SEATTLE — The Washington State Department of Transportation will receive approximately $77 million due to the late completion of the SR 99 tunnel in Seattle. The Supreme Court of Washington denied a ...

Tunneling on the Seattle tunnel project is slated to resume in late November, three months later than expected. The world’s largest tunneling machine, Bertha, has been undergoing repairs on the ...

Bertha may be sitting idle, but another boring machine in Seattle, Swizy, is ready to move. “We are replacing the (Fremont) pipeline that has been in use for about 100 years,” said Annie Kolb-Nelson ...

Among those making plans for next year’s World Cup matches in the Pacific Northwest are Washington transportation officials, who are studying how to deal with – and possibly monetize – the influx of ...

SEATTLE - The first round of inspections for the State Route 99 tunnel since the Alaska Way Viaduct demolition is about to get underway. While crews work on their tests, some closures will be in ...

More than a year before the new State Route 99 tunnel is scheduled to open to vehicles in Seattle, I took a ride Thursday from one end of the 2-mile tube to the other, beneath this booming city and ...

Drivers will notice a toll increase beginning on July 1. Rates will go up five cents during off-peak hours and increase 10 cents during peak evening hours. The new rates are reflected below, with the ...

The new State Route 99 tunnel is scheduled to open in early 2019, but not before the longest highway closure in Puget Sound history. Before the new tunnel opens to drivers, the Washington State ...

A toll sign has been installed at the north end of the tunnel, where there is also an exit of SR 99 to Dexter Avenue. GeekWire’s Kurt Schlosser was there when Bertha busted through in April, and ...