Why is WSDOT improving safety and reliability on I-90?
Phase 2 is part of a 15-mile corridor improvement project to improve safety and reliability and reduce congestion along I-90 from Hyak to the Easton vicinity.
On an average day, 31,000 vehicles travel over Snoqualmie Pass and traffic numbers double on weekends and holidays. Traffic volumes are expected to increase 2.1 percent every year, reaching an average of over 39,000 vehicles per day by 2040.
Construction on Phase 2 is underway and started summer 2015. This phase includes the next 2 miles from Keechelus Dam to the Stampede Pass Interchange and the first wildlife over crossing in the corridor near Price Creek.
The End Result
WSDOT will continue to increase capacity and improve safety by:
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WSDOT is using $108 million of project savings from Phase 1 to design, purchase right of way and construct Phase 2. In 2015, the legislature passed a new revenue package called Connecting Washington, which provides $426 million to fund the remaining eight miles of the 15-mile corridor from the Stampede Pass Interchange to Easton.
Scott Golbek
Project Engineer
Phone: 509-577-1880
Meagan Lott
Communications
Phone: 509-577-1618
Design Visualization of the I-90 Snoqualmie Pass East project.
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Take a look at all the progress crews are making on the project.