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By Justin Resnick and Barb Chamberlain

Every year around Bike to Work Day, you read stories about dedicated cyclists who ride every day, suit up for even the nastiest weather, and say "it's easy; you could do it too!" "Sure," you think. "I'll get right on that."

And some of us do, which is awesome. Some people dust off an old bike or go to their local bike shop to pick up a fun and reliable new ride. And they fall in love with riding, sign up for an event, buy all the gear, ride the STP, and yadda yadda – you've heard this before...

Well this is not that story. This is not about another MAMIL (Middle Aged Man in Lycra ::cough cough::) conquering his challenge. Because I could point you to any number of traditional conqueror stories about bikes, but that's not what inspires a welcoming community for everyone. Riding a bike doesn't have to be a challenge or a goal – it can just be normal.

This post is about amazing people and organiza…

By Ryan Overton

While many construction projects around the state are just getting underway, crews are close to wrapping up work on I-90 between SR 21 and Ritzville. And on this project, we tried something a little different.

Stone Matrix Asphalt. No, it doesn't involve Keanu Reeves – though that would be amazing – but it's still pretty cool. But more on that in just a bit.

The last time this stretch of I-90 – covering about 10½ miles – had a full pavement grind and inlay of asphalt was 2002. There was some minor reconstruction work in 2008 but overall the highway has remained relatively unchanged for more than 15 years. You may have noticed more wear on the road in the past couple years, with some significant rutting and cracks causing the roadway to look aged.
Typically the pavement cycle for resurfacing is about every 10 to 15 years, so 17 years is longer than normal. To extend the life of this next pavement cycle, we're using Stone Matrix Asphalt, or SMA, for the dri…

Full overnight closure of the tunnel happening Friday night to Saturday morningBy Thomas Charlson

Many of us have experienced car maintenance issues. When my car broke down last year, I learned the hard way about the importance of getting regular tune-ups to save money on repairs in the long run. In this case, I had the spark plugs replaced earlier in the year but continued to have engine problems. After a series of other car repairs, I found out that they were the wrong brand of spark plugs for my car model.

Similar to maintaining a vehicle, we need to give Seattle’s new SR 99 tunnel a regular checkup. That means monthly closures to ensure the tunnel systems are running smoothly and to keep up with the warranties. This helps us avoid problems like I experienced with my car.

Full tunnel closure June 7-8
While these maintenance closures of the SR 99 tunnel will typically be in one direction, the closure coming up this weekend – from 10 p.m. Friday, June 7 until 8 a.m. Saturday, June 8…

New signage at US 101 and SR 8 relies on lessons from grade school to zip commuters throughBy Doug Adamson

Sharing, taking turns, treating others as you would want to be treated - turns out the lessons we learned as kids will help South Sounders navigate a new "zipper merge" at the US 101 and State Route 8 interchange. It's a practical solution to an old problem that will rely on travelers taking that "Northwest nice" adage to heart.

As always, being polite and cooperative has advantages. In this case, it will help reduce congestion, delays, and the kind of annoying backups that can turn a sweet demeanor sour.
The situation
During the morning commute, southbound US 101 near Steamboat Island outside Olympia has regular congestion. Two lanes reduce to one where the highway passes under SR 8. Most commuters merge into the left lane after signs advise that the right lane ends in less than a mile.

All of those vehicles crammed into one lane creates a long line of…

By Frances Fedoriska

Update
The closure of westbound US 2 scheduled 7 p.m. Friday, June 21 to four a.m. Monday, June 24 is postponed on account of low overnight temperatures and forecasted inclement weather. The closure is rescheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, June 28 to four a.m. Monday, July 1.

The similar weekend that Buzz, Woody and pals return in Toy Story 4, contractor crews with Lakeside Industries return to the US 2 preservation venture that a yr ago got here so near completing the repaving of equally directions of the street among Lake Stevens and Everett.

Where we’re at

We did get lots finished remaining year, placing us up effectively for what’s nonetheless to come.



On eastbound US 2, we:

Removed old, cracked, rutted and pothole-riddled asphalt from the eastbound lanes
Repaved one mile from State Route 204 to Bickford Avenue throughout overnight closures
Side note: the eastbound trestle is made up of newer concrete, so no repaving occurred there.
On westbound US 2, we:

Repaved 2½ mi…

By Ally Barrera



The fighter jets that take off from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island are not any strangers to appearing other maneuvers. On Sunday, June 23, of us traveling previous the air base on State Route 20 close to Oak Harbor needed to carry out a other maneuver in their own: Navigating a brand new roundabout.

A time lapse digital camera captured crews constructing the roundabout at SR 20
and Banta Road from Thursday, June 6 to Sunday, June 23

Working on the velocity of sound

When contractor crews with SRV Construction started excavating the street on the Banta Road/Northgate Drive intersection on Thursday, June 6, the purpose was to open the roundabout by means of means of July 4. After running 20 hours a day, six days every week at what appeared like Mach 1 speed, the roundabout opened to site visitors on Sunday, June 23, 10 days forward of schedule.

Highway to the safety zone
So why construct this roundabout within the primary place? In a word, safety.



Since 2011, law enforcement …