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I-90 WB closed in Washington | New ELP bill would require proficiency test for CDLs, renewals

A bridge over the westbound lanes of I-90 east of Seattle will be demolished after it was struck by an over-height truck.
Engineering News-Record

Washington DOT Says $8B Needed to Halt Infrastructure Decline

Transportation infrastructure is nearing “critical failure,” the state agency warned, citing a multibillion-dollar shortfall ...

Washington DOT needs $8 billion over next decade to maintain infrastructure

For years, the Washington State Department of Transportation has warned that its system is on a glidepath to “failure” due to chronic underfunding by the state Legislature for maintenance and ...

Inside Duffy’s $1.3 billion deregulation drive: How Trump’s transportation chief is rewriting Washington’s rulebook

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is moving to rewrite decades of federal rules, a sweeping deregulation drive that his allies call overdue modernization and safety advocates warn could cut too deep ...

Here is when Washington drivers can start putting on studded tires before winter

Drivers in Washington state can have studded tires on their vehicles starting Saturday, November 1 through Tuesday, March 31.
Washington Examiner

Washington DOT claims $11 billion backlog of infrastructure project

Although the state agency has for years warned of a “glidepath toward failure” regarding funding for road maintenance and preservation, WSDOT officials now say years of funding gaps have added up to ...
Yahoo

$15.5B Washington transportation budget nears final vote

An aerial view in February 2024 of work on a new bike and pedestrian bridge over State Route 520 and connecting trails north and south of the highway. (Washington State Department of Transportation) ...
Finance & Commerce

Oregon, Washington to seek $1.9 billion for I-5 bridge work

PORTLAND, Ore. — State transportation officials on Thursday said that this summer they will ask for $1.9 billion to begin the 15-year task of replacing the Interstate Bridge. The project is nearing ...
Seeking Alpha

Quarterhill and Washington State DOT Launch $2.3 Million Initiative to Improve Truck Parking Safety on I-5

Public-Private Partnership Expands Real-Time Truck Parking Information System, Enhancing Safety and Freight Efficiency Along Washington's I-5 Corridor Under WSDOT's statewide contract, Quarterhill has ...
Tri-City Herald

Public deserves to be heard on Washington transportation | Opinion

Our state is blessed with mountain ranges, fertile farmland, great forests, ocean beaches, hundreds of rivers and creeks, and an inland sea called Puget Sound. Our geography and resources have ...
nbcrightnow.com

Washington advances electric vehicle charging with $19.4M funding

WASHINGTON - The state of Washington is moving forward in its efforts to create a cleaner transportation future with $19.4 ...

Florida AG sues California, Washington for issuing commercial licenses to undocumented truck drivers following deadly Turnpike crash

The issue of undocumented truck drivers has drawn national attention since semi-tractor-trailer driver Harjinder Singh, a native of India, was arrested in August.