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Stop signs added to dangerous ‘T’ intersection in Machias
Snohomish County workers have installed stop signs at a dangerous “T” intersection in the Machias area.
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Shedding light on a crosswalk
Let’s shed some light on a crosswalk near a school in south Everett.
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Who’s the transpo geek you’d like to get to know?
Is there someone in the realm of transportation that you’d like to learn more about? Someone recently suggested…
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What clever personalized license plates have you spotted?
A story idea in the works for Street Smarts is a list of noteworthy personalized license plates.
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Crosswalk coming to “T” intersection near Legion Park
Back in spring 2016, we wrote about a planned crosswalk improvement at the busy “T” intersection of Alverson…
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About expansion joint covers on US 2’s Pilchuck River Bridge
One lane has a reinforced concrete-type header instead of a plate. Both are used on other bridges.
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What’s your commute story? Send us your anecdotes
Street Smarts wants to hear from people with noteworthy commutes for future stories. How do you get to…
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Sultan to build new bridge for pedestrians, bicyclists
At the same time, the iconic ‘Sultan John’ statue will be temporarily moved for restoration.
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A 22% traffic increase means a 90-minute drive to Seattle
“Congestion is part of a booming economy,” says the lead author of a state report on road capacity.
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Plan your holiday travel; start with a full tank of patience
Compounded by uncertainty after the train derailment, driving will be challenging this week.
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Roundabout coming to Highway 9 intersection
The Marysville-area highway project is one of several in line for federal funding.
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Pay a toll on US 2 trestle? 10,000 say no on social media
A GOP lawmaker’s chart shows theoretical toll rates of up to $6.30 to cross the trestle one way.
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Hey, who turns on the lights?
When in doubt, call the PUD for streetlight outages in Snohomish County.
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Grants cover safety projects to add crosswalks, guardrails
Snohomish County received $935,000 in grants from the state Highway Safety Improvement Program to apply to three safety…
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Markers to return for traffic exiting 164th Walmart complex
After county crews repaved 164th Avenue W, raised pavement markings that helped guide two lanes of turning traffic…
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Community Transit starts construction on Green Line stations
Construction has started on the 34 stations that will be used for the Swift Green Line, Community Transit’s…
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Planning — and patience — can ease Thanksgiving travel
The Washington State Department of Transportation offers information to help guide planning.
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Yes to turn signal — eventually
Adding a right-turn signal at 112th St. and 7th Ave. is turning out to be a bit more…
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Westbound U.S. 2 Trestle to be repaved in 2018
It will mark the second year of three years of resurfacing projects from Everett to Skykomish.