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Multiple northbound I-405 lanes blocked near NE 44th Street

Aug 28, 2026, 6:17 AM | Updated: 6:36 am

I-405 NE 44th street block...

Screenshot of WSDOT traffic cameras capturing the collision and slowdown on northbound I-405. (Photo courtesy of WSDOT)

(Photo courtesy of WSDOT)

Multiple lanes of northbound I-405 are blocked after a collision occurred early Friday morning.

The crash happened near NE 44th Street, milepost 7. The HOV and left lane are open as of this reporting.

“If you are coming up NB 167 and heading to Bellevue, go west on SB 405 to I-5 and take I-90,” KIRO Newsradio traffic reporter Chris Sullivan said. “You do not want to get on NB 405 right now. Only the HOV lane is open north of 30th.”

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