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The sale of the former Astria Regional Medical Center campus in Yakima to Trouvés Health Care Corp. has been completed,

September 30, 2026

RapidRide J Line Construction Passes the Halfway Point in Seattle

Seattle’s RapidRide J Line project, which upgrades the current Route 70 corridor to RapidRide-level bus service connecting Downtown, Belltown, South

Housing Starts Residential

September 30, 2026

Willamette View to Break Ground on 92-Unit Senior Housing Building Near Milwaukie

Senior housing provider Willamette View plans to break ground on Skyline, a 92-unit independent living building on its campus near

Housing Starts Permitting/Zoning

September 30, 2026

Washington Awards $475,000 to Speed Up Housing Permits, Including $70,000 for Ridgefield

The Washington State Department of Commerce announced $475,000 in grants to eight local governments to speed up review of residential

Commercial Public Works/Infrastructure

September 30, 2026

North Spokane Corridor’s Spokane River Crossing Continues Through the 2026 Season

Construction continues on the North Spokane Corridor’s Spokane River Crossing project, which will connect the corridor’s Spokane River-to-Columbia segment to

Commercial Public Works/Infrastructure

September 30, 2026

Sound Transit’s Pinehurst Station Opens September 30

Sound Transit’s Pinehurst light rail station, located at 13001 5th Avenue Northeast in Seattle, opens to riders September 30 as

Public Works/Infrastructure

September 30, 2026

Five-Week Southbound I-5 Closure Underway at the Rose Quarter

A 24/7 closure of southbound I-5 between Exit 302A/Broadway and the I-84 westbound on-ramp to I-5 southbound began September 11

Commercial Public Works/Infrastructure

September 30, 2026

Clark County Nears Approval of Major Growth Plan Overhaul

Clark County officials are approaching final approval of an update to the county’s 20-year comprehensive growth plan, a policy guide

Market & Economy Public Works/Infrastructure

September 30, 2026

West Seattle Link Extension Redesigned, Cutting Cost by Over $2 Billion

Sound Transit’s Board has adopted an updated System Plan for the West Seattle Link Extension that removes the planned Avalon

Public Works/Infrastructure

September 13, 2026

North Spokane Corridor Foundations Rise as Stage 3 Construction Advances

Crews are now building foundations for an elevated four-lane highway segment of the North Spokane Corridor (NSC), a 10.5-mile freeway