Ithink we’re all getting more than a little tired of the orange cones at this point. Construction has been rough this summer, but WSDOT has accomplished a lot.

I knew I was in trouble when I got a text from KIRO host Gee Scott Sunday afternoon that read, “call ya boy.”

Gee was stuck in the brutal southbound I-5 drive through Kent this weekend. WSDOT had closed all lanes for concrete panel replacement. He called the backup “disrespectful,” and he was right.

So many people hit up the text line to report hours-long delays getting through the construction. So what did WSDOT accomplish for all of this pain?

Contractors were able to replace 60 failing concrete panels and improve the road.

It got me thinking. We see the big projects like this, Revive I-5, I-90, and State Route 18 (SR 18), bu

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