NEWS

(OLYMPIA)– Members of the Washington and Oregon transportation commissions will hold a joint meeting regarding tolling on the Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River on Friday, June 5. The two commissions will review the results of traffic and revenue analysis, which will inform future toll rate and policy setting for the bridge. The two state commissions are charged with jointly setting bridge tolls and policies, the revenues of which will contribute vital funding toward the construction of a new I-5 bridge, according to a news release from the Washington State Department of Transportation. The public is invited to attend the meeting,     (read more)

(GLACIER)– On Wednesday, May 27 Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews began the process of clearing the final 2.7 miles of State Route 542/Mount Baker Highway, also known as the Road to Artist Point. Crews are working to remove up to 20 feet of snow covering the highway and the Artist Point parking lot. Each year, crews remove snow and ice from the highway up to the Heather Meadows area throughout the winter. However, the last 2.7 miles of SR 542 is narrow, has sharp curves and steep slopes. Each fall the road closes to vehicle traffic for safety, typically after the first significant     (read more)

(CAMP MURRAY, Wash.)– A Disaster Assistance Center will open Thursday, May 28, in Whatcom County to help Washington residents affected by the December storms and flooding. Specialists will assist survivors with FEMA and U.S. Small Business Administration applications and other disaster assistance, according to a news release from FEMA. Center location: Ferndale Pavilion Community Center 2007 Cherry St. Ferndale, WA 98248 Schedule: Thursday, May 28-Friday, May 29, noon to 7 p.m. & Saturday, May 30, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 3-Friday, June 5, noon to 7 p.m. The center can help people with FEMA applications and SBA loans and address questions about federal/state     (read more)

(SKAGIT COUNTY)- The Marblemount bridge on Cascade River Road will be closed to all traffic overnight, Monday evening through Friday morning, 8 p.m. – 4 a.m., from June 1 – June 19 due to ongoing construction efforts to rehabilitate the aging bridge infrastructure. There will be ongoing work on the bridge during daytime hours as well, but the road will reopen each day and every weekend for normal traffic, according to a news release from county. With the road washout over Jordan Creek on Rockport Cascade Road this past December due to the flood event, the closure of the Marblemount bridge means visitors     (read more)

(BELLINGHAM)– Both lanes of southbound Interstate 5 will move onto a temporary two-lane bypass road through summer 2026 beginning at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 28, along Chuckanut Creek south of Bellingham. During the traffic shift, contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will install a new fish-passable structure beneath the southbound lanes as part of a project correcting 17 barriers near Lake Samish, according to a news release from WSDOT. Beginning at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 28, both southbound I-5 lanes will shift onto a temporary two-lane bypass south of the existing lanes near Chuckanut Creek (milepost 247). People traveling through the area     (read more)