{"id":2189,"date":"2020-03-27T09:20:33","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T13:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.construction.com\/newsroom_details_pag\/wa-dot-halts-most-construction-for-two-weeks\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T08:38:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T12:38:40","slug":"wa-dot-halts-most-construction-for-two-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.construction.com\/reports\/wa-dot-halts-most-construction-for-two-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"WA DOT halts most construction for two weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"

WSDOT suspends construction over coronavirus concerns<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Construction
\nWSDOT construction in Tacoma.<\/p>\n

The Washington State Department of Transportation announced Thursday that it would be suspending \u201cmost state construction work\u201d for at least the next two weeks.<\/p>\n

How Washington\u2019s stay-at-home order will affect construction projects<\/a><\/p>\n

Contractor partners with WSDOT are being asked to safely secure job sites by the end of the day Thursday, March 26.<\/p>\n

This comes despite efforts to develop procedures that would protect construction workers on WSDOT projects and ensure they could continue working.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, despite these efforts, it is not possible to meet the guidelines while maintaining construction,\u201d WSDOT said in a news release.<\/p>\n

Additional issues surfaced recently related to staffing issues, with between 25% and 40% of crews not being available to work on various projects this last week.<\/p>\n

Full details on what\u2019s allowed under Inslee\u2019s stay-at-home order<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe it is critical that we take every appropriate step available to protect the lives and health of our loved ones, families, our friends, coworkers and neighbors,\u201d said WSDOT.<\/p>\n

While \u201cmost state projects\u201d will come to a halt, WSDOT will continue its work on fish passage culverts in order to meet deadlines imposed by a federal court injunction, \u201cand to comply with time-sensitive fish windows for in-water work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Design work will also continue, although any fieldwork related to design aspects of projects will be suspended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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