The first day of the shutdown of the Sprague Avenue ramps and addition of ramp meters through the corridor showed heavy congestion. From The News Tribune: http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/630222.html Only a few more years of this to go…
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/i5/awvtraveltimesigns/ These signs will provide just travel times between specific segments of the commute North and South of Seattle. Therefore they can be used even when the standard VMS signs are being used for other purposes. This is all part of the Alaskan Way Viaduct project.
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/620357.html This is the beginning of the project to replace the current viaduct with a new, widened version that will also eventually have direct HOV connections to I-5. This will finalize the revitalization of SR 16 that began with the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge. More here: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/PierceCountyHOV/SR16_WBNalleyValley/
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/619398.html Potentially done by November. This will be great for the Tacoma area and the state in general. Most people forget that there are few places in the country, or the world, with iconic suspension bridges like this. The lighting can only enhance the bridges even more. More: www.narrowsbridgelights.org