Rainier
Rainier, WA · Traffic & Transit
westsideseattle.com
LETTER: Sound Transit’s renderings mask the environmental reality at Pigeon Point
The "flattening" of this landscape—and the gloss over the highly criticized segments of the West Seattle alignment, including the Pigeon Point hillside and its Great Blue Heron rookery—highlight how 3D marketing renderings selectively transform massive, invasive engineering into an unrealistically clean and manicured public amenity. The severe reality...
shorelineareanews.com
Trains.com
FRA's Fink says funding for shunt enhancers ready, but delivery timelines uncertain: Analysis
SEATTLE — It’s been three years since testing indicated a solution for “loss of shunt,” the connectivity issues that can prevent grade crossing warning devices from operating as a train approaches. But trains are still awaiting the equipment that solves the problem. Following tests conducted by Canadian National in conjunction with Amtrak, CN issued a [...] Read More...
shorelineareanews.com
Tree removal along NE 145th St in Seattle and Shoreline
During October 2026, crews will be removing trees along NE 145th St between SR 522 and I-5. These trees are being removed to prepare for roadway improvements as part of Sound Transit’s Stride S3 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. Sound Transit has worked to minimize tree removal where possible...
livingsnoqualmie.com
Final River Repair Project Work Brings Traffic Delays to SR 202
Traffic will alternate on State Route 202 in Fall City beginning Tuesday, Oct. 13, for landscaping along the state highway. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 13-14, SR 202 traffic will alternate just east of the SR 202/SR 203 roundabout where crews repaired erosion damage this past summer. People traveling in the area should expect delays.
livingsnoqualmie.com
Drivers Should Expect Overnight Delays Near I-90/SR 18 Interchange
Nightly closures on both directions of Interstate 90 begin Sunday, Oct. 11 near the I-90/State Route 18 interchange in Snoqualmie. From 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly, beginning Sunday, Oct. 11 to Friday morning, Oct. 16, crews will close the Snoqualmie Parkway on-ramp to westbound I-90. Additionally, the right lane of the eastbound I-90 off-ramp to westbound SR 18 will close.
westsideseattle.com
What can you do about speeding in your neighborhood?
Are people speeding through your neighborhood? From Seattle to Burien it's extremely common and obviously dangerous. While distracted driving is the number one cause for accidents, speeding kills people. How can the average person get something done about it?. Nobody "likes" speed humps and obviously getting a ticket is no...
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businessfacilities.com
Infrastructure & Incentives Update (Oct. 9, 2026)
This week’s Infrastructure & Incentives Update from Business Facilities for site selection decision-makers features the latest from Illinois, New Jersey, Texas, Nashville, Tennessee, and Seattle, Washington. In Illinois, MetroLink Connects Airports. This week marked the completion of the new MetroLink extension to MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois....
everettpost.com
I-405 construction will close all SB lanes in Bothell this weekend
BOTHELL — Add in extra time for your weekend travel plans if it involves southbound I-405 through Bothell and the on-going construction zone. All lanes of southbound I-405 from SR 527 in Canyon Park to SR 522 will close Friday Oct. 9 at 10 p.m. and will not re-open until 4 a.m. Monday October 12, according to the Washington State Dept. of Transportation.
shorelineareanews.com
Long-term lane shifts and sidewalk closure on NE 185th St between 103rd Ave NE and Ross Rd
Starting Monday, October 12, 2026 crews will shift traffic lanes and close the south sidewalk on NE 185th St between 103rd Ave NE and Ross Rd for Stride construction. Work is scheduled Monday through Friday from 7am to 4pm until summer 2027 and includes utility work, roadway improvements, and station construction.
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The Tiny Engineering Mistake That Helped Doom The Tacoma Narrows Bridge
The Bridge Twisted Apart On November 7, 1940, Washington State's Tacoma Narrows Bridge began twisting violently in winds of roughly 40 mph. Sections of roadway eventually tore loose and plunged into Puget Sound. The spectacular collapse became one of engineering's most famous disasters , and its fundamental cause changed the way engineers thought about suspension bridges. It Was Already Moving The bridge had opened only four months earlier, on July 1, but its strange behavior wasn't entirely unexpected. Workers and motorists had already watched the roadway rise and fall in relatively modest winds, earning it the nickname "Galloping Gertie." Engineers attempted several measures to control the movement, but none solved the underlying aerodynamic problem. Screenshot of video of Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse (modified); Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Eight Feet Made Trouble One seemingly small design decision proved enormously important. An earlier proposal by engineer Clark Eldridge called for a traditional 25-foot-deep stiffening truss beneath the roadway. The final design associated with engineer Leon Moisseiff instead used sleek, solid plate girders only eight feet deep. That made the bridge lighter, slimmer, and much more flexible. The solid girders created another problem. Rather than allowing air to flow freely through an open
wsmag.net
New Airo Trains Debut on Amtrak Cascades
Amtrak’s Airo trains have made their passenger-service debut on Amtrak Cascades. Two new trainsets began operating Sept. 30, marking the first time Airo trains have entered service anywhere in the country. The new trains will operate four daily Amtrak Cascades trips between Vancouver, B.C., Seattle, Portland, and Eugene, with...
westseattleblog.com
CLOSURE ALERT: West Seattle low bridge will be closed to drivers for another weekend later this month
(Traffic-camera screenshot of work during last closure) When we followed up with SDOT after the most-recent repair closure of the West Seattle low bridge, they told us more closures were planned. Today, they announced the next one is two weeks away:. We will close the Spokane Street Swing Bridge (also...
soundtransit.org
Link operations and maintenance facilities take center stage
Sound Transit’s voter-approved expansion, the largest in the country, will build our network into a five-line light rail system with 116 miles of service and more than 80 stations across three counties. That means nearly doubling the size of the Link network you know today — and dramatically expanding...
westsideseattle.com
Sound Transit Panel advances land acquisition for West Seattle Light Rail line
The Sound Transit System Expansion Committee voted Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, to advance a major land acquisition measure for the West Seattle Link Extension, moving the light rail expansion closer to full board approval despite pushback from local property owners and residents. Chaired pro tem by Pierce County Executive Ryan...
communitytransit.org
Fifty years of putting people first—on the road and on the job
As Community Transit celebrates its 50th anniversary, the milestone honors not just expanding bus lines, but the supportive workplace culture that makes the agency feel like family. Few people understand that environment better than Kathleen Custer Kurjiaka (pictured below). During her 30-year career, she rose from a 21-year-old rookie coach...