Shoulder driving on U.S. 2 trestle now open at 2 p.m. weekdays

Published 1:30 am Friday, September 2, 2016

EVERETT — Those who use the eastbound U.S. 2 trestle now are able to travel on the shoulder an hour earlier. Shoulder driving opens to traffic at 2 p.m. and closes at 7 p.m. weekdays.

The shoulder, on the right side of the road, creates a third lane during evening rush hour that continues on eastbound U.S. 2 at the end of the trestle, toward Snohomish and Monroe. Other lanes at the point branch off toward Lake Stevens.

A commuter requested the change. Washington State Department of Transportation engineers did a traffic study and confirmed vehicle volumes from 2 to 3 p.m. warranted the expansion.