Chokepoints

5/2/2023 12:01:31 PM

Orange cones increasing in May, warm weather condition suggests construction season

Signs and orange traffice cones indicate building and construction ahead (Image by Stephen Osman/Los Angeles Times by means of Getty Images). ( Photo by Stephen Osman/Los Angeles Times by means of...

4/25/2023 11:40:39 AM

Building will jam up your summer season trip to Mount Rainier

A view of Mount Rainier is photographed from an Alaska Airlines flight flying at 25,000 feet on September 21, 2021, near Seattle, Washington. Mount Rainier, the tallest mountain in Washington State, ...

4/18/2023 12:02:37 PM

Green River Bridge repair team needed materials but the store was closed

The Green River Bridge on the Maple Valley Highway in between Black Diamond and Enumclaw. (Image from WSDOT). ( Photo from WSDOT). BY CHRIS SULLIVAN. KIRO Newsradio traffic press reporte...

4/11/2023 12:02:52 PM

Speed reduction coming for SB I-5 near Kent-Des Moines Road

(Photo from WSDOT). ( Photo from WSDOT). BY CHRIS SULLIVAN. KIRO Newsradio traffic press reporter. Another speed reduction is pertaining to Interstate 5 (I-5), this time near the mass...

3/30/2023 12:03:13 PM

The no hassle guide to getting to Mariners Opening Day

(Picture by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos by means of Getty Images). ( Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos through Getty Images). BY CHRIS SULLIVAN. KIRO Newsradio traffic reporter. It's here,...

3/16/2023 2:34:14 PM

WSDOT's homeless effort revealing some early signs of success

I think we all understand simply how difficult it is to clear homeless camps from the highway, and only kicking people out does not work. Simply a year into the brand-new right of way effort, we're be...

3/2/2023 1:01:55 PM

WSDOT to resolve I-5 chokepoints in between Everett and Marysville

It's been eight years because I first began discussing a fix to the everyday chokepoint on Interstate 5 in between Everett and Marysville. Work is set to start on a significant improvement job next we...

2/16/2023 4:10:00 PM

Building cones are back on I-5 near Tacoma

Tacoma's 20-plus years of Interstate 5 building and construction lastly ended in 2015, but the cones are back up on I-5 once again. This time more detailed to Fife. The Gateway Project is ramping u...

4/27/2023 11:55:19 AM

Building and construction tasks near Marysville to tinker traffic till 2025

The Interstate 5/State Path 529 interchange (Picture from the City of Marysville). ( Photo from the City of Marysville). BY CHRIS SULLIVAN. KIRO Newsradio traffic press reporter. The ...

4/20/2023 12:01:39 PM

License plate hold-ups continue, plates being shipped from the east coast

(KIRO 7). ( KIRO 7). BY CHRIS SULLIVAN. KIRO Newsradio traffic press reporter. License plates. COVID-19. The Department of Corrections. 3 odd topics to create, but when the pandemic h...

4/13/2023 11:56:31 AM

The majority of people stopped working the KIRO Traffic driving test

Chris Sullivan is dissatisfied, however not shocked, over the underwhelming arise from the KIRO Newsradio Traffic driving test. (Courtesy of Chris Sullivan/KIRO Newsradio). ( Courtesy of Chris Sul...

4/6/2023 2:17:27 PM

Remember WB I-90 building and construction backups? Think what, they're back

Traffic was a nightmare for lots of on I-90 last year (KIRO 7 News). ( KIRO 7 News). Gilbert_Headshot-96x96.jpg" class="img-fluid img-responsive mt-2 mb-2"> BY CHRIS SULLIVAN. KIRO Newsradi...

3/21/2023 12:02:54 PM

100+ mile Hood Canal Bridge detour will mess with summertime weekends

A 100-mile detour is what motorists will face this summer if their plans take them across the Hood Canal Bridge. The Hood Canal Bridge will be closed for 4 full weekends this summer, sometime betwe...

3/14/2023 1:01:31 PM

SR-520 drivers won't get be getting a lane back for another year

This is not the news westbound State Route 520 motorists want to hear, they will not be getting their 2nd lane back to Interstate 5 whenever soon. When work to construct the new reversible High Occ...

2/23/2023 9:40:39 AM

SR-520 Montlake Project to hit milestone this weekend

All lanes of State Path 520 will close between Interstate 5 and 92nd on the eastside at 11 p.m. Friday night and remain closed through early Monday early morning. This is absolutely nothing new for...

2/9/2023 1:06:38 PM

You're running out of time to settle your old toll expenses

We have actually been alerting you considering that December that the late fees and civil charges are returning to overdue toll bills. They haven't been collected given that June of 2021. Blowing o...

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