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The ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Newsradio Traffic team of Chris Sullivan and Nate Connors deliver all the answers to your traffic questions in Chokepoints. Do you have a story you want us to check out? Click here to submit your Chokepoint.

Featured Stories

i-5 closures...
Chris Sullivan

Nightly I-5 closures begin Monday near Kent-Des Moines Road

You've been driving through the jersey barriers for weeks. Now it's time for nightly closures of Interstate 5 (I-5) at Kent-Des Moines Road.
2 years ago
Hylebos Creek Fife...
Chris Sullivan

Returning Hylebos Creek to its natural state through Fife

A huge part of this project is the restoration of Hylebos Creek and all the green space you see around I-5 near Fife.
2 years ago
ramps close montlake...
Chris Sullivan

Avoid Montlake this weekend, construction will make it miserable

Cross Seattle's Montlake Neighborhood off your list for the weekend. Construction will make it impossible to get around.
2 years ago
Washington road repairs...
Chris Sullivan

Washington roads getting ‘closer to precipice’ with repairs needed

Roads in Washington are generally safe, but any trip over freeways will sho that they aren't in great shape, and likely in need of repairs.
2 years ago
Diesel cleanup I-5 lacey...
Chris Sullivan

Diesel cleanup continues three months after I-5 crash in Lacey

Why is it taking months to clean up contaminated soil from a semi-trailer truck crash on Interstate 5 (I-5) in Lacey?
2 years ago
cars and stripes...
Chris Sullivan

Orange lane stripes debut on I-5 in Fife

New orange lane stripes debuted Thursday morning in both directions of I-5 in Fife, and it will remain in place until the fall.
2 years ago
Motorcycle lane-splitting...
Chris Sullivan

Once and for all: Motorcycle lane-splitting is still illegal

Have you noticed a lot more motorcycle lane-splitting recently? It's incredibly dangerous, and it's still illegal.
2 years ago
SR 18 construction...
Chris Sullivan

Congestion on SR 18 to get worse with construction

The already congested drive on State Route 18 to Interstate 90 is going to get a lot worse as construction ramps up this week.
2 years ago
horoscope wsdot...
Chris Sullivan

Summer means traffic delays for Washington highways

It's almost summer, and like the weeds in your yard, the orange cones (and traffic delays) are coming to Washington highways.
2 years ago
Fish Passage Bellevue...
Chris Sullivan

Ambitious fish passage work begins under I-90 in Bellevue

Four new bridges are being built along the I-90 corridor in Bellevue, but they aren't for cars or bikes. They are for a fish passage.
2 years ago
park shoulder airport fine...
Chris Sullivan

Don’t park on the shoulder at the airport, you can get fined

Don't add to the problem by parking on the side of the airport expressway while waiting for your people to arrive.
2 years ago
Photo: Seattle drivers are among the elite when it comes to safe driving habits....
Chris Sullivan

New survey tracks how we travel for the greater good

There's a huge survey underway right now that will help determine the future of travel in our region and how it's developed.
2 years ago
Seattle I-5...
Chris Sullivan

Prepare for NB I-5 closures through Seattle this weekend

All northbound traffic through Seattle is going to be diverted off I-5 and onto SR 520 from 10 p.m. Friday until 10 a.m. Saturday.
2 years ago
Amazon Seattle Traffic...
Chris Sullivan

‘Amazon Effect’ crushing morning traffic into Seattle

We thought that our traffic had returned to pre-pandemic levels. The return of Amazon workers to Seattle shows we hadn't seen anything yet.
2 years ago
max toll rates...
Chris Sullivan

Is it time to raise the max toll rates to keep traffic down?

As I-405 is expanding, as well as State Route 167, the time has come to discuss max toll rates for our region.
2 years ago
I-405 bridge...
Chris Sullivan

What’s up with the I-405 bridge to nowhere in Bellevue?

The new bridge over I-405 in south Bellevue looks like a bridge to nowhere. Is it part of the freeway widening or something else?
2 years ago
I-5...
Chris Sullivan

New flyover ramp to cross I-5 in Seattle this month

The state is going to close northbound I-5 in Seattle next weekend for a key expansion of the State Route 520 corridor.
2 years ago
west seattle bridge...
Chris Sullivan

After lengthy closure, how is West Seattle Bridge holding up?

Has traffic returned to normal now that the West Seattle Bridge has been re-opened eight months after a lengthy closure?
2 years ago
construction...
Chris Sullivan

Orange cones multiplying in May; warm weather means construction season

New work zones, more orange cones. Warmer and somewhat drier weather means a return to the heaviest construction time of the year.
2 years ago
The Interstate 5/State Route 529 interchange (Photo from the City of Marysville)...
Chris Sullivan

Construction projects near Marysville to mess with traffic until 2025

The first big lane shift for the new I-5/SR-529 interchange is just the beginning of construction projects in Marysville.
2 years ago
Photo: A view of Mount Rainier is photographed from an Alaska Airlines flight flying at 25,000 feet...
Chris Sullivan

Construction will jam up your summer trip to Mount Rainier

Who doesn't love a summer trip to Mount Rainier? Take a book this year, though, construction is going to make that trip extremely difficult.
2 years ago
Image: A Washington license plate can be seen in a recent photo....
Chris Sullivan

License plate delays continue, plates being shipped from the east coast

License plates. Covid-19. The Department of Corrections. Three odd topics to put together, but when the pandemic hit, the production was disrupted.
2 years ago
repair...
Chris Sullivan

Green River Bridge repair crew needed supplies but the store was closed

There's nothing worse than starting a repair and realizing the job is a lot more complicated. It happens to the Washington Department of Transportation too.
2 years ago
driving test...
Chris Sullivan

The majority of people failed the ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Traffic driving test

Last week our traffic team put together a short driving test to check your knowledge of the rules of the road. The results were not good.
2 years ago