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    Washington State Department of Transportation
    The first new Cummings engine is lowered into a Siemens Charger locomotive body. (PHOTO COURTESY WSDOT)
    Hi-tech engines will power Amtrak Cascades passenger rail...
    March 11, 2016 10:26 am

    The Washington State Department of Transportation moved one step closer to introducing eight state-of-the-art locomotives that will provide passenger rail…

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    The steel truss, northbound State Route 167 Puyallup River Bridge, built in 1925, was replaced this summer because it reached the end of its useful life, according to WSDOT officials. (PHOTO COURTESY WSDOT)
    WSDOT will relocate 90-year-old Puyallup River Bridge this...
    August 7, 2015 3:37 pm

    The Washington State Department of Transportation will close both the northbound and southbound Puyallup River Bridges at Meridian Avenue this…

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    The existing northbound bridge, built in 1925, was replaced because it reached the end of its useful life, according to WSDOT officials. (PHOTO COURTESY WSDOT)
    WSDOT opens new State Route 167 Puyallup River...
    June 29, 2015 8:53 am

    Travelers on northbound State Route 167 in Puyallup are now driving across a wider Puyallup River Bridge. The new span…

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    Earlier this month, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) activated five new roadway signs that display travel times on Interstate 5 between State Route 510 in Thurston County and Tukwila in King County. (PHOTO COURTESY WSDOT)
    New I-5 travel time signs activated in Pierce,...
    June 22, 2015 3:27 pm

    Just in time for summer vacations, drivers traveling on Interstate 5 between Lacey and Tacoma have a new source of…

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    Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) officials report two bridges — Pacific Avenue (foreground) and McKinley Way (background) — conflict with future plans to widen Interstate 5 through Tacoma in order to create high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes. Both bridges will be demolished and rebuilt in phases beginning in April. The project is expected to be completed in 2017. (IMAGE COURTESY WSDOT)
    WSDOT to begin phased Pac Ave, McKinley Way...
    March 17, 2015 11:01 am

    April showers won’t dampen the demolition of a four-lane overpass spanning Interstate 5 in downtown Tacoma. The Pacific Avenue overpass…

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    WSDOT: I-5 HOV project will close 20th Street East in Fife
    WSDOT: I-5 HOV project will close 20th Street...
    March 9, 2015 9:39 am

    Washington State Department of Transportation officials will close a segment of 20th Street East in Fife to all traffic for…

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    Local officials gathered Wednesday in Tacoma for a ground-breaking ceremony to mark the beginning of the Washington State Department of Transportation's most recent Interstate 5 high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) project in Tacoma. (PHOTO COURTESY WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION)
    WSDOT breaks ground on latest I-5 HOV project...
    February 18, 2015 3:36 pm

    Local officials gathered Wednesday in Tacoma for a ground-breaking ceremony to mark the beginning of the Washington State Department of…

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    WSDOT: Pierce County awarded $2.1M for road safety projects
    WSDOT: Pierce County awarded $2.1M for road safety...
    January 8, 2015 10:43 am

    Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) officials announced Thursday 46 cities and counties across Washington will receive more than $48…

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    Pierce County's historic McMillin Bridge. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Historic McMillin Bridge: Preservationists, WSDOT plan future for...
    By Todd Matthews • November 5, 2014 3:02 pm

    It wasn’t that long ago that a wrecking ball loomed over the McMillin Bridge near Orting. Fast-forward to today, and…

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    Pierce Transit CEO named Wash. Ferries Chief
    Pierce Transit CEO named Wash. Ferries Chief
    September 10, 2014 10:33 am

    Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Secretary Lynn Peterson announced Wednesday she has picked Pierce Transit CEO Lynne Griffith to…

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