Crews clean up rock slides blocking North Cascades Highway
ROCKPORT, WA – Cleanup crews have begun repairing roadways partially destroyed by rock slides that occurred June 11. Clean-up and repair work of series of rockslides blocking both lanes on State Route 20/North Cascades Highway started today, and will require the existing detour to remain in place until further notice. There are exceptions for...
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Accident near Mercer St. Blocks Ramp
SEATTLE, WA – The Mercer St. offramp on highway I-5 was blocked Monday morning due to a collision. On the I-5 northbound off-ramp to Mercer St there is a collision blocking the ramp. — WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) June 22, 2020 The Washington State Department of Transportation reported at 10:30 a.m. Monday that the collision...
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Car accident blocks left lane north of Seattle
MILL CREEK, WA – A collision blocked the left lane of eastbound SR 96 at 3rd Avenue on Monday, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. On SR 96 eastbound at 3rd Ave SE there is a collision blocking the left lane. — WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) June 22, 2020 The accident occurred around...
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Crash on SR 167 blocks HOV lane
KENT, WA – A car accident has blocked the high-occupancy vehicle lane on SR 167 Monday afternoon. On SR 167 northbound just south of S 180th St there is an incident blocking the HOV lane. — WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) June 22, 2020 The accident occurred around 1 p.m. on Monday, according to the Washington...
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Experimental plane makes emergency landing north of Forks
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="986"] Photo Credit: Washington State Patrol[/caption] FORKS, WA – An experimental plane was forced to make an emergency landing near Forks on Sunday, according to a report by KOMO News. The incident happened on U.S. Highway 101, about eight miles from Forks. The pilot was able to land the craft so...
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At least one person injured in icy I-5 crash
FIFE, WA (PIERCE COUNTY) – At least one person was injured Sunday in a multi-vehicle accident caused by icy conditions on Interstate 5 near Fife. The Tacoma News Tribune reports that the accident happened around 7:30 a.m. when either four or five vehicles were affected by the slippery roadway conditions. At least one person...
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Port Angeles motorcyclist, 62, dead in remote Hwy 101 accident
FORKS, WA – A man died this morning after his motorcycle crashed into a deer on U.S. Highway 101, according to a report by KOMO News. The accident happened before 5:20 a.m. on US-101, about 25 miles east of Forks when an unnamed man from Port Angeles, 62, crashed his motorcycle into a deer...
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