The WSDOT Blog - Washington State Department of Transportation

By Barbara LaBoe
These aren't ordinary times, and this won't be an ordinary winter on our roads.
Washington state is almost two years into a public health emergency of global proportions. Like many others in our state, this has affected our agency in a number of ways – including winter operations....

By Cara Mitchell and Tim McCall
This October marked three years since the I-5 Steilacoom-DuPont Road to Thorne Lane Corridor Improvements projects began. While the contractor is wrapping things up, our traffic engineers are looking at how the addition of a new northbound and southbound...

By Mike Allende
A lot has changed with how we get and consume information in the past 15 years. Twitter was born. Streaming services blew up. Mobile devices became a regular part of our wardrobe. But one thing that hasn't changed in that time is our website....

By Barb Chamberlain
Spider-Man's UnAcle Ben said it best: "With great power comes great responsibility."
That power lies in your hands and under your foot when you're behind the wheel. You're operating a vehicle that likely weighs two tons or more. The faster you drive, the less peripheral vision you have (the tunnel effect). This means you're more likely...