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Eastlake and the Seattle skyline is in the background as a construction crew adds a ramp at the SR 520 and I-5 interchange.

WSDOT Delays Promised I-5 to SR 520 Transit Ramp to 2030

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has announced that it no longer plans to open a direct access ramp for buses between the...
Seattle Skyline with I-5 trench and Freeway Park overhead.

Americans Are Ready to Move On from Highway Expansion Even If Politicians Persist

A new poll found 82% of voters don’t believe highway expansions are the best solution for reducing congestion. America runs on highway sprawl and car...
Dumptruck crossing the Duwamish River Highway overpass.

South Park Organizes To Tackle Highway Pollution

Often after Rosa Lopez picks up her son from school, they walk under a highway and half a mile to the South Park Community...

SR 99 Tunnel’s Financial Outlook Remains Negative Despite Cash Infusion, Traffic Uptick

Thanks to a significant cash transfer from the state legislature and a reduction in operating expenses, the near-term financial outlook for the State Route...

I-5 Interchange Redesign Near DuPont Benefits Sound Transit-Owned Rail Line

Sound Transit is partnering with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) for a grade-separation project in Pierce County. The project is being led...
A rendering of an elevated interstate bridge

How to Finance a Highway Spending Spree: Records Reveal Oregon’s Plans for Toll Hikes

Some commuters to pay as much as $30 per day. Tolls don't need to be this high to manage congestion, argues City Observatory. This article...

Montlake Highway Lid Heads Into the Home Stretch in 2023

Fewer corners of Seattle are set to look more starkly different between the beginning of 2023 and the end than the area around SR...
An aerial view of a enormous highway crossing the Columbia River, a rendering from 2013

Washington State Is Losing Control of the Columbia Interstate Bridge Replacement Megaproject

Restarted by Governors Inslee and Brown in 2019, the IBR has been on a glidepath toward repeating the mistakes of the failed Columbia River...