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

What’s with all the expired car tabs on the road?

Through October, nearly 42,000 people have been pulled over with expired tabs. WSP Sergeant Chelsea Hodgson said you can be pulled over just for this.
4 years ago

Tolling revenue on some roads returning to pre-COVID levels

Drivers claim there is no doubt tolls are back, but not all roads are created equally. It has taken more time for some tolling facilities to come back.
4 years ago

West Seattle Bridge traffic volume not back to pre-closure levels

But just over a month into the reopening, the commute has not returned to pre-closure, which coincides perfectly with pre-pandemic, levels.
4 years ago

Snow is coming, is WSDOT ready to keep the passes open?

We're getting our first snow in the Cascades. Will the state have enough people to keep the passes open this year?
4 years ago

Sullivan: A survival guide for driving in the rain

Get your mind right for driving in wet weather, and you have about a day to make sure your car is ready for the conditions.
4 years ago

SR 520 ramp closed through February for vibration testing

The ramp from westbound 520 to southbound I-5 will go back to two lanes. The ramp capacity has been cut in half for a while now.
4 years ago

Everett will be getting the Revive I-5 treatment starting this weekend

Revive I-5 in Seattle might be taking this weekend off to accommodate all the events in town, but it's just getting started in Everett.
4 years ago

How Revive I-5 will impact first Mariners home playoff game in decades

Construction couldn't possibly get in the way of the Mariners' first home playoff game in 7,688 days, could it?
4 years ago

Will Washington be ready for electric airplanes by 2027?

Where is Washington in its preparations for a fleet of electric passenger and freight planes? One company hopes to begin service by 2027.
4 years ago

WA homeless program showing early signs of helping those living off highways

The Governor and legislature launched the "Right of Way Safety Initiative" to great fanfare earlier this year
4 years ago

Here’s your warning: Seattle’s SR 520 will be fully closed all weekend

We've been warning you all week because we don't want a repeat of last weekend: 520 is going to be closed this weekend.
4 years ago

Major traffic shift coming to I-90 east of Snoqualmie Pass

A big change is about to happen on I-90 east of Snoqualmie Pass. WSDOT is widening six more miles of I-90 starting next week.
4 years ago

Avoid I-90 for the Seahawks game officials say, with westbound closed at Mercer Island this weekend

Good luck getting to the Seahawks game from the east side this weekend. Westbound I-90 is going to be closed at the west end of Mercer Island.
4 years ago

Sullivan: My experience with a lane splitter and why it is still illegal

A question for all motorcyclists today. Do you want to make it home alive? Then don't be a lane splitter.
4 years ago

New SDOT head hits the streets looking to expand transit so it’s ‘safe and convenient for everybody’

"High tempo, with a lot of ideas." That's how the new head of the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) Greg Spotts describes himself.
4 years ago

WSDOT closes parts of I-405 this weekend to repair ’15-foot-deep sinkhole’

You will not want to be using Interstate 405 this Saturday, because construction is going to close the freeway south of Bellevue.
4 years ago

WA looks for answers as bike, pedestrian deaths hit 20-year high

The numbers are in, and we are not doing a good job behind the wheel when it comes to sharing the road with bikes and pedestrians.
4 years ago

Flooded mineshaft to partially close WB I-90 near Issaquah in September

WSDOT is about to close two of the three lanes of westbound Interstate 90 near Issaquah for the better part of two weeks.
4 years ago

Most public transit now free to kids across Washington

Free youth transit fares begin across western Washington on Sept. 1. Anyone under 18 years of age can ride most forms of public transit for free.
4 years ago

A deep dive on the final stages of repair to the West Seattle Bridge

Load testing is one of the final steps to perform before the West Seattle Bridge can reopen to traffic.
4 years ago

Video: Sully gets a tour of the revamped West Seattle Bridge

Chris Sullivan gets a tour of the west Seattle Bridge ahead of its reopening Sept. 18.
4 years ago

Neighborhood vibration testing, construction to close SR-520 bridge over upcoming weekend

SR-520 will be closed in both directions this weekend. Contractors will be working on the lid and making preparations for the next phase of the project.
4 years ago

Staffing woes to blame for ‘chaotic’ weekend of Washington ferry cancellations

Last weekend was one of the worst for ferry cancellations of the summer. Nearly all the routes were impacted by crew shortages or mechanical issues.
4 years ago

Major delays announced for light rail expansion into Redmond, Lynnwood, and Federal Way

The ribbon cuttings for ST-3 light rail extensions are being pushed back: East Link, Redmond, Lynnwood, and Federal Way. None of them will open on time.
4 years ago