Boeing Field gears up for major runway work
King County International Airport, commonly known as Boeing Field, will undergo major runway improvements beginning August 8.

Reinig Road to close for four weeks for repairs
A section of Reinig Road north of Snoqualmie and North Bend will be closed for four weeks, while the King County Road Services Division replaces a failing culvert underneath the roadway.

111th Avenue SW on Vashon to close for six weeks
The King County Road Services Division will close a three-block section of 111th Avenue Southwest on Vashon Island to install a new culvert where Judd Creek crosses underneath the roadway.

Two bridges near Skykomish to close for inspection
The King County Road Services Division will close two bridges near Skykomish for routine inspections on Thursday, July 13. The Miller River Bridge will be closed from 8 a.m. to noon, and the Foss Bridge will be closed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

King County briefs community on Hobart road closure
The King County Road Services Division will participate in a second community meeting to share information on a road-repair project that will close 276th Avenue Southeast in Hobart for up to two months.

County begins construction of new Tolt Bridge
Preliminary clearing and grading begins this week on King County’s biggest road project of the year – the construction of a new Tolt Bridge. Actual construction activities will start after the Fourth of July holiday.

UPDATE: Road project in Cherry Valley on schedule
The first in a series of road improvement projects on Northeast Cherry Valley Road east of Duvall should wrap up this week – in time to open the road for the weekend and the Fourth of July holiday.

Thursday’s one-day Water Taxi ridership triples
More than 1,600 passengers rode Metro Transit’s Elliott Bay Water Taxi yesterday, triple the normal ridership for an average weekday in June.

UPDATE: Metro adds afternoon Water Taxi service for West Seattle commuters
Metro Transit is adding an extra trip on a larger boat for the Elliott Bay Water Taxi this afternoon to accommodate West Seattle residents whose commute was disrupted by the closure of the West Seattle Bridge this morning.

Metro Transit services eased West Seattleites through morning bridge closure
Metro Transit responded to the severe traffic disruptions in West Seattle this morning by providing extra runs on the Elliott Bay Water Taxi and accommodating more passengers than usual on buses serving West Seattle.