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Seattle drivers wasted nearly 6 days sitting in traffic last year

Seattle drivers wasted nearly 6 days sitting in traffic last year

Seattle drivers wasted nearly 6 days sitting in traffic last year

Traffic isn't getting any better in Seattle. Drivers spent 138 hours, nearly 6 days, sitting in congestion in 2018.

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Seattle viaduct demolition is underway at Columbia Street ramp

The Alaskan Way Viaduct is finally being demolished after 60 years carrying vehicles through downtown Seattle.

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Here's how to get around town using the new tunnel

KING traffic reporter Cam Johnson gives us directions.

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Work sites prepped to begin Seattle viaduct demolition

Crews could begin demolition work on the Alaskan Way Viaduct this week if the weather holds off.

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Snow pushes back Seattle viaduct demolition

Crews were supposed to start demolishing the Alaskan Way Viaduct on Tuesday, but they now hope to begin work later this week.

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Trooper's advice for driving in the snow and ice

If you don't have to drive, please don't. But if you do have to, here's the best way to stay safe.

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Drive times return to normal after skyrocketing as snow falls in Puget Sound area

Travel times across the Puget Sound region returned to normal Friday night after thousands of commuters tried to get home before a snowstorm hit Western Washington.

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High-speed rail or additional lane of I-5? Both would take years and cost billions

There's legislation in Olympia that would create a group tasked with further studying high-speed rail along the I-5 corridor. Supporters admit it would be a costly endeavor.

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What you need to know to drive the Seattle tunnel

The long-awaited State Route 99 tunnel under Seattle has finally opened. Here's what drivers need to know when traveling through the two-mile tunnel.

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Seattle tunnel open to traffic both directions

WSDOT crews have opened the northbound and southbound lanes of the new State Route 99 tunnel under downtown Seattle.

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Seattle’s SR 99 tunnel designed to withstand major earthquakes

Officials say Seattle’s new State Route 99 tunnel isn’t earthquake-proof, but it’s state-of-the-art in terms of the types of quakes it’s designed to withstand.

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Thousands celebrate Seattle tunnel opening with weekend festivities

A grand opening celebration for the new SR 99 tunnel under downtown Seattle gave the public a chance to walk the tunnel before driving it.

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Getting around after Seattle tunnel opens: Driving northbound on SR 99

If you're driving northbound on SR 99, here's where you will exit if you don't want to take the tunnel and where you will end up on the tunnel's north end.

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Mercer Mess could get messier near north portal of Seattle tunnel

WSDOT and SDOT plan to use signal technology to prevent traffic on the SR 99 tunnel’s Mercer Street off-ramp in South Lake Union.

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Getting around after Seattle tunnel opens: Driving southbound on SR 99

If you're driving southbound on SR 99, here's where you will exit if you don't want to take the tunnel and where you will end up on the tunnel's south end.

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Proposed law would increase fines for distracted drivers in Washington school zones

First-time offenders of the state's distracted driving law would face even higher penalties if they are caught in school zones, if a bill in Olympia is approved.

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Watch GoPro footage of a drive through new SR 99 tunnel in Seattle

Go for a drive in the new State Route 99 tunnel before it opens to cars Monday morning.

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Here's how to get around town using the new tunnel- New Day Northwest

KING traffic reporter Cam Johnson gives us directions.

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Go behind the scenes of the new SR 99 tunnel in Seattle before it opens

The new tunnel under Seattle isn't just a hole in the ground. Think of it almost like a living organism.

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There's an effort in Olympia to stop congestion pricing, limit pay-per-mile program

Some lawmakers in Olympia want to keep Seattle from implementing congestion pricing and want to limit a pay-per-mile program.

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One week left of the 'Seattle Squeeze' commute before new tunnel opens

Commuters made it through the first two weeks of the traffic without Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct to ease congestion.

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Is it Viadoom after all?

Cam Johnson from the KING 5 Mornings team gives us an update on Viadoom.

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Raw: Stanford bus engulfed in flames on I-5 in Seattle

Bryan Adams, Sara Jordan, and Patrick Kemp captured the moment a charter bus carrying the Stanford track team caught fire on I-5 in Seattle on January 25, 2019.

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Is it Viadoom after all? - New Day Northwest

Cam Johnson from the King 5 morning team gives us an update on Viadoom.

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SR 99 tunnel work continues to move quickly in Seattle

More than 50 concrete trucks took to the roads on an otherwise slow holiday weekend to deliver more than 500 cubic yards to the Seattle tunnel connection project.

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