August 18, 2008 at 10:51 am

Traffic This Morning on I-5

by Andrew Smith

… or why I can’t wait for Central Link to open:

 

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8 Comments

Comment by andrew
2008-08-18 10:59:15

Yeah that doesn’t look very good on I5 down there.

 
Comment by David
2008-08-18 11:16:29

From http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/trafficalerts/PugetSound.aspx?refnum=157628&action=2

I-5 – Accident on I-5 southbound at South Spokane Street since 10:05 AM, 08/18/08 until further notice due to Two Left Lanes Blocked from milepost 162 to milepost 163

 
Comment by Gordon Werner
2008-08-18 12:25:29

also …

from: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/375427_airpollution19.html

Seattle in violation of Clean Air Act

 
Comment by ted
2008-08-18 14:12:00

To be honest, that map looks a lot better than what i’ve seen before…

Comment by Gabe
2008-08-18 17:55:13

Yeah, but not at 10:30am. Traffic starting in the early afternoon on southbound I-5, and both ways on 405 was also ridiculous.

When the state DOT reports a drop in vehicle miles traveled, I think they’ve got to be talking about somewhere else (eastern WA?), because our freeways seem just as full as always.

Even if traffic is a little lighter, all that does is allow people to drive faster. Which means more accidents, like the ones which caused today’s mess.

 
 
Comment by Oran
2008-08-18 20:24:36

There was also an incident on northbound I-5 on the collector-distributor road right after the I-90 merge around 8:30 am. Traffic was backed up on I-90 all the way to the tunnels. I wasn’t stuck in it though, I observed it from my office on the 41st floor of the Seattle Municipal Tower. The folks riding the bus into downtown probably felt they’ve made the right choice.

Half of the congestion on our highways is caused by incidents like accidents and stalled vehicles. Improving traffic safety and incident response goes a long way towards reducing congestion.

 
Comment by Sam
2008-08-19 04:50:23

If you didn’t live so far away from work, you wouldn’t have to wait for anything, you could ride your bike or walk.

 
Comment by Chris
2008-08-19 14:30:46

But wait! I thought Dino, Kemper, Dan, Tim and company were going to solve all of our traffic problems with the magic of the free market and HOT lanes! I mean if we followed their plans it would cost the taxpayers nothing and our traffic congestion would all be waved away by the invisible hand.

or not.

 

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