A construction worker on the Highway 520 Montlake Project was killed Wednesday when he was pinned between an 11,000-pound steel beam and the flatbed trailer of a semi, according to the Seattle Fire Department.
The infamous Asian giant hornets still pose a massive threat to the state s honeybee population. Author: KING 5 Staff Updated: 2:04 PM PDT June 3, 2021
Editor s Note: The video above about
to help eradicate Asian giant hornets was originally published in April 2021.
SEATTLE – Although crews with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) are used to battling invasive vegetation and weeds along state highways, they’ll be adding to their list of nemeses in July when they begin to set traps for the infamous Asian giant hornets.
WSDOT announced Wednesday that it, along with the Department of Agriculture and other agencies, will begin to set at least 1,200 traps in places across Washington, with the transportation department focused primarily on highways in the northwest part of the state.
Stop signs to be installed on state Highway 503 Yale Bridge in north Clark County
Published: June 2, 2021, 5:44am
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The Washington State Department of Transportation is preparing to install a pair of stop signs next week on the state Highway 503 Yale Bridge, which crosses the Lewis River at the north end of Clark County.
The single-lane bridge was built in 1932 and is weight restricted, and previously operated with a yield sign for southbound traffic. The stop signs will extend the life of the bridge deck, which has suffered increased wear and tear as a result of too many people exceeding the speed limits and multiple vehicles crossing at the same time, according to a press release from WSDOT.
June 01 2021
Brittany Quick-Warner is president and chief executive officer of the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce. Keith Wilson is president and CEO of TITAN Freight Systems in Portland, and an advisory board member of the U.S. High Speed Rail Association.
Since 1993, Portland-area congestion has increased a whopping 252%, with the average resident now spending 89 hours every year in traffic. Meanwhile in the Eugene and Salem areas, time spent in congestion has increased more than 150%.
As we return to normal, it s only going to get worse. Oh, and it s bad for business and the climate, too.
It does not have to be this way.