As 2019 turns to 2020, the construction stories that dominated the news over the past year will either carry over into the new year or give way to a new focus.

The new Roosevelt Station of Sound Transit's Northgate Link Extension is now more than 95 percent complete and quickly becoming a key component to showing that the 4.3-mile light rail extension north of downtown Seattle is on track to serve riders in 2021.

When Washington state voters passed Initiative 976, which cuts car-tab fees down to a $30 cap, transportation agencies across the state had sharp reactions.

Even as budgets get stretched and slashed for transportation across the Pacific Northwest, the effort to go high-speed when it comes to rail continues in the Cascadia region, largely thanks to Microsoft and governmental agencies.

The Interstate 5 Bridge project between Oregon and Washington is officially back. At least for now, that is.

The 11 years and three construction projects that took place to increase capacity on the Nalley Valley Viaduct -- the interchange connecting Interstate 5 and State Route 16 in Tacoma -- have been 11 long years for travelers in the area.

Two years of work to repair and upgrade Portland's Burnside Bridge has reached the final few weeks of projects, complete with a new traffic layout and construction that included upgrades to the bridge's surface, structure, mechanical and electrical functions.