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At a Transportation Policy Board meeting on Oct. 14, 2026, TRPC senior planner Aidan Dixon presented an update on the regional safety action plan, which draws on an analysis of 20,097 crashes recorded over five years.

TRPC looks to crash data, public input as guide for Regional Safety Action Plan

The Thurston Regional Planning Council (TRPC) is developing a plan to reduce traffic deaths and serious injuries in the ... more

By Lorilyn Lirio | 10/16/26 | 6 comments

An alternate driving route around the Fones Road Corridor Project in Olympia.

Daytime closures in store for Fones Road in Olympia

Partial daytime closures of Fones Road are going to take place next week, as work crews march toward completion of the multimillion-dollar street improvement ... more

By Wyatt Haupt Jr. | 10/16/26 | 3 comments

Intercity Transit’s Walk N Roll representative Ali Fuller shared photos of McKenny Elementary School students participating in the Walk N Roll program. The Olympia City Council proclaimed October 2026 as Walk to School Month at a meeting on Oct. 6, 2026.

Olympia proclaims October as Walk to School Month

It's Walk to School Month in the City of ... more

By Lorilyn Lirio | 10/13/26 | 3 comments

A map of the multimillion-dollar Fones Road Corridor Project in Olympia.

Utilities, striping work to close a stretch of Fones Road

A portion of Fones Road will be closed for a couple of nights, as crews continue raising utilities and striping a shared use ... more

By Wyatt Haupt Jr. | 10/7/26 | 3 comments

Thurston Regional Planning Council Senior Planner Veronica Jarvis presented a bridge design option under consideration for the Nisqually Bridge project at a meeting on Oct. 2, 2026.

TRPC backs continued funding for Nisqually River Bridge project

The Thurston Regional Planning Council (TRPC) approved legislative priorities for 2027, focusing on continued funding for the Nisqually River Bridge ... more

By Lorilyn Lirio | 10/5/26 | 5 comments

Intercity Transit Authority approved the purchase of up to two tube trailers for the storage and transfer of fuel for the agency’s hydrogen bus fleet.

Intercity Transit Authority approves purchase of tube trailers to support hydrogen bus fleet

Intercity Transit will procure up to two tube trailers to support its hydrogen ... more

By Jerome Tuaño | 9/24/26 | 7 comments

A sleek new Amtrak Cascades train passed through the Willamette Valley in July on a test run. Regular service with this next-generation train model begins in Washington and Oregon on Sept. 30, 2026.

Pacific Northwest rail fans eager for Sept. 30 debut of Amtrak’s Airo fleet

A date that Pacific Northwest train riders and advocates have long awaited is finally nigh. Amtrak’s sleek, amenity-packed new trains will debut on ... more

By Tom Banse | Washington State Standard | 9/21/26 | 5 comments

Members of the Transportation Policy Board voted to advance 25 projects at a meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026.

Transportation Policy Board endorses 25 projects for state funding

The Transportation Policy Board approved the draft 2027-30 Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP), moving more than ... more

By Lorilyn Lirio | 9/10/26 | 3 comments

An alternate driving route around the multimillion-dollar Fones Road Corridor Project in Olympia.

Road paving to create nighttime closures of Fones Road in Olympia

Ongoing road paving is going to lead to full, nighttime closures of Fones Road in Olympia next week, as work crews make their way toward the ... more

By Wyatt Haupt Jr. | 9/10/26

Bus pad improvement work has been extended until Sept. 18, 2026, in downtown Olympia.

Bus pad improvement work taking longer than expected in downtown Olympia

Rear door bus pad improvement work for Intercity Transit has been extended again in downtown ... more

By The JOLT Staff | 9/9/26 | 1 comment

Intercity Transit’s Dial-A-Lift is a shared ride service provided to individuals whose disability or health condition prevents them using a fixed-route bus.

Intercity Transit shares accomplishments in 2025

Intercity Transit recently highlighted the success of several programs designed to help seniors and people with disabilities navigate public ... more

By Jerome Tuaño | 9/2/26 | 2 comments

Public Works Transportation Principal Planner Michelle Swanson shared a safety corridor analysis that has guided transportation projects across Olympia during the Community Livability & Public Safety Committee meeting on Aug. 26, 2026.

Committee weighs cameras, traffic calming program to reduce speeding in Olympia

The Olympia Community Livability & Public Safety Committee is exploring speed safety cameras and a new traffic calming ... more

By Lorilyn Lirio | 9/1/26 | 13 comments

The Olympia Transit Center in downtown Olympia, as seen on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025.

Installation of digital signs nearly complete at Olympia Transit Center

The installation of new digital signage at the Olympia Transit Center is nearing completion, according to Intercity ... more

By Jerome Tuaño | 8/27/26 | 3 comments

Rear door bus pad improvements for Intercity Transit are going to continue to impact traffic in downtown Olympia for another week.

Bus pad improvement work extended in downtown Olympia

Rear door bus pad improvements for Intercity Transit are going to continue to impact traffic in downtown Olympia for another ... more

By The JOLT Staff | 8/27/26 | 1 comment

Olympia City Hall is located at 601 4th Ave. E in downtown Olympia.

Committee to examine potential use of speed safety cameras in Olympia

The Olympia Community Livability and Public Safety Committee will discuss pedestrian safety and ways to reduce ... more

By Lorilyn Lirio | 8/25/26 | 13 comments

An aerial view of "The Jungle" homeless encampment in Olympia, as seen in January 2026.

Intercity Transit acts to protect bus drivers from 'The Jungle' encampment smoke

Intercity Transit is working to protect bus drivers from poor air quality caused by burning at the homeless encampment site ... more

By Jerome Tuaño | 8/25/26 | 12 comments

Fones Road Corridor Project street closures extended

Partial street closures are being extended along Fones Road because of some unexpected design changes related to ongoing roundabout ... more

By Wyatt Haupt Jr. | 8/18/26 | 5 comments

A stretch of Capitol Way S in Olympia is going to be close to thru traffic, including emergency vehicles, starting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20.

Overnight closure for section of Capitol Way S in Olympia

A stretch of Capitol Way S in Olympia is going to be closed to thru traffic, including emergency vehicles, starting at 7 p.m. on ... more

By The JOLT Staff | 8/18/26

Rear door bus pad improvements for Intercity Transit is going to impact traffic in downtown Olympia through Friday, Aug. 28, 2026.

Bus pad improvement work to impact traffic in downtown Olympia

Rear door bus pad improvements for Intercity Transit are going to impact traffic in downtown Olympia through the end of next ... more

By The JOLT Staff | 8/17/26

Thurston County’s Meridian Road/SE Mullen Road SE Intersection Improvements Project is seeking $5.164 million in STBG funding.

TRPC seeks public input on 2026 transportation grant projects

The Thurston Regional Planning Council (TRPC) is calling on people to review and comment on 21 transportation project proposals submitted for ... more

By Lorilyn Lirio | 8/6/26 | 1 comment