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Portions of Highway 99 in central Seattle will close in late August for two days of repairs in Sodo and a four-day bridge removal near Seattle Center. The work starts late Friday, Aug. 22 and wraps up at 5 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27. The state’s project homepage is here. The plan: An overpass where Aurora Avenue North…

Oso mudslide report to be released today: Geologists and other scientists are expected to release a report on the conditions and causes of the massive slide that killed 43 people. The I-90 traffic debacle predicted for yesterday morning was a bust, but today’s another day and, oh, President Obama will be…

Starting Friday night, the state is funneling westbound Interstate 90 into a single lane at Bellevue Way Southeast  for a week as part of a repair project to the bridge between Bellevue and Mercer Island. Traffic is expected to back up as far as 10 miles, according to state highway engineers. For regular I-90 commuters, what…

Weather: Expect lower temperatures through the weekend with some showers here and there. However, in accordance with time-honored Seattle tradition, you can look forward to sunnier skies this time next week, right around the Fourth of July. National Weather Service forecast Traffic: The Highway 520 bridge is closed again this weekend, and you’ll…

Traffic was backed up about four miles on northbound Interstate 5 near Boeing Field after a multi-vehicle collision shortly after 9:30 a.m. today. Reports from the scene indicate up to six vehicles may have been involved. There were no immediate reports of injuries. The accident initially blocked four lanes, but by 10 a.m., three lanes were open. Traffic…

Seattle police today said they regret any inconvenience for drivers when they ordered Highway 99 closed while investigating an injury accident south of the West Seattle Bridge on Tuesday afternoon, creating a nightmare for commuters and people trying to get into the city for a Mariners game. But they asked people to keep things in perspective. “There…

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The Associated Press TACOMA — Washington state transportation officials want to know how people feel about the congested stretch of Interstate 5 near Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The News Tribune reports officials will discuss their plans for easing traffic and widening the freeway at an open house on June 11 in DuPont. Transportation planners are narrowing a list of…

Among those caught in the morning traffic mess in Seattle was a pregnant woman, Danielle Campoamor of West Seattle, who took about an hour and a half to get from home to the University of Washington Medical Center. “Bad Seattle traffic is one thing,” she tweeted. “Bad Seattle traffic with contractions? Insert expletive deleted here.” Reached later by…