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UPDATE, 11:45 p.m. | All lanes of southbound Interstate 5 have reopened, the Seattle Police Department said. UPDATE, 10:05 p.m. | At approximately 6:44 p.m., the State Patrol said it received  multiple 911 calls that a man in a tan pickup had stopped his vehicle and was blocking the center lane. As the man exited his vehicle, it caught on fire, according to…

Seattle Tunnel Partners (STP) will begin next week to create a 120-foot-deep pit, to remove and repair the front end of boring machine Bertha. A camera has been installed alongside the Alaskan Way Viaduct, so the public can glimpse progress at the pit. The giant drill is stranded along the downtown waterfront, and not expected to…

This weekend will bring more frustration for Seattle drivers as Washington State Department of Transportation crews close all but one of the northbound collector-distributor lanes that merge traffic from Interstate 90 onto Interstate 5 and downtown freeway ramps. The ramp from South Dearborn Street to northbound I-5 will also close. It will be a partial closure…

After more than 10 collisions this morning, the state Department of Transportation is advising caution on Snoqualmie Pass and has been issuing advisories either requiring or recommending traction tires and chains. Read the latest here. Trooper Chris Webb of the State Patrol said heavy winds and cold temperatures created ice on the road this morning, causing vehicles…

Drivers traveling through downtown Seattle should expect delays this weekend, this time because of Highway 99 closures for construction and a charity race. Both directions of Highway 99 between Denny Way and South Spokane Street will close from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday so crews can inspect the Alaskan Way Viaduct, according to…

The southbound Interstate 5 collector-distributor to Interstate 90 will be reduced to one lane though the weekend while construction crews replace aging expansion joints, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. The lanes, as well as the James and Spring streets on-ramps to the collector-distributor will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m….

Southbound Interstate 5 will be reduced to one lane between the Washington State Convention Center and Interstate 90 from 9 tonight through 5 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). The closure will allow crews to repair broken-down expansion joints. WSDOT says motorists should expect delays of 45-60 minutes. To avoid delays,…

The Highway 99 tunneling machine “Bertha” is on the move again, after a rest stop to undergo adjustments and receive a new set of cutting teeth. Dark, wet soil tumbled off the tall conveyor belt and plopped onto the deck of Terminal 46, to be trucked or barged away. The moving dirt was visible Thursday morning from…

The Associated Press MOUNT VERNON — The Transportation Department says metal work on the Interstate 5 Skagit River bridge is complete. The last trusses were reconfigured Friday, giving 18 feet of clearance for all traffic lanes. The Skagit Valley Herald reports there may be some short closures this week to finish maintenance and painting. A section of the bridge…

The (Centralia) Chronicle U.S. Highway 12 near the White Pass summit is expected to be fully reopened to traffic by Thanksgiving after a washout Oct. 1 along a steep embankment adjacent to the roadway, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). “We are making progress and we hope to reopen it to two lanes by Thanksgiving,”…