CHOKEPOINTS

Have a Chokepoint you need addressed? KIRO Traffic will help investigate

Nov 8, 2019, 11:53 AM | Updated: Jan 31, 2025, 7:25 pm

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Seattle traffic. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)

(Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)

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garbage truck fire NB I-5...

Jason Sutich

NB I-5 off-ramp to West Seattle fully blocked after garbage truck catches fire

The exit ramp to West Seattle from northbound I-5 is fully blocked on Monday while a garbage truck burns in the middle of the roadway.

47 minutes ago

tacoma car crash fatal...

MyNorthwest Staff

One killed after car splits in half in violent Tacoma crash

The collision happened just after 11 p.m. on Portland Avenue. A 28-year-old man, Duran Tessema, hit a power pole so hard that it cut his car in half.

3 hours ago

9th ave...

Chris Sullivan

SDOT plans to paint over Convention Center street art that won’t come off 9th Ave.

SDOT, which granted the Seattle Convention Center the permit to paint 9th Ave., now has a plan to fix the problem.

3 days ago

I-405 (2)...

Nate Connors

A full closure of I-405 will make for a rough weekend commute

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has scheduled a full closure of northbound I-405 between Renton and Bellevue.

3 days ago

road with paint seattle convention center...

Chris Sullivan

Seattle Convention Center paints itself into a transportation mess on 9th Ave

A Seattle Convention Center art event left a key I-5 access road covered in paint that can't be removed, and there's no timeline to reopen.

4 days ago

sb i-5 semi-truck backup...

Jason Sutich

All lanes of SB I-5 reopen near Ship Canal Bridge after semi-truck collision caused 7-mile backup

All lanes have been reopened along southbound I-5 near the Ship Canal Bridge after a collision involving a semi-truck.

5 days ago

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