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WSDOT closes Chinook and Cayuse Passes for the season

Published November 8th, 2009 - 3:52PM

YAKIMA – The State Department of Transportation closed Chinook and Cayuse Passes on Sunday for the season after reviewing a snowy forecast and assessing the avalanche risk.

Tacoma: Southbound SR 509 closed between Port of Tacoma Road and I-705 today

Published November 1st, 2009 - 7:18AM

Scheduled construction to close the southbound lanes of Highway 509 between Port of Tacoma Road and Interstate 705 today.

I-90: Construction, increased traffic, weather make for longer travel times

Published October 11th, 2009 - 9:12AM

The Washington Department of Transportation traffic is predicting 20 percent higher than normal traffic volumes on Sunday. The WSDOT is encouraging eastbound motorists to leave early or plan for an extra hour of travel time in the afternoon.

Todd Pacific Shipyard to build 3 more 64-car ferries for about $55M apiece

Published October 8th, 2009 - 2:32PM

Todd Pacific Shipyard to build three more 64-car ferries, some of which would replace the Steel Electric-class ferries that were taken out of service in November 2007.

Residents decry rail line plans

Published October 7th, 2009 - 12:05AM

For more than an hour Tuesday night, the Tacoma City Council listened to residents and business owners urge the council to reconsider the design of a Sound Transit line through downtown.

New Burley Olalla interchange on Highway 16 to open Wednesday

Published October 5th, 2009 - 11:02AM

The Department of Transportation will open the new Highway 16 Burley Olalla Road interchange at 10 a.m. on Wednesday.

State ferry fares to go up by 2.5 percent across the board

Published September 9th, 2009 - 6:10AM

The Washington Transportation Commission has voted to increase fares on state ferries by 2.5 percent across the board, effective Oct. 11.

'Berm' opponents to rally in Tacoma's Dome District Wednesday

Published August 25th, 2009 - 10:42AM

The folks opposed to Sound Transit’s plans to build a berm to elevate railroad tracks through Tacoma’s Dome District aren’t giving up.

WSDOT completes first new cross base highway segment in Spanaway

Published August 24th, 2009 - 12:45PM

SPANAWAY – The Washington State Department of Transportation will celebrate the elimination of a Pierce County chokepoint and the first new state highway section to be built in more than a decade during a ceremony Wednesday, Aug. 26.

Pedestrian train deaths by the numbers

Published October 26th, 2008 - 12:51PM

Victim profiles: Four train incidents, five dead

Published October 26th, 2008 - 12:50PM

Here are five of the 54 people who were killed by trains in the South Sound:

Why people get hit by trains, safety tips and reporting trespassers

Published October 26th, 2008 - 12:50PM

It might seem impossible for a pedestrian to be surprised by an advancing train while walking on or near the tracks. You should be able to see a train, hear it and feel the ground shake with plenty of warning, right?

Pedestrian train deaths by the numbers

Published October 26th, 2008 - 12:49PM

450 TO 500
Average number per year in the U.S. from Jan. 1, 1998 to May 31, 2008

Three pedestrian train safety projects in the Sound Sound

Published October 26th, 2008 - 12:48PM

In University Place: Pierce County’s Chambers Creek Properties project included opening two miles of beach next to the BNSF tracks. Negotiations with the railroad led to a plan for a $3.5 million overpass and two miles of fencing on each side of the tracks. Construction is about to begin and the beach and the overpass will be open in 2010.