Brace yourself: First toll bills sent to 520 pay-by-mail customers
If you drove the 520 floating bridge in the past few weeks without a Good To Go pass, expect a bill to come in the mail soon. The State Department of Transportation sent out 19,000 bills to drivers...
View ArticleAAA: Average price of gasoline in Washington $3.49
BELLEVUE, Wash. — The AAA auto club reports the average price of a gallon of gasoline in Washington is $3.49. That's up 2 cents in a week and 7 cents in a month. It's 6 cents higher than the national...
View ArticleBus route spared after public outcry; Metro adjustments enacted
Public outcry may rescue a popular South Seattle bus line. An amendment to the transit re-alignment plan passed by the King County council late Monday afternoon has temporarily spared the route. Ten...
View ArticleTolls on I-5 between Washington, Oregon looking more likely
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington lawmakers are moving forward with plans to allow tolls on the proposed Columbia River Crossing between Portland and Vancouver. The project will cost as much as $3.5 billion...
View ArticleFederal grant money supports critical transportation studies
Grant money from the U.S. Department of Transportation will help fund ongoing studies looking at critical transportation issues in the Northwest. Transportation issues affect all of us, whether it’s...
View ArticleTransit tunnel reaches milestone in Seattle
Sound Transit says it reached another milestone in construction of a light rail line through Seattle on Wednesday when a tunnel boring machine reached the Capitol Hill station site after a 10-month dig...
View Article520 bridge toll will hit $4.35 in 2016
The peak toll on the Highway 520 floating bridge that began at $3.50 at the end of last year will rise to $4.35 in 2016 after a series of scheduled increases.
View ArticleTSA PreCheck coming to Sea-Tac's north checkpoint
The Transportation Security Administration says it will be using Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's north security checkpoint for its new expedited screening program. TSA is testing its new...
View ArticleState struggles to open some mountain passes due to snow
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Fresh snow in the mountains has slightly delayed the reopening of one high mountain pass in the Washington Cascades. Highway crews are on track to reopen two other scenic cross state...
View ArticleEarly report: U.S. highway deaths fall to lowest number since 1949
If a preliminary report holds true, the number of road deaths fell again in 2011. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimated that 32,310 people died on highways last year,...
View ArticleOfficials break ground on Seattle's deep-bore tunnel
The long goodbye to Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct has begun. With some ceremonial scoops of dirt, officials today began digging a pit for the giant machine that will chew up the earth under Seattle...
View ArticleSmashed windshield a sign of Washington's troubled roadways
When a chunk of I-5 flew up and smashed through the windshield of a car carrying a family of four, the dangers of Washington's crumbling roadways became all too real. "The rock hit me so hard in the...
View ArticleFallen tree blocks highway at Lake Forest Park
LAKE FOREST PARK, Wash. — The state Transportation Department says crews hope to reopen Highway 522 at Lake Forest Park late Thursday morning. Workers are removing a large tree that fell across the...
View ArticleSeattle traffic choke point at Mercer changing this weekend
A major Seattle traffic choke point is poised to make a dramatic change this weekend. But officials don't expect the soon-to-be two-way Mercer Street will improve the afternoon commute out of downtown....
View ArticleComputer troubles freeze United Airlines' system, bringing a cascade of delays
Many travelers using United Airlines faced delays Tuesday, but they weren't connected to Hurricane Isaac. Instead, the airline's computer network crashed, leaving large parts of its system paralyzed...
View ArticleSeattle's free-ride zone is ending; 'funeral' is set for Friday
A cultural shift is taking place in Seattle. It’s the elimination of a free-ride zone downtown, for bus riders. It’s been in place for four decades. And on Friday (Sept. 28) it will go away.
View ArticleSan Fran’s popular Sidecar is the latest ridesharing app for Seattle
Did you get stuck in traffic during the Thanksgiving weekend? Or: worry about your kids getting dicey rides home from holiday parties?
View ArticleMudslides continue to plague rail traffic north of Seattle
Mudslides continue to shut down train tracks, and halt passenger rail traffic north of Seattle.Burlington Northern Santa Fe spokesman Gus Melonas says tracks between Seattle and Everett have been shut...
View ArticleShould Washington motorists pay by the miles to drive?
Washington state transportation officials are exploring whether to charge drivers by the mile to use state highway and roads.A steering committee of transportation experts recently concluded it's...
View ArticleWSDOT admits big mistakes on 520 pontoons
Big mistakes were made by the State Department of Transportation in its construction of the pontoons that will hold up the new 520 bridge across Lake Washington. The agency says it is making repairs...
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