All northbound I-405 lanes reopen near NE 44th Street after early-morning crash
Aug 28, 2026, 6:17 AM | Updated: 7:15 am
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 were blocked early Friday morning after a collision occurred early Friday morning.
The crash happened near NE 44th Street, milepost 7. Three lanes were initially closed, but all of them reopened just before 7:15 a.m.
UPDATE 2: On northbound I-405 just south of NE 44th St in Renton, the HOV lane and left lane are now open. The two right lanes remain blocked. https://t.co/Nr9wVD2V77 pic.twitter.com/Ds4NeBKAma
— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) August 28, 2026
“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.”
This is a developing story, check back for updates
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