@washingtonstatedot: The tension is palpable. 🥶 If you’re a Twihard heading to Forks for the festival this weekend: Expect to see a lot of these one-way traffic signals along the way. I know what you are. Say it. Out loud. “A work zone.” These portable signals help move vehicles through our fish passage work zones by controlling one-way alternating traffic. With several active fish passage projects on US 101, US 12 and SR 8, you should expect delays around the Olympic Peninsula. If you need to pass the time, we suggest staring longingly into the traffic signal’s eyes. It’s also wise to plan ahead and give yourself more time to get where you’re going. Why do we do this work? State highways cross streams and rivers in thousands of places in Washington state, which can impede fish migration. Opening habitat allows more salmon and steelhead at all life stages (including juveniles who aren’t yet strong swimmers like adults) to access important spawning and rearing habitat, including areas that have been inaccessible for years. Installing structures like bridges and culverts that allow for natural stream processes help protect and restore salmon runs. Since we created a dedicated fish passage program in 1991, we have corrected hundreds of barriers that have restored access to over one thousand miles of fish habitat. In addition to our ongoing work to correct statewide barriers, a 2013 federal court injunction requires the state to correct barrier culverts to salmon and steelhead within the injunction area in western Washington. Video description: A title card appears with the text: Twilight but we replaced Bella with a portable traffic signal. The video then cuts back and forth between Edward staring hungrily while struggling to maintain composure and a red light at a traffic signal. The portable traffic signal is unmoved. Until - suddenly - it turns green. Edward rushes ahead hastily. This text appears: hold on tight, spider monkey. If you’re heading to Forks this weekend, expect to encounter fish passage work zones. Plan ahead and expect delays along your journey. #Twilight #ForksWashington #wsdot #washington

JCKPA :

🤣 whoever runs this channel needs a raise

Tess Coffland :

🤣🤣🤣 Those traffic delays are not very hoa hoa hoa.

Han Solo :

How are you so funny

bajablessed6 :

replace Bella with a zipper merge graphic

Lorren “Lorrowdy” Dullum :

IT TOOK ME SO LONG TO REALIZE THIS WAS THE DOT ACCOUNT 😭😭😭

the_pnw_viking :

Stooooooop it! 😂😂😂 Just drove through this and thought “this wasn’t in the movies” 🤣

hystoria :

The fact you go through so many these to get to Forks is just 🤣

Pearl :

The new fish passages take forever!! We live down the creek from a rebuilt one. After a year of rerouting, it was done. First rain all of its gravel and landscaping washed down and closed off our branch of spawning grounds. Oopsie….

localbruja🇵🇸 :

did you forget to post the edited clip? im just seeing regular twilight here

Maddy Priest :

Do I live in Washington? No. Do I work in transportation/with DOTs? Yes, yes I do. Instant follow! This is incredible!

ramble :

Considering I have been asking government run media to do the bare minimum of including video description in their posts for 5 years I am going to take this moment to rarely offer praise to WSDOT: Good job at finally meeting the bare minimum legal accessibility requirements of an agency receiving federal funding

carolkoehler249 :

I love those portable stop lights!!!!! I'm glad DOT was able to invest in them. Nothing much better than them. The count down timer is incredible also. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

Kodiong :

I don’t even live in Washington anymore but still follow this account because it’s hilarious 😂

kateharrington529 :

Why can’t TxDOT be this cool

the_n_u_t :

James Howlett :

Samantha :

That’s my fav spot to speed lmao

kikisdeliveryswervice 🇵🇸 :

Private corporations wish their social media was this good ahhaha

UnOggie :

Fish passage allowance and hoa hoa?? Wdot slay queen

Kat :

STOP yall deserve a raise

Cori 🌈 :

this made me ugly laugh way harder than it should have

Hope :

I never know what to expect from the Washington state department of transportation TikTok

Charissa Roxas :

I love this account 😭

johnsvir :

Can you explain why the roads are so bad? Like I love the meme…but please fix the pot holes

Jen :

its that time of the year again 😂😂