U.S. 2
Project to widen Highway 522 will mean delays
MONROE -- Two years from now, when work to improve the dangerous Highway 522 near Monroe is done, drivers should be heaving sighs of relief for more reasons than one.Not only will the highway be a safer, four-lane divided road, but all the roadwork will be finished, as well.
Date: 05/30/2012 | Local News
Adding another I-5 exit lane would be cost prohibitive
Margaret Bright of Lake Stevens writes: Would it be possible, and how much would it cost, to have two lanes exiting from northbound I-5 onto the eastbound U.S. 2 trestle?
Date: 04/23/2012 | Street Smarts
Patches on U.S. 2 are safe, effective
Thomas MacArthur of Monroe writes: I sent an email to the DOT about the terrible repairs made to U.S. 2 between Snohomish and Monroe last summer, but I got no response back.
Date: 04/16/2012 | Street Smarts
Roundabout nearly ready
Some in Sultan not convinced U.S. 2 circle was best option
Date: 04/13/2012 | Local News
Road work in Sultan to tie up U.S. 2 starting Sunday
SULTAN -- Expect delays as long as 90 minutes on U.S. 2 as crews start building a roundabout on the highway this weekend.
Date: 04/07/2012 | Local News
Work on roundabout in Sultan delayed
SULTAN -- Bad weather made the Washington State Department of Transportation postpone construction of a roundabout on U.S. 2.
Date: 03/31/2012 | Local News
Roundabout work to delay U.S. 2 traffic
SULTAN -- Drivers should expect a week of traffic woes on U.S. 2. The state Department of Transportation is narrowing the highway to one lane so a roundabout can be built on Rice Road near Sultan.
Date: 03/27/2012 | Local News
Bickford overpass will help drivers merge onto U.S. 2
Sue Sullivan of Snohomish writes: Have you seen the plans for the Bickford Avenue-U.S. 2 overpass? After hearing about the state taking out the weaves to make Highway 18 safer to enter on I-5 in Federal Way, I cannot believe they would even consider this flyover-ramp design for the Bickford...
Date: 03/19/2012 | Street Smarts
Website tracks wrecks on U.S. 2
Warren Hartz of Index writes: We regularly drive by the electronic sign near Zeke's that tells us how many days since the last serious accident on U.S. 2.
Date: 03/12/2012 | Street Smarts
U.S. 2 safety group wants highway’s cities to pitch in for lobbying costs
For each of the past three years, the U.S. 2 Safety Coalition has spent $3,000 in donations to pay for lobbying in Olympia. Most of its budget is spent on efforts to persuade policymakers to fund transportation projects on the highway.
Date: 02/24/2012 | Local News
Stevens Pass reopens after snow slides
Update, 4:50 p.m. Wednesday: Officials say U.S. 2 has reopened at Stevens Pass.SEATTLE -- Avalanche danger and snowslides have interrupted traffic across two major Washington Cascades mountain passes.
Date: 02/21/2012 | Northwest
Front Porch: What's up near Silver Lake
Silver Lake: What's upThe Silver Lake Action Committee invites neighbors and local businesses to learn about south Everett's future in construction and business at 7 p.m. Thursday at Silver Lake Activity Center, 11525 19th Ave. S.E.
Date: 01/30/2012 | Local News
Work to begin on U.S. 2 roundabout near Sultan
SULTAN -- Construction of a roundabout aimed at reducing collisions is scheduled to begin today.Crews will start on the curbing of the roundabout, on U.S. 2 at the Rice Road intersection just east of Sultan.
Date: 01/03/2012 | Local News
Driver may be charged after pedestrian killed on U.S. 2 trestle
EVERETT -- An Everett man could face a vehicular homicide charge after he allegedly killed a pedestrian Monday night, knocking him off a walkway on the U.S. 2 trestle.The driver, 24, was seriously injured and was undergoing treatment Tuesday at an area hospital.
Date: 12/27/2011 | Local News
U.S. 2 crash snarls traffic in Monroe
MONROE -- No injuries were reported in a crash that caused a traffic headache on U.S. 2 in Monroe on Sunday night.The crash was reported just before 7 p.m. near Lewis Street, according to a Washington State Patrol memo.
Date: 12/27/2011 | Local News
3 rescued as blaze damages old church building in Startup
STARTUP -- Firefighters rescued three people on Christmas Day from a fire at an old church building in the Startup area.
Date: 12/27/2011 | Local News
Get a toll pass or pay more on Highway 520
Hopefully most of us who live in Snohomish County don't have to use the Highway 520 floating bridge on Lake Washington much, but anyone who does, get ready: Tolling begins at 5 a.m. Thursday.
Date: 12/26/2011 | Local News
4 lucky to be alive after crash near Stevens Pass
STEVENS PASS -- Four young people from Snohomish came close to death on U.S. 2 near Stevens Pass early today after the speeding car they were riding in shot off the highway and nearly went down a 300-foot embankment, the Washington State Patrol reported.
Date: 12/23/2011 | Local News
Highway 522 ramp opens in Monroe
MONROE -- People headed to Stevens Pass or Leavenworth or anywhere else east of Monroe get a break starting today.
Date: 12/17/2011 | Local News
In Monroe, traffic-camera plans were transparent
I spent much of the summer sifting through giant stacks of public records regarding traffic-enforcement cameras.Some of those public records requests yielded documents rich with news stories.
Date: 12/16/2011 | Need to Know
More signs will remind drivers to slow down on U.S. 2 trestle
Jack Ward of Granite Falls writes: I am very apprehensive about getting onto the U.S. 2 trestle. Most times it's like a raceway. I can hardly wait to get off, into town.
Date: 12/05/2011 | Local News
Be it car, ferry or train, expect delays for Thanksgiving travel
If you're traveling for Thanksgiving, it can't be said enough:Leave early.Leave early.Leave early.You might say, so then what? If everyone leaves early, then you still get stuck in traffic, just at a different time, right?
Date: 11/21/2011 | Local News
Access to the U.S. 2 trestle is safer, less congested
Andy Kirkbride of Lake Stevens writes: I am perplexed about whether all the work that people say is to improve traffic flow on and off the U.S. 2 trestle has actually accomplished said goal.
Date: 10/31/2011 | Local News
U.S. 2 trestle work is finished
EVERETT -- Attention drivers: You have your trestle back.Major work on the underbelly of westbound U.S. 2 came to an end earlier this month.
Date: 10/22/2011 | Local News
Impacts of Tim Eyman’s tolling measure, I-1125, debated
OLYMPIA -- Tim Eyman's latest shot at shaping state government via initiative clamps down on the use of tolling to solve the biggest transportation riddles in Washington.
Date: 10/09/2011 | Local News
Man struck and killed by train was from Arlington
GOLD BAR -- Officials have identified a man who was found dead after being struck by a train in the Gold Bar area.
Date: 10/06/2011 | Local News
Man found dead in Gold Bar apparently hit by train
GOLD BAR -- A man was found dead Wednesday in the Gold Bar area after apparently being struck by a train.His body was found just before 5:30 p.m. near the 38300 block of U.S. 2, officials said. It wasn't immediately clear when the man was hit.
Date: 10/05/2011 | Local News
Jersey barriers for U.S. 2 safety?
John Nelson of Everett writes: For more than three years, I've followed the Street Smarts section of The Herald and the nightly news and there have been several fatal collisions on U.S. 2 between I-5 and Leavenworth during that time. Not once have I seen, read or heard anyone suggest putting Jersey...
Date: 10/03/2011 | Local News
Sedro-Woolley woman seriously hurt after motorcycle accident on U.S. 2
INDEX -- A Sedro-Woolley woman, 50, was seriously hurt after a crash Thursday morning on U.S. 2 in the Index area.
Date: 09/29/2011 | Local News
White crosses greet officials
Lawmakers reminded of losses along U.S. 2
Date: 09/21/2011 | Local News
Front Porch: Repairs at U.S. 2 bridge postponed
Smooth drivingThe work to make permanent repairs at the Anderson Creek Bridge on U.S. 2 between Gold Bar and Index has been postponed until further notice.There were scheduling conflicts with Razz Construction of Bellingham.
Date: 09/10/2011 | Local News
Expect delays on U.S. 2 near Gold Bar
GOLD BAR -- A bridge that was damaged by a truck a couple of years ago is finally getting permanent repairs.Next weekend, crews from the Washington State Department of Transportation are set to work at the Anderson Creek Bridge, located on U.S. 2 between Gold Bar and Index.
Date: 09/06/2011 | Local News
Look both ways; it could save your life
A lot of people are ignoring advice from their mothers.Or maybe they never got the advice in the first place.One of the first things I learned growing up -- a long time ago -- is to look both ways when crossing the street.
Date: 09/05/2011 | Local News
Why are there doors in freeway noise barriers?
Julianna Opdahl, third grade, of Lake Stevens writes: Why are there doors in the noise barriers along the freeway? Where do they go?
Date: 08/22/2011 | Local News
Police finish investigation of April U.S. 2 crash
SKYKOMISH -- Investigators have finished their investigation of a serious-injury crash near Skykomish in April.
Date: 08/03/2011 | Local News
Final phase of $2.8 million project makes Sultan Basin Road safer
SULTAN -- It took several years, but the final work to make Sultan Basin Road safer has begun.
Date: 08/01/2011 | Local News
Man killed in U.S. 2 accident in Gold Bar named
GOLD BAR -- Officials Wednesday released the name of a man who died in a head-on wreck on U.S. 2 in Gold Bar earlier this month.
Date: 07/28/2011 | Local News
Seven people injured in U.S. 2 crash are recovering
GOLD BAR -- Seven people who were in a van during a head-on wreck in Gold Bar last week are expected to recover.
Date: 07/21/2011 | Local News
Head-on crash kills man
Others are hospitalized after high-speed wreck on U.S. 2
Date: 07/14/2011 | Local News
Roads to go electric
Firm chosen to install charging stations on I-5, U.S. 2
Date: 07/13/2011 | Local News
Two injured in one-vehicle accident on U.S. 2 trestle
LAKE STEVENS -- A man and a boy were injured Thursday after a vehicle accident on the east end of the U.S. 2 trestle.
Date: 07/08/2011 | Local News
U.S. 2 is improving, but no new lanes planned
Rebecca Pedersen of Everett writes: U.S. 2 is a nightmare! Seriously, only two lanes? All it takes is one driver traveling at an inconsistent speed to create a logjam of vehicles that turns into a high-speed frenzy at the rare passing lane. And that's before reaching those ridiculous variable speed...
Date: 07/04/2011 | Local News
Fixing an aging trestle
The westbound U.S. 2 span is getting needed repairs
Date: 06/27/2011 | Local News
Motorcyclist injured after colliding with deer
MONROE -- A British Columbia motorcyclist was transported to Valley General Hospital in Monroe on Sunday after he collided with a deer on U.S. 2 just west of Skykomish.
Date: 06/26/2011 | Local News
Log truck spills load on U.S. 2 near Index
INDEX -- No injuries were reported after a log truck rolled on U.S. 2 near Index on Wednesday morning.The wreck was reported just before 9 a.m. in the westbound side of the highway.
Date: 06/15/2011 | Local News
Plan for trestle closures
First of 65 nights of closures, detours starts Thursday
Date: 06/08/2011 | Local News
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