Traffic
Lane closures planned on I-5 in Smokey Point
Overnight lane closures are planned on I-5 in Smokey Point two nights this week and two more nights next week for work on a new bridge over the freeway at 156th Street NE.
Date: 05/30/2012 | Street Smarts
Money needed to fix I-5 grooves
Pat Smith of Camano Island writes: I drive I-5 in north Snohomish County every day and the grooves seem to be getting deeper from the constant use.
Date: 05/28/2012 | Street Smarts
Reflective striping should ease intersection concerns
Mark Bowman of Stanwood writes: The intersection at Highway 531 and 45 Road in Lakewood, west of Smokey Point, has no illumination at night and it's hard to judge your turns. Could someone take a look at this intersection?
Date: 05/21/2012 | 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
Ebey Slough bridge opens
Expect less congestion with more lanes for cars and bikes
Date: 04/16/2012 | Local News
Dog causes traffic slowdowns on I-5 near Terrace
MOUNTLAKE TERRACE -- Traffic woes early Thursday evening on I-5 in Mountlake Terrace were linked to a wayward dog.Around 5 p.m., a dog was reported running around the highway in the area of 236th Street SW, said trooper Keith Leary with the Washington State Patrol.
Date: 04/12/2012 | 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
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
Syncing traffic signals no easy task
Ralph Gilcreest of Mukilteo writes: I'm bothered by unsynchronized traffic lights. Just think of what good could be done if the cities and counties could time their traffic lights to coordinate with the speed limit. There would be less idling time, which would save fuel and commute time. There...
Date: 03/26/2012 | Street Smarts
Dust storm closes stretch of Highway 97
SEATTLE -- State transportation officials have closed a portion of Highway 97 because of a large dust storm.The Washington State Department of Transportation said in a release that the highway is closed from near Milepost 56 to Milepost 60, south of Toppenish.
Date: 03/11/2012 | Northwest
Traffic slowly returning to Seattle toll bridge
SEATTLE -- The Washington Transportation Department says drivers are gradually returning to the Highway 520 floating bridge since tolling was imposed in late December.
Date: 02/17/2012 | Northwest
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
Can't we all just get along?
After airing our traffic gripes, it's time to look within
Date: 01/23/2012 | Street Smarts
Thaw is coming but not in time for Friday morning’s commute
Rain and warming temperatures are predicted for Friday, but not in time to prevent another nerve-testing morning commute.Temperatures are expected to hit the 40s, which should begin thawing out Snohomish County and much of western Washington.
Date: 01/19/2012 | Local News
Top traffic pet peeves
The things people do that really bug drivers most
Date: 01/16/2012 | Local News
Hydrant locations can make fighting fires on Highway 99 chaotic
EVERETT -- Along the stretch of Highway 99 between Everett and Lynnwood, even the tiniest wisps of smoke can make a mess of traffic.Piecemeal property development in the area means fire hydrant placement can be erratic.
Date: 12/31/2011 | Local News
Lake Stevens plans two traffic circles to ease Frontier Village congestion
LAKE STEVENS -- Getting in and out of Lake Stevens Center isn't easy.City officials know this and believe a potential fix for some traffic congestion is set to be constructed in the spring.
Date: 12/30/2011 | Local News
Highway 520 traffic down 45% on first day of tolling
SEATTLE -- Washington transportation officials say traffic on the Highway 520 floating bridge across Lake Washington was down about 45 percent on Thursday's first day of tolling, compared with earlier this week.
Date: 12/29/2011 | Northwest
Edmonds’ Five Corners intersection may get a roundabout
EDMONDS -- Ilana Evstatieva says she hates driving through the intersection at Five Corners.
Date: 12/20/2011 | 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
Work on bridge begins
New span should reduce traffic jams near Lakewood Crossing
Date: 12/13/2011 | Local News
Voters are open to paying more for transportation, survey finds
OLYMPIA -- A new statewide survey is giving lawmakers and the governor a lot to think about as they consider asking voters next year to increase transportation taxes and fees.
Date: 12/03/2011 | Local News
Time to rebuild Everett’s century-old Broadway Bridge
EVERETT -- Thirty-thousand cars drive over the Broadway Bridge daily.Yet it was built when people in Everett got around on horses.The bridge turns 100 next year, and the city hopes to tear it down and replace it in 2013.
Date: 11/28/2011 | Local News
Freeway exit lanes help flow of traffic
William Landert of Marysville writes: Why is it necessary to have dedicated right-hand exit lanes on the freeway? These lanes are a real pain.
Date: 11/28/2011 | Local News
Snohomish delays plan for three-hour parking limits downtown
SNOHOMISH -- Drivers can park in downtown Snohomish for as long as they want.At least for now.
Date: 11/26/2011 | Local News
10 public safety ‘tweeps' to follow
Here are police and fire Twitter accounts worth following, both in Snohomish County and around the country.In no particular order:1. Washington State Patrol Trooper Keith Leary aka @wspd7pio
Date: 11/21/2011 | Sirens
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
Curbing has made Smokey Point safer
Tom Hughs of Arlington writes: A few years ago, curbs were installed down the middle of 172nd Street NE (Highway 531) in Smokey Point from I-5 to 43rd Avenue NE to prevent left turns onto 172nd. Has there been enough time to collect data showing the reduction in accidents?
Date: 11/14/2011 | Local News
Small plane crashes in Snohomish; no injuries reported
SNOHOMISH -- No injuries were reported Friday after a plane apparently overshot the runway at Harvey Field.The crash was reported just after 3 p.m., Snohomish County sheriff's bureau chief Kevin Prentiss said.
Date: 11/11/2011 | Local News
Three hurt in crash
Wreck involved more than a dozen cars on 128th Street SW
Date: 10/31/2011 | Local News
Seattle viaduct reopens to traffic early
SEATTLE -- The Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle has reopened to traffic after demolition crews finished work ahead of schedule.
Date: 10/29/2011 | Northwest
Viadoom: Big Friday night traffic backups
SEATTLE -- Sure, the Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle will reopen a day and a half early, ending the traffic congestion dubbed `Viadoom.' But first, drivers faced a Friday evening rush hour bedeviled by heavy rain, heavy traffic volumes and, yes, Viadoom.
Date: 10/28/2011 | Northwest
Seattle viaduct to reopen mid-day Saturday
SEATTLE -- The Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle will reopen at mid-day Saturday, ending traffic congestion drivers call “viadoom” a day-and-a-half early, transportation officials said Friday.
Date: 10/28/2011 | Northwest
Hundreds walk Seattle viaduct as demolition starts
SEATTLE -- For a few hours, the nine-day closure of Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct proved to be a bit of gawking and sentimental fun.
Date: 10/22/2011 | Northwest
Seattle viaduct now closed
SEATTLE -- Call it "Viadoom" or a traffic inconvenience, Seattle's nine-day closure of the Alaskan Way Viaduct is under way.
Date: 10/20/2011 | Northwest
Seattle highway closure spooks city's commuters
SEATTLE -- The so-called "Carmageddon" in Los Angeles this summer was a bust -- but its Seattle-based sequel "Viadoom" is being billed as the real deal.
Date: 10/20/2011 | Northwest
Monroe voters to weigh in on traffic cameras, but it may not resolve the debate
MONROE -- Voters will get a chance to weigh in on Nov. 8 whether the city should continue with its traffic-enforcement camera program after September 2013.
Date: 10/14/2011 | Local News
Ramping up to better flow
I-5's new ramps at Lynnwood should mean less weaving
Date: 09/23/2011 | Local News
Nitrogen truck crashes on I-5 near Bellingham
BELLINGHAM -- A truck hauling liquid nitrogen crashed and overturned on Interstate 5 at Bellingham, spilling the chemical that then evaporated in an icy fog.
Date: 09/22/2011 | Northwest
Road project should ease turning traffic on 56th Street
Debby Ames of Lake Stevens writes: Why not install a left turn arrow at 56th Street SE at Highway 9 for traffic going eastbound from the Snohomish Station (Fred Meyer, Kohl's) shopping center, turning northbound onto the highway?
Date: 09/19/2011 | Local News
Snohomish considers limiting downtown parking to three hours
SNOHOMISH -- This could be the last year people can park without consequences for the entire day in historic downtown.
Date: 09/14/2011 | Local News
Backers of camera ban in Monroe respond to city lawsuit
An initiative in Monroe to ban traffic enforcement cameras is valid because it's protected by both the state and federal constitutions, according to the lawyer defending it.
Date: 09/13/2011 | Need to Know
Water main project will shut down Marine Drive west of I-5 for most of the weekend
TULALIP -- Expect strange sights and heavy traffic this weekend in the Marysville area.Crews plan to pull a massive, half-mile-long steel pipe underneath Ebey Slough.Traffic on I-5 might slow as drivers gawk at giant cranes lifting the pipe.
Date: 09/09/2011 | 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
Fines against tolling contractor delayed
TACOMA -- A contractor that has failed to meet deadlines as it sets up tolling systems on the 520 and Tacoma Narrows bridges will avoid paying millions of dollars in fines because state officials say they do not want to further delay installing the projects.
Date: 09/04/2011 | Northwest
Man dives into moving Jeep after driver blacks out
ATLANTA -- A man jumped into an out-of-control Jeep as it drifted across lanes of traffic on a bustling parkway and steered the vehicle safely into a guardrail after its driver suffered a seizure, authorities said.
Date: 09/01/2011 | Nation & World
Shoreline proposes compromise on Point Wells condo development
WOODWAY -- The city of Shoreline is dangling a possible compromise in front of the Israeli developer trying to build thousands of high-end condos on a waterfront industrial area.
Date: 08/26/2011 | Local News
Houston votes to turn off red light cameras
HOUSTON -- Houston became the latest U.S. city to turn off its red-light traffic cameras on Wednesday, less than a month after Los Angeles did the same, in a move that camera opponents said reflects a gradual nationwide trend to abandon the devices.
Date: 08/24/2011 | Nation & World
Feeding meters in Mukilteo?
Paid parking proposed for Lighthouse Park's traffic jam
Date: 08/08/2011 | Local News
Changes on I-5 may help traffic congestion at military base
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD -- Drivers may soon be getting some help in the congested part of Interstate 5 that passes Joint Base Lewis-McChord.But The News-Tribune reported big improvements are still several miles and millions of dollars away.
Date: 07/30/2011 | Northwest
Tim Eyman challenges Monroe's camera information campaign
MONROE -- The city's decision to inform residents through their utility bills about how it is using traffic cameras has drawn the ire of initiative activist Tim Eyman, who argues that by doing so the city is violating state law.
Date: 07/26/2011 | 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
Eyes on I-5
New cameras north of Everett to improve traffic information
Date: 07/18/2011 | Local News
A lot of technology goes into traffic monitoring
The state's electronic traffic information system is made up of many parts.Traffic-counting loops consist of low-voltage wire coils buried in the roadway. Each one sends an electrical pulse when a vehicle passes over it.
Date: 07/18/2011 | Local News
L.A. avoids feared 'Carmageddon' traffic jam
LOS ANGELES — Southern Californians appeared Saturday to be willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to avoid the dreaded "Carmageddon" — leaving their cars in the garage.
Date: 07/16/2011 | Nation & World
Monroe files suit against anti-camera initiative sponsors
MONROE -- Just days after talking about staging an advisory vote on traffic-enforcement cameras, city officials on Friday filed a lawsuit against the people who sponsored an initiative that would enact new rules for the...
Date: 07/15/2011 | Local News
Monroe to sue backers of traffic-camera initiative
MONROE — Just days after talking about staging an advisory vote on traffic-enforcement cameras, city officials are poised to file a lawsuit against the people who sponsored an initiative that would enact new rules for the cameras.
Date: 07/15/2011 | Local News
L.A. braces for 'Carmageddon' as freeway shuts down
LOS ANGELES -- The alarms have been sounded and the preparations have been made.
Date: 07/15/2011 | Nation & World
Head-on crash kills man
Others are hospitalized after high-speed wreck on U.S. 2
Date: 07/14/2011 | Local News
Monroe City Council wants advisory vote on traffic cameras
MONROE -- The use of traffic-enforcement cameras in Monroe could end up on the ballot after all.The City Council on Tuesday made clear that it wants voters to weigh in on the future of traffic enforcement cameras in the city, perhaps as early as the November general election.
Date: 07/12/2011 | Local News
County may give itself option to add $20 to car tabs
Snohomish County leaders may soon have the option of requiring people who live outside city limits pay an extra $20 to renew their car tabs.It's unclear if they want to, though.
Date: 07/06/2011 | Local News
Employers get say on roads
From freeways to railroad tracks, from sidewalks to side roads, a discussion Tuesday is aimed at how people and goods move around Snohomish County.It's the third and final talk County Councilman Dave Gossett plans to host on the county's long-term transportation needs.
Date: 07/04/2011 | Local News
Initiative to ban traffic cameras makes Bellingham ballot easily
BELLINGHAM - The citywide voter initiative against traffic-enforcement cameras received enough signatures to qualify for the ballot, Whatcom County Auditor Shirley Forslof said Thursday, June 30.
Date: 07/01/2011 | Northwest
Traffic cams: Good for safety?
Lynnwood's limited data show it's hard to tell if they help
Date: 07/01/2011 | Need to Know
Monroe initiative would repeat objections to traffic cameras
MONROE -- If at first you don't succeed, file another initiative.
Date: 06/29/2011 | Local News
Sinkhole on Highway 204
Traffic down to one lane in each direction in Lake Stevens
Date: 06/24/2011 | Local News
Monroe officials criticized for actions to scuttle vote on traffic cameras
MONROE -- Ask people around town, and many will tell you the City Council made the wrong decision by deciding to go to court to block a vote on traffic-enforcement cameras.For some, the unanimous decision Tuesday signals the City Council is not listening.
Date: 06/24/2011 | Local News
Monroe seeks to kill initiative on traffic cameras
MONROE -- A unanimous Monroe City Council has decided to mount a legal challenge against an initiative that seeks to give voters here a chance to weigh in on traffic-enforcement cameras.
Date: 06/22/2011 | Local News
WSP says driver, 14, caused Tukwila crash
TUKWILA -- The Washington State Patrol says a three-car crash on Interstate 5 at Tukwila was caused by a 14-year-old driver.
Date: 06/17/2011 | Northwest
County Councilman Gossett seeks input on road projects
EVERETT -- People from Snohomish County's business world have a chance this week to tell government leaders what they'd like to see in the way of roads, bridges and other transportation projects.
Date: 06/12/2011 | Local News
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