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ALT A large yellow paver lays down fresh asphalt in a mountainous area of State Route 20/North Cascades Highway. Other workers and equipment is seen in the background.
ALT A truck dumps hot asphalt into a large yellow paver along a mountainous stretch of State Route 20/North Cascades Highway. Workers and other equipment are in the area.
ALT Yellow machinery repairs roadbed along a remote, mountainous section of State Route 20/North Cascades highway. A dirt section sits next to remaining pavement.
ALT A recently repaired gravel roadbed section along a remote section of State Route 20/North Cascades Highway.
ALT WSDOT maintenance crews doing mastic paving work.
ALT WSDOT maintenance crews doing overhead work under the Seattle Convention Center.
ALT WSDOT maintenance crews doing pipe work under the Seattle Convention Center.
ALT WSDOT maintenance crews doing overhead work under the Seattle Convention Center.
ALT Hand-drawn “paint map” of Washington state showing major road closures and events for June 5-8. The largest closure is a full closure of northbound I-5 in Seattle between I-90 and Northeast 45th Street from late Friday night through early Monday morning as part of Revive I-5. SR 18 is fully closed at the I-90 interchange near Snoqualmie from Thursday night through Monday morning, with right-turning ramps remaining open. SR 20 remains closed to public access between mileposts 134 and 156 in the North Cascades. Up to two lanes of I-5 in both directions are closed nightly in Lewis County between Koontz Road and SR 507 for paving work. The Lewis and Clark Bridge between Rainier, Oregon and Longview, Washington closes Sunday for a 10k run. The map also notes all lanes of the I-90 Vantage Bridge are open. Additional illustrations highlight events including Bob Dylan, Rüfüs Du Sol, SkyFest, Duvall Days Festival, Pagdiriwang Filipino Festival and the Point Defiance Flower and Garden Show.
ALT A bulldozer works to clear snow from the roadway on SR 542/Mt. Baker Highway on the road to Artist Point.
ALT A snowblower works to clear snow from the roadway on SR 542/Mt. Baker Highway on the road to Artist Point.
ALT A snowplow works to clear snow from the roadway on SR 542/Mt. Baker Highway on the road to Artist Point.
ALT Screengrab of traffic on eastbound SR 520 following a weekend closure of the bridge between I-5 and Montlake.
ALT A metal pedestrian bridge spanning a river. The bridge is constructed with a series of metal trusses forming a slight arch over the water. The trusses are a rusty brown color, and the bridge has a concrete pathway. The river is calm, reflecting the bridge and surrounding greenery, with slight ripples and sparkling highlights from the sunlight. To the sides of the bridge, there is construction material visible, with some orange safety netting along the edge. In the background, dense green trees line the riverbank, and more trees and low hills extend to the horizon under a clear blue sky.
ALT Hand-drawn Memorial Day weekend “Paint Map” of Washington state showing expected heavy traffic impacts and major events from May 22–25. The map includes busy travel areas on I-5, I-90 and US 2, ferry delays, busy Canadian border crossings, Ski to Sea from Bellingham to Mt Baker Ski Area, Northwest Folklife in Seattle, Seattle Storm games, GRIZTRONICS at the Gorge Amphitheatre and the Vantage Bridge reopening all four lanes for the holiday weekend. Additional doodles include a bald eagle holding a hot dog with a thought bubble reading “This gridlock calls for a glizzy,” the iconic Subtronics cyclops, a saxophone with a rainbow coming out of it to represent artist Griz, a ferry, and large orange text reading “HEAVY TRAFFIC EVERYWHERE!!”
ALT An orange compactor and yellow excavator rebuild an embankment along a washed out section of State Route 20 in a rural area.
ALT Construction machinery works to rebuild a washed away embankment along a rural section of State Route 20. The damaged highway is seen above.
ALT A pulverizer grinds up damaged sections of asphalt to rebuild that roadbed along a rural section of State Route 20.
ALT A yellow excavator works on a damaged embankment along State Route 20 in a mountainous area.
ALT An orange and white supports workers and a drill rig as they work on a steep rock face.
ALT A green passenger train labeled Amtrak cascades sits at a station
ALT Photo shows pavement which was broken down into small gravel sized pieces. These pieces are reused as the base under the travel lanes of the highway.
ALT Photo shows a smoother driving surface along southbound Interstate 5 in Vancouver. This is a temporary pre-leveling mat used for upcoming paving.
ALT A map with a red line indicating where northbound I-5 is blocked due to an incident.
ALT An orange and white construction left sits at the base of a slope with a pile of rocks behind it. Crew members inspect the top of the slope. A mountain vista is in the background on a sunny day.
ALT The SR 104 Hood Canal Bridge at night. The bridge is open with workers beneath the bridge and a crane sitting on the roadway above.
ALT An orange and white construction left sits at the base of a slope with a pile of rocks behind it. Crew members inspect the top of the slope. A mountain vista is in the background on a sunny day.
ALT A rockslide with the slope on the right and a pile of rocks, boulders and debris at the base cover State Route 20 beyond the center line of the highway on a cloudy day.
ALT A map of the Spokane, Washington area with hand-drawn annotations highlighting maintenance activities. Green text and an arrow in the north label “Danger Tree Removal.” Orange text and an arrow in the west label “Striping.” Blue text in the south labels “Vegetation Management.” Major roads, including I-90, US 395, and US 195, and nearby areas like Spokane Valley, Millwood, and Liberty Lake are visible.
