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Chris Sullivan
Tolls increase on multiple highways, WSDOT repairing I-90’s expansion joint
It's a Tuesday grab bag. There are big changes coming to I-90 near Mercer Island and Bellevue, and the toll rates go up this week on I-405 and SR 167.1 year ago
Nate Connors
I-90 in Bellevue to close at night this week for road work
The late work will have up to three lanes closed on I-90 east between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.1 year ago
Chris Sullivan
Inside SR 520’s safety system in Montlake
I had the chance to get on the new 520 Montlake Lid and check out some of the hidden features and safety systems.1 year ago
Chris Sullivan
Failing expansion joint continues to plague I-90 on Mercer Island
So why is it taking so long to fix the I-90 expansion joint on the freeway on Mercer Island?1 year ago
Chris Sullivan
SDOT experiments with freight/transit lane
A F-A-B lane is a freight and bus lane. It's a lane that commercial trucks and buses can share to improve the overall flow of traffic.1 year ago
Chris Sullivan
Tacoma HOV expansion leaves 8-mile gap
The HOV expansion through Tacoma wrapped up last year, but it left an eight-mile gap.1 year ago
Chris Sullivan
Sullivan: Tire ban, $1,000 fines for idling have life in WA Legislature
The tire ban rose from the ashes and ended up in a seemingly unrelated bill on electric vehicles in the Senate. It ended up passing through a key committee.1 year ago
Micki Gamez
South Sound on-demand ride service is now easier to use
An on-demand micro transit service called Runner is now available as part of Pierce Transit's all-in-one app.1 year ago
Chris Sullivan
Major travel disruptions coming to Highway 529
"People who are going from Marysville to Everett are just going to need to use I-5 with the southbound roadway closed," Pearce said.1 year ago
Nate Connors
Revive I-5 has lane reductions this weekend through Tukwila
Most of this work occurs overnight on weekdays, but some work is scheduled on certain weekends -- this weekend being one of them.聽1 year ago
Chris Sullivan
Can fake ivy work as graffiti deterrent?
I asked WDOT about it recently, and a Northwest Region manager told me he had not heard of the idea -- but Tacoma has.1 year ago
Nate Connors
Nightly ramp closures to affect drivers in Kirkland, Shoreline, more
The I-405 south offramp and the northbound I-405 north on ramp from Northeast 85th close nightly between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.1 year ago
Chris Sullivan
Buying tires could become a lot harder
The bill focuses on the rolling resistance of tires. Heavier and more durable tires have more resistance and less energy efficiency.1 year ago
Nate Connors
Expect overnight closures through Federal Way, Kent on I-5 Tuesday night
The State Route 509 Completion Project will be causing more interruptions, including Tuesday night's four-lane closure on I-5 north.1 year ago
Chris Sullivan
Chokepoints: Answers to listener’s FAQs regarding I-5’s express lanes
I continually get questions about the I-5 express lanes. Everything from their operations to graffiti, so I decided to answer the most common ones.1 year ago
Chris Sullivan
Reducing traffic fatalities one ‘stroad’ at a time
It's not quite a road, and it's not quite a street. You drive them every day, and they are some of the most dangerous places in Washington. They are stroads.1 year ago
Micki Gamez
Major schedule disruption for Link light rail riders
Brace yourself -- another Sound Transit disruption kicks off next month in order to do maintenance on the 1 Line.1 year ago
Chris Sullivan
Tolling equipment not immune to freezing weather; chain fines rise
Severe cold has also been messing with the state's tolling equipment on Interstate 405 and 167.聽1 year ago
Chris Sullivan
Sully’s snow driving tips ahead of Seattle’s upcoming inclement weather
If your rear end starts skidding out to the right, turn the wheel to the right. That will help you recover faster.1 year ago
Chris Sullivan
WSP defends actions during protesters’ 5-hour takeover of I-5
The tactics used caught the WSP off guard, as protesters used cars as a blockade and flooded the lanes with people through cuts in the freeway fencing.1 year ago
Chris Sullivan
Door plug found after “explosive decompression” of Boeing Max 9
All Boeing 737 MAX-9s remain grounded this morning after an explosive decompression forced an Alaska flight into an emergency landing in Portland on Friday.1 year ago
Chris Sullivan
How is freeway encampment clearing going?
We still see tents along the sides of our freeways, but the state has made progress in clearing some of the most dangerous camps.1 year ago
Chris Sullivan
A traffic year that was tough on drivers, light on accomplishments
I hate to be so negative to end the year, but there wasn't a lot to celebrate on the traffic front in Washington state.1 year ago
