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lane sweeping...
Chris Sullivan

Sullivan: Lane sweeping is all too common and needs to stop

This is called lane sweeping and let me be crystal clear -- what that driver did to me is 100% illegal for multiple reasons.
13 hours ago
Photo: The Nisqually River Bridge will be cleaned this weekend as I-5 sees road work....
Nate Conners, KIRO Newsradio and Bill Kaczaraba, MyNorthwest

Weekend road work: The bridges working against traffic flow

The Nisqually River Bridge is set to get its annual cleaning this weekend.
7 days ago
520 tolling...
Chris Sullivan

Expanded SR 520 tolling going down to wire in Olympia

Do you want funding for 520 or do you want lower gas prices? That's what the campaign against the citizen's initiative is expected to be.
8 days ago
sound transit parking...
Chris Sullivan

Sound Transit parking changes on the way

Sound Transit can and will check to see if you're meeting those benchmarks for parking, and you could be denied if you fail to meet them.
10 days ago
Image: After an I-5 south vehicle crash on Sunday, March 3, 2024, a traffic sign the Washington Sta...
Steve Coogan

I-5 south vehicle crash that killed pedestrian snarled traffic near Marysville

One person was killed in an accident on Interstate 5 south involving a vehicle and a pedestrian, the Washington State Patrol reported Sunday.
11 days ago
South 216th Street Bridge...
Nate Connors

I-5 near SeaTac closing this weekend at South 216th Street Bridge

The South 216th Street Bridge in SeaTac has nearly completed the installation of its concrete girders -- a heavy beam to support the deck of a bridge.
13 days ago
Image: Tolls reached $15 in the HOV lane on Friday, March 2, 2024....
Chris Sullivan

Sullivan: Friday marks first commute with higher tolls on I-405, SR 167

Friday marked the first day of the new higher tolls on SR 167 and I-405. They hit $12.25 on I-405 south out of Lynnwood.
13 days ago
Image: SR 520 bridge construction work continues. Expanded tolling on SR 520 may be coming....
Chris Sullivan

Expanded tolling on SR 520 to pay for project may be coming

The Washington State Legislature may expand tolling on SR 520 to make up the budget to finish the major project.
14 days ago
jerk move left-turn lane...
Chris Sullivan

Sullivan: Please don’t pull this jerk move on the road

Manning sent us a TikTok video with someone promoting this as his "offensive driving tip No. 271." The poster calls this the "fake left, go straight" move.
15 days ago
toll increase...
Chris Sullivan

Tolls increase on multiple highways, WSDOT repairing I-90’s expansion joint

It's a Tuesday grab bag. There are big changes coming to I-90 near Mercer Island and Bellevue, and the toll rates go up this week on I-405 and SR 167.
17 days ago
Cars drive across the I-90 floating bridge....
Nate Connors

I-90 in Bellevue to close at night this week for road work

The late work will have up to three lanes closed on I-90 east between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.
17 days ago
Montlake lid...
Chris Sullivan

Inside SR 520’s safety system in Montlake

I had the chance to get on the new 520 Montlake Lid and check out some of the hidden features and safety systems.
22 days ago
I-90, Mercer Island...
Chris Sullivan

Failing expansion joint continues to plague I-90 on Mercer Island

So why is it taking so long to fix the I-90 expansion joint on the freeway on Mercer Island?
23 days ago
fab freight transit lane...
Chris Sullivan

SDOT experiments with freight/transit lane

A F-A-B lane is a freight and bus lane. It's a lane that commercial trucks and buses can share to improve the overall flow of traffic.
29 days ago
I-5 connection...
Chris Sullivan

Tacoma HOV expansion leaves 8-mile gap

The HOV expansion through Tacoma wrapped up last year, but it left an eight-mile gap.
1 month ago
Image: A SUV drives past a sign near a tire shop on a snow-covered road in January 2012 in the West...
Chris Sullivan

Sullivan: Tire ban, $1,000 fines for idling have life in WA Legislature

The tire ban rose from the ashes and ended up in a seemingly unrelated bill on electric vehicles in the Senate. It ended up passing through a key committee.
1 month ago
Image: A Pierce Transit bus on the road...
Micki Gamez

South Sound on-demand ride service is now easier to use

An on-demand micro transit service called Runner is now available as part of Pierce Transit's all-in-one app.
1 month ago
travel disruptions 529...
Chris Sullivan

Major travel disruptions coming to Highway 529

"People who are going from Marysville to Everett are just going to need to use I-5 with the southbound roadway closed," Pearce said.
1 month ago
revive I-5 tukwila...
Nate Connors

Revive I-5 has lane reductions this weekend through Tukwila

Most of this work occurs overnight on weekdays, but some work is scheduled on certain weekends -- this weekend being one of them. 
1 month ago
Fake strand ivy being used to deter graffiti. (Photo: The City of Tacoma)...
Chris Sullivan

Can fake ivy work as graffiti deterrent?

I asked WDOT about it recently, and a Northwest Region manager told me he had not heard of the idea -- but Tacoma has.
1 month ago
Image:The I-405 express toll lanes (Photo courtesy of the Washington State Transportation Center)...
Nate Connors

Nightly ramp closures to affect drivers in Kirkland, Shoreline, more

The I-405 south offramp and the northbound I-405 north on ramp from Northeast 85th close nightly between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.
1 month ago
tires...
Chris Sullivan

Buying tires could become a lot harder

The bill focuses on the rolling resistance of tires. Heavier and more durable tires have more resistance and less energy efficiency.
1 month ago
Image: Federal Way first-responder vehicles...
Nate Connors

Expect overnight closures through Federal Way, Kent on I-5 Tuesday night

The State Route 509 Completion Project will be causing more interruptions, including Tuesday night's four-lane closure on I-5 north.
2 months ago
I-5 express lanes...
Chris Sullivan

Chokepoints: Answers to listener’s FAQs regarding I-5’s express lanes

I continually get questions about the I-5 express lanes. Everything from their operations to graffiti, so I decided to answer the most common ones.
2 months ago