KIRO Newsradio traffic reporter

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

Tolling equipment not immune to freezing weather; chain fines rise

Severe cold has also been messing with the state's tolling equipment on Interstate 405 and 167.

3 years ago

Sully’s snow driving tips ahead of Seattle’s upcoming inclement weather

If your rear end starts skidding out to the right, turn the wheel to the right. That will help you recover faster.

3 years ago

Traffic shift coming for I-5 in Fife, if the weather allows

Interstate 5 drivers in Fife will be starting the new year with a lane shift, but it's up to the weather when it will happen.

3 years ago

WSP defends actions during protesters’ 5-hour takeover of I-5

The tactics used caught the WSP off guard, as protesters used cars as a blockade and flooded the lanes with people through cuts in the freeway fencing.

3 years ago

Door plug found after “explosive decompression” of Boeing Max 9

All Boeing 737 MAX-9s remain grounded this morning after an explosive decompression forced an Alaska flight into an emergency landing in Portland on Friday.