KIRO Newsradio traffic reporter

Chris Sullivan

Chris Sullivan is a traffic reporter for KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM. He cares deeply about the amount of time you spend sitting in Seattle traffic. Email Chris at csullivan@kiroradio.com

Sullivan: Driving with headphones, windshield obstructions in Washington

It's another episode of "rules of the road," I'm tackling two driving questions: Using headphones or windshield obstructions while driving.
3 years ago

Sullivan: Why do so many people get freaked out at four-way stops?

There is no mystery to how four-way stops work, so why do so many people mess up this simple maneuver?
3 years ago

Sullivan: Sweeping bus-only lanes, what’s the right move?

I received feedback from my story on lane sweeping last week. But what happens when you are turning and the closest lane is restricted?
3 years ago

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.
3 years ago

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.
3 years ago

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.
3 years ago

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.
3 years ago

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.
3 years ago

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.
3 years ago

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.
3 years ago

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.
3 years ago

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?
3 years ago

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.
3 years ago

Tacoma HOV expansion leaves 8-mile gap

The HOV expansion through Tacoma wrapped up last year, but it left an eight-mile gap.
3 years ago

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.
3 years ago

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.
3 years ago

WSP to recommend charges for recent pro-Palestinian protest on I-5

The WSP can only recommend charges, which will be brought to the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office to make the final decision.
3 years ago

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.
3 years ago

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.
3 years ago

Southbound I-5 re-opened after fatal crash in Arlington

Southbound I-5 reopened just south of SR 531 in Arlington by the Costco near the Smokey Point interchange.
3 years ago

Are Express Lanes worth $15? Tolls increasing on I-405 and 167

The tolls are going up on Interstate 405 and 167.
3 years ago

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.
3 years ago

I-90 east lane blocked for failing expansion joint on Mercer Island

Drivers were greeted with long backups across Mercer Island this morning after the Washington Department of Transportation closed a lane of eastbound I-90.
3 years ago

Reducing traffic fatalities one ‘stroad’ at a time

It's not quite a road, and it's not quite a street. You drive them every day, and they are some of the most dangerous places in Washington. They are stroads.
3 years ago