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Busy travel days expected for Father's Day Weekend

Trains, planes and automobiles are sure to find busy travel days of the holiday weekend.

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Southbound I-5 in North Seattle open after multi-vehicle crash

The multi-vehicle crash blocked all lanes of southbound I-5 near Northgate Way for about an hour Wednesday morning.

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Chinook, Cayuse passes open for season

The passes on State Route 410 and State Route 123 reopened Tuesday after crews cleared spring snow. A construction project will cause additional delays through June.

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Crews clear Cayuse, Chinook Passes in 2018

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Everything drivers want to avoid this weekend

Graduations, construction, and a marathon will pose challenges for drivers.

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SR 99 tunnel tolls: Final public comment meeting Wednesday

The Washington State Transportation Commission released three possible State Route 99 tolling options that include rates ranging from $1.50 to $2.25 for peak travel hours.

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Protesters arrested after blocking downtown Seattle streets

Protesters blocked 2nd Avenue near Madison Street in downtown Seattle for about an hour Tuesday morning.

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Public meetings to discuss Highway 99 tunnel tolls

How much should you pay to drive through the new Highway 99 tunnel? That will be the topic at three public meetings this week.

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Drivers survive Revive I-5 closures in downtown Seattle

After much hype, it was a relatively easy weekend commute for drivers through downtown Seattle.

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WSDOT crews clearing the road to Artist Point near Mount Baker

Thanks to warmer temperatures, WSDOT crews began work to clear the road to Artist Point near Mount Baker on Wednesday. The road typically opens sometime in July.

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Renton extends red light camera grace period

Police in Renton are extending the red-light camera warning period at several intersections because drivers are running lights at an abnormally high rate.

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Semi plummets off Lakewood I-5 overpass after driver falls asleep

The driver was not seriously injured and no other vehicles were involved in the crash.

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Seattle's Lander Street overpass project begins construction

The project will put an overpass over railroad tracks that currently cause up to 100 closures of S. Lander Street to traffic every day.

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Here are the busiest times to drive on Memorial Day

Here's how to prepare for extra traffic on Memorial Day and avoid an even longer drive.

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Do you 'zipper merge' when you drive?

According to studies across the country, the zipper merge can improve traffic backups through a construction zone by 50 to 75 percent.

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Massive Highway 99 repaving project to snarl Seattle traffic for a year

State transportation officials say the project to repave Highway 99 in north Seattle will take more than a year and could start as early as this summer.

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Sinkhole forms under Highway 2 in Skykomish

The sinkhole will create a traffic problem for drivers during the Memorial Day weekend.

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Service that lets you rent out your car comes to Seattle

Getaround lets car owners rent their idle cars to people nearby.

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Seattle tunnel toll could be $2.25 during rush hours

The Washington State Department of Transportation released three possible State Route 99 tolling options that include rates ranging from $1.50 to $2.25 for peak travel hours.

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Memorial Day 2018 congestion charts

A look at how busy WSDOT expects the highways to be on Monday, Memorial Day

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Memorial Weekend 2018 congestion charts: Sunday

A look at how busy WSDOT expects the highways to be on Sunday for Memorial Weekend.

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Memorial Weekend 2018 congestion charts: Saturday

A look at how busy WSDOT expects the highways to be on Saturday for Memorial Weekend.

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Memorial Weekend 2018 congestion charts: Friday

A look at how busy WSDOT expects the highways to be on Friday for Memorial Weekend.

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Tacoma's Puyallup Bridge closed for repairs

Starting Monday, Tacoma drivers will lose one of the city's detours to avoid the traffic on I-5.

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