On August 11, 2013 a severe rainstorm swept through the Cascades causing eight different mudslides to cover the roadway. This particular slide, on milepost 154, is the smallest of the eight. Crews up there said one minute a lane was open and within minutes the roadway was impassible.
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Clyde Hill, WA: Girder Setting Timelapse
Tuesday, August 6th, 2013Crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation set concrete girders above SR 520 during four nights in mid-July 2013. This time lapse video captures the coordinated effort by the crane operators and supporting crews to deliver and set the girders above the highway. These girders will support a new lid featuring access to […]
View this complete post...Renton, WA: Bulldozer pushes rolled over semi on I-405
Friday, June 7th, 2013WSDOT maintenance crews used a bulldozer to push a rolled over semi out of the way on southbound I-405 in Renton. –wsdot on YouTube.
View this complete post...Seattle, WA: Building State Route 99
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013Bertha, the SR 99 tunneling machine, has arrived in Seattle. This short video provides an overview of Bertha’s journey and the work WSDOT is doing to replace the SR 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct. – wsdot on YouTube
View this complete post...Seattle, WA: SR 99 Tunneling Machine Animation
Friday, May 17th, 2013Courtesy of Hitachi Zosen Corp., this animation shows how the world’s largest tunneling machine works. – wsdot on YouTube
View this complete post...Washington State DOT: I-90 Rock Blasting
Wednesday, April 10th, 2013A montage of the work that will happen on I-90 over Snoqualmie Pass this summer, showing you what happens behind the scenes during closures Monday through Thursday an hour before sunset. These closures are planned for an hour, but could take longer due to the nature of the blast and the amount of debris that […]
View this complete post...Tacoma, WA: Pontoon Bridge Float-Out
Thursday, February 7th, 2013The second cycle of six pontoons for a replacement State Route 520 floating bridge were towed out of the Concrete Technology Corporation casting basin in Tacoma, Wash., from Jan. 28 to Jan. 31, 2013. In this time-lapse video, crews maneuver a large T-pontoon into position to add the additional floatation needed to tow the supplemental […]
View this complete post...Washington State DOT: The Alaskan Way Viaduct Tunnel Boring Animation
Thursday, January 17th, 2013This animation shows an example of what a tunnel boring machine looks like and how it works. – wsdot on YouTube
View this complete post...Snohomish, WA: US 2 – Culvert Replacement
Wednesday, August 1st, 2012The culverts beneath US 2 that carry water runoff from the highway and surrounding areas are deteriorating. The corrugated metal pipes are corroded, allowing water to seep in under the roadway and causing the material beneath the highway and median to settle. To prevent further damage to the highway, we will replace five culverts with […]
View this complete post...Bellevue, WA: SR 520 Bridge Work
Friday, July 20th, 2012WSDOT and contractor crews closed the SR 520 floating bridge and highway July 13–16, 2012, to tackle an array of jobs, including demolition of the old 84th Avenue Northeast overpass and the last remaining piece of the old 92nd Avenue Northeast overpass, both seen in this video segment. Overpass demolition made way for new lidded […]
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