Commuting
Changes could ease I-405, I-5 merge
Erica Johnson of Everett writes: The merge from northbound I-405 to northbound I-5 is a nightmare. The weaving traffic is hideous and the exit at 164th Street SW is inadequate for what it handles.
Date: 05/07/2012 | Street Smarts
Mukilteo considers new, big road
MUKILTEO -- It's not a reach to say Mukilteo could use another road into the city from the south.Afternoon commuters returning home or heading to the ferry often encounter backups on the Mukilteo Speedway, even though that roadway was widened to four lanes in 2004.
Date: 04/29/2012 | Local News
Everett Transit plans cuts
Short on cash, agency proposes changes in routes, fares
Date: 04/25/2012 | Local News
Highway 529 bridge closes Friday for work
MARYSVILLE -- The old drawbridge on Highway 529 across Ebey Slough is expected to carry its last vehicles on Friday.The 85-year-old bridge is to close for good at 8 p.m. so crews can connect the highway to a new bridge being built just east of the old one.
Date: 04/12/2012 | Local News
First come, first parked
Sounder riders jockey for limited spaces in Edmonds
Date: 04/09/2012 | Local News
Is Sounder worth it?
A private analysis says it costs taxpayers $57 per rider
Date: 03/21/2012 | 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
Cameras offer a wider view of traffic between Everett, Arlington
EVERETT -- The gap is filled.The state last week finished installing and activating traffic web cameras on I-5 between Arlington and Everett. This was the only remaining stretch on I-5 from Arlington to Tacoma where people could not see camera views of the freeway.
Date: 02/13/2012 | Local News
Survey suggests drivers prefer road tolls to taxes
With tolling having begun Thursday on the Highway 520 floating bridge, a recent poll on the subject becomes that much more relevant for drivers here.
Date: 01/02/2012 | 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
I-5 route recommended for light rail line to Lynnwood
A direction has been set for building light rail to Lynnwood, and it's up I-5.
Date: 12/08/2011 | Local News
Sound Transit to pick light rail path to Lynnwood
Light rail won't be extended to Lynnwood at least until 2023, but after today there will be a good indication of which route it will take when it's built.Sound Transit staff today plan to reveal their recommendation whether the rail line should be built on I-5 or on Highway 99.
Date: 12/08/2011 | Local News
Snow in some form is coming
EVERETT -- Commuters could wake up to enough snow Friday morning to make the drive to work a little tricky.
Date: 11/18/2011 | 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
Ramping up to better flow
I-5's new ramps at Lynnwood should mean less weaving
Date: 09/23/2011 | Local News
$16 million coming to head off mudslides that blocked rails between Everett, Seattle
OLYMPIA -- Help is on the way from the federal government for projects to prevent winter mudslides, which last year forced an unusually high number of cancellations of Sounder and Amtrak train trips -- many of them between Everett and Seattle.
Date: 09/22/2011 | Local News
Best route for light rail: Highway 99 or I-5?
When light rail finally makes its way from Seattle to Lynnwood, it's likely to take one of two routes: along I-5 the entire way, or partly on I-5 and mostly on Highway 99 through Shoreline.
Date: 09/19/2011 | Local News
Community Transit offers fourth option for cutting service next year
The public is being asked to consider one more suggestion on how Community Transit should cut 80,000 hours of bus service starting in February.
Date: 08/15/2011 | Local News
Panel from across state meets to craft transportation funding plan for voters
SEATTLE -- Political forces from throughout the state began Tuesday to craft a plan for making billions of dollars of improvements in transportation in the next decade -- and getting voters to agree next year to pay for them all.
Date: 07/20/2011 | Local News
Smaller cars will get a break under proposed ferry fare hikes
OLYMPIA -- For some time, it's been known the cost of riding a state ferry will go up.On Wednesday, it became clearer by how much and when.
Date: 06/29/2011 | Local News
New bridge taking shape
Girders being installed on span across Ebey Slough
Date: 06/15/2011 | Local News
Exit signs on I-5 combined for clarity
Pat Wiggins of Silver Lake writes: Driving north on I-5 in Everett, I planned to exit onto Pacific Avenue to go to the Holiday Inn. The exit to Pacific had "Pacific" in small print, and "Snohomish-Monroe" in large print. I skipped that one because it looked like it would take me on the trestle.
Date: 06/13/2011 | Local News
Forum seeks options for increasing commuter rail service in county
EVERETT -- If Snohomish County is going to grow, it needs to invest in rail transportation, panelists at a commuter rail summit said.Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon held the forum Tuesday morning to talk about including rail elements in the evolving transportation network.
Date: 06/08/2011 | Business
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