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This tragic incident isn’t just about an accident; it uncovers serious lapses in safety regulations that could have prevented the loss of three lives.

I-90 across the Columbia River is about to face 24/7 lane closures. Here’s how long it’ll last and what travelers should know.

With only a handful of cougar sightings last year, this one at I-90 is a big deal.

The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) is inviting people who travel or live near State Route 28 in East Wenatchee to learn more about the upcoming SR-28 East Wenatchee Corridor Project. The project is scheduled to get underway in 2028 and is designed to improve safety and mobility along Sunset Highway between 9th and Hadley Streets, and will include an expansion from two lanes to

According to the Washington State Department of Transportation, a project to improve 34 miles of railroad track between Davenport and Wilbur recently received a $37.7 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration.  DOT says the grant, from the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements program, will be used to continue enhancements on the state-owned Palouse River and Coulee

Drivers on Interstate-90 can now check the real-time status of traffic at the Vantage Bridge. The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) has updated the travel times page at its website to include the state's only Interstate span across the Columbia River...

A fifteen-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 2 (U.S. 2) near Leavenworth will be closed next Wednesday (Sept. 25). The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) is shutting down the roadway through Tumwater Canyon so it can perform pre-winter maintenance...

Scientists with Washington State University’s Freight Policy Transportation Institute are reaching out to regional stakeholders as part of a newly launched independent review of a state-contacted analysis of transport impacts from potential breaching of the four lower Snake Rivers dams.  The...

The next phase of a multi-year project to replace the deck of the Vantage Bridge on Interstate-90 (I-90) will begin later this week. On Thursday (Sept. 5), traffic in both directions over the bridge will be reduced to a single lane, 24 hours per day, seven days a week, until November...

After being partially closed for nearly three weeks, State Route 20 - North Cascades Highway has fully reopened to all traffic. A nine-mile stretch of the road between Granite Creek and the Easy Pass trailhead had been shut down since August 4 due to hazards and firefighting activity related to the Easy Fire, as well as a large mudslide that brought 7,000 tons of debris onto the road on August 11.