 - Fall 2022
This project removed barriers to fish at Steamboat Creek, Harlow Creek and Fisher Creek. New bridges carry US 101 over each creek. The improvements helps improve access to fish habitat.
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US 101 – Grays Harbor Creeks – Remove Fish Barrier - Complete Fall 2023
Timeline: Spring 2023 to Fall 2023
This project replaced six culverts under US 101 in Grays Harbor County. The culverts were located under US 101 between Aberdeen and Humptulips.
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US 101/Chehalis River Bridge - Bridge Bearing Replacement - Complete January 2025
Timeline: November 2024 - January 2025
This project replaced bridge bearings under the north side of the US 101 Chehalis River Bridge in Aberdeen.
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US 101/Grader & Unnamed Trib to Pac Ocean- Remove Fish Barriers (PDB1 2B)
Timeline: Spring 2025 - Fall 2026
This project will remove barriers to fish migration under US 101 at two locations in Jefferson and Clallam counties.
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US 101/Hoquiam River-Riverside Ave Bridge - Machine Rooms Rehab - Complete November 2023
Timeline: Spring 2023 - Fall 2023
This project repaired and upgraded two machine rooms that house equipment that operates the US 101 Hoquiam River Riverside Bridge in Grays Harbor County.
Work included repairs to the existing machine rooms, removing and replacing the old machine room walls and roof, and painting the…
Work included repairs to the existing machine rooms, removing and replacing the old machine room walls and roof, and painting the…
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US 101/Northwest US 101 – Remove Fish Barriers
Timeline: Spring 2024 - Fall 2025
This project will replace culverts under US 101 in Clallam and Jefferson Counties.
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US 101/Quinault Indian Nation - Remove Fish Barriers (PDB1 B3)
Timeline: Spring 2025 - Early Winter 2025
This project will remove barriers to fish migration under US 101 at six locations in Grays Harbor and Jefferson counties.
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US 101/South of Forks - Emergency Repairs - Complete August 2022
Timeline: Spring - Summer 2022
This project will make repairs to the roadway on US 101 south of Forks near the Jefferson-Clallam County border. Work at this site includes: rebuilding the washed-out area of highway, rebuilding and reinforcing the slope and drilling new drains into the hillside. An emergency contract will be…
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US 101/SR 116 North Olympic Peninsula – Remove Fish Barriers
Timeline: Fall 2024 - Fall 2026
This project removes and replaces several outdated culverts under US 101 and State Route 116 at Lees, Ennis, Tumwater and Chimacum Creeks. Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife has identified these sites as barriers to salmon migration and other resident fish species.
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US 12 - Nine Mile Hill to Frenchtown Vic - Build New Highway - Complete June 2023
Timeline: 2016 - 2023
This section of US 12 is located north of the communities of Touchet and Lowden. To maintain access to these communities, two interchanges were constructed with local roads including the existing US 12 at the bottom of Nine Mile Hill and Lower Dry Creek Road. Bridges were constructed to maintain…
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