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

Chokepoint Challenge: Stay in the right lane to get through traffic faster

In Sully's first "Chokepoint Challenge," he wants you to test the theory that when traffic is backed up, you move faster in the right lane than the left.
5 years ago

Final Revive I-5 closure of the year, more school zone cameras, and light rail

This is a Chokepoints grab bag edition where Chris Sullivan covers the return of Revive I-5, more school traffic cameras, and the light rail extension.
5 years ago

Light rail finally reaches Northgate, a promise 25 years in the making

Sound Transit opens light rail service to Northgate on Oct. 2, 2021. It is the culmination of a promise made to voters 25 years ago.
5 years ago

Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff to step down in 2022

Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff will step down in the middle of next year, citing exhaustion brought on by the strain of the role.
5 years ago

A look inside the West Seattle Bridge with repairs set to kick off

KIRO Radio traffic reporter Chris Sullivan takes us inside the West Seattle Bridge, as workers begin repairs they say are on schedule.
5 years ago

New ferry line cutting education and enforcement underway

Ferry line cutters beware. The state is stepping up enforcement to make up for the loss of the HERO line.
5 years ago

State ending hotline used to tattle on bad drivers

The phone number you can use to report drivers violating HOV lane rules and ferry line cutters in Washington is going away.
5 years ago

Good to Go sends out first toll statements from new system

Washington's Good to Go tolling system got an upgrade earlier this summer, and now the first bills and statements are coming out.
5 years ago

Rain is coming; Sully’s wet weather driving 101

Get your Washington Driver's Manual out. The first heavy rain of the summer is on its way, and we want to make sure you're prepared to drive in wet weather.
5 years ago

Fare ambassadors replace officers on Sound Transit trains

New "fare ambassadors" for Sound Transit have resumed fare checks, with a focus on educating riders on reduced-fare ORCA options over issuing citations.
5 years ago

An exclusive look at Seattle’s 520 bridge project from the construction platform

The state Department of Transportation provided us with a guided tour of construction on the 520 bridge over Lake Washington.
5 years ago

Avoid Seattle for busy construction closure weekend

Three routes into and out of the Seattle area are going to be closed for construction this weekend. It's time to start planning your trips.
5 years ago

Pandemic, protests, and crew shortages: No ordinary Labor Day for Washington State Ferries

Catching a ferry on Labor Day weekend has never been easy. Add in a pandemic, crew shortages, and a possible protest, and this weekend could be much worse.
5 years ago

Light rail prepares for new line numbers, names, and colors

With light rail service to Northgate starting in just over a month, Sound Transit is about to change the names and designations of its rail and bus lines.
5 years ago

Montlake neighborhood to be isolated for 520 construction this weekend

The state Department of Transportation will close most of Montlake's on and off ramps, beginning 10 p.m. Friday until Monday morning.
5 years ago

Toll rate increases approved for SR 99, 520, and Narrows Bridge

The toll rate increases proposed last month appeared to be a fait accompli as the commissioners took up the issue Tuesday.
5 years ago

Charges, arrests mount in Western Washington street racing crackdown

How do you stop illegal street racing? Arrest people and taking their cars. A tri-county emphasis continues to build cases to stop the events.
5 years ago

Another road closure gets us closer to end of I-5 Tacoma construction

The end of I-5 construction in Tacoma is in sight, but there's some pain to endure before all lanes of the SB Puyallup River Bridge and HOV lanes are open.
5 years ago

Still no date for return of passenger train service at site of deadly DuPont derailment

The testing is done. Engineers are trained. But when will train service actually return to the Point Defiance Bypass, the site of a deadly 2017 derailment?
5 years ago

Ferry fare rates will increase 2.5% this year and next

Ferry riders will soon need to dig a little deeper in their wallets as the state is expected to approve increased ferry fares on Tuesday.
5 years ago

Sound Transit charts its path ahead facing $6.5 billion budget hole

After a Thursday meeting, Sound Transit now has a schedule and some strict guidelines to follow as it prioritizes what to build and when.
5 years ago

90 minute delays, 10 mile backups expected during upcoming NB 167 closure

You are not going to want any part of State Route 167 northbound later this month when it's closed for an entire weekend out of Puyallup.
5 years ago

What you need to know about month-long Montlake Bridge closure

Drivers have to figure out how they will get into and out of the University District as the Montlake Bridge is closed until Sept. 3.
5 years ago

New I-405 interchange coming to Totem Lake

Work to improve the I-405 commute continues.  Construction of a new on and off ramp from the freeway to Totem Lake is set to begin later this year.
5 years ago