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Chokepoints
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Capacity on Highway 522 in Snohomish County about to double
Chris Sullivan | December 10, 2014 6:50 amDrivers often complain that the state never seems to add roads or lanes of traffic to help with congestion. Thousands of drivers are about to… -
Traveling for Thanksgiving? Plan to go early or go late
Chris Sullivan | November 24, 2014 6:22 am"Go early or go late" should be your mantra while planning Thanksgiving travel. -
How the tolls on Highway 167’s HOT lane really work
Chris Sullivan | November 19, 2014 9:30 amThe toll from Auburn to Renton costs commuters between $0.50 and $9, depending on the conditions, but it turns out many drivers still don't quite… -
Why does Coast Guard open bridge when West Seattle traffic is snarled?
Chris Sullivan | November 12, 2014 1:05 pmAs angry drivers stew about another nightmare drive from West Seattle, the city admits it didn't know it could ask the Coast Guard to delay… -
Why the HOT toll on SR 167 has been costing $9
Chris Sullivan | November 12, 2014 7:06 amPeople hit me up all the time at mynorthwest.com/chokepoints about tolling. How it works. What it costs. Tolling is a huge topic, considering that it's… -
Left turn relief comes to 23rd Ave in Seattle, but at a steep price
Chris Sullivan | November 3, 2014 12:44 pmI reported last week that major improvements are coming to 23rd Avenue in Seattle, but it turns out the improvements might not be what drivers… -
Left turn strife frustrates drivers on 23rd Avenue in Seattle
Chris Sullivan | October 30, 2014 4:56 pmWhy can't drivers take a left onto John Street from 23rd Avenue in Seattle? -
Why it’s easy to get caught in I-5 Olympia snarl Sunday afternoons
Chris Sullivan | October 27, 2014 9:08 amWhile sitting in the Nisqually Basin between Lacey and JBLM might sound alluring, there is nothing appealing about it when you're stuck in your car. -
Popular King County shortcut shut down by mudslide with no plans to reopen
Chris Sullivan | October 15, 2014 7:40 amIt was a popular shortcut for people wanting to get up to I-5 from the valley in King County, but it was shutdown by a… -
SR 167 was never finished, now it’s a $2 billion project
Chris Sullivan | September 29, 2014 4:50 amIt has the potential to ease congestion at a series of chokepoints in King and Pierce Counties, and it was supposed to be built 30…