The iconic spray‑painted boulder south of Bellingham is being removed and broken into pieces to clear the way for a major fish‑passage project. Officials say a private owner may display it publicly.

State officials say the 1950 westbound Tacoma Narrows Bridge will need roughly $180M in short‑ and long‑term repairs. Funding and scheduling remain unsettled.

Northbound I‑405 will be fully closed from 11:30 p.m. Friday, April 17 to 4 a.m. Monday, April 20 between Sunset Boulevard in Renton and Coal Creek Parkway in Bellevue. Expect signed detours, closed ramps and heavy backups across the Eastside.

A privately funded Elliott Bay greenway will soft‑launch Friday between Blanchard and Wall streets, offering a new detour and a preview of waterfront upgrades ahead of the World Cup.

Pierce County officials told Sound Transit to keep the Tacoma Dome light‑rail promise as the agency confronts a roughly $34 billion affordability gap. Local leaders say delays or cuts would hurt riders and the regional hub.

Councilmember Rob Saka has asked the City Auditor to review Seattle's Vision Zero program amid concerns the city is falling short of its 2030 goal. SDOT will present 2025 safety data as the council weighs next steps.

WSDOT is rolling out more trailer-mounted work‑zone cameras statewide and a new $125 first‑offense fine starts July 1, 2026.

Tacoma’s City Council voted Tuesday to put a ten‑year streets funding plan — Proposition 1 — on the Aug. 4 primary ballot. The scaled‑back package would renew utility and property levies to pay for paving, safety upgrades and neighborhood connections.

Advocates and property owners say they will pursue legal action after the Desimone levee breach flooded parts of Tukwila, Kent and Renton. County emergency work stabilized the site while organizers demand accountability.

Seattle will close Lake Washington Boulevard to cars nearly every weekend this summer, with extended holiday closures. Local access and park parking lots will remain available.

Construction at Amtrak’s $300M King Street Yard in SoDo is past the halfway mark, speeding the rollout of the new Airo trainsets.

Converting Bellevue’s 120-year-old Wilburton Trestle to the Eastrail has revealed rot and hardware failures, raising the price tag and pushing the opening into 2027.

Everett will reopen the $34M Edgewater Bridge the week of April 27, ending a lengthy closure and revealing a wider, seismically strengthened span with bike lanes and sidewalks. A community celebration is planned before traffic returns.