Lane, Ramp Closures This Week for I-5 Construction in Washington
The Washington State Department of Transportation reports the following traffic impacts associated with I-5 construction and maintenance operations in the Olympic Region this week:
Tuesday, December 5
Southbound I-5 collector/distributor lanes will close from 10...
Oregon Plan Calls For I-5 Tolls, Gas Tax Increases
Oregon lawmakers are proposing new tolls on Interstate 5 in the Portland area and raising the state gas tax to raise billions of dollars for transportation infrastructure improvements.
Lawmakers claim that, in order to solve...
Nearly 51 Million Americans Traveling This Thanksgiving, Highest in a Dozen Years
AAA projects 50.9 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more away from home this Thanksgiving, a 3.3 percent increase over last year. The 2017 holiday weekend will see the highest Thanksgiving travel volume...
Best, Worst Times to Travel This Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is just around the corner and this year traffic may prove to be a record breaker.
Traveling I-5 can be a real pain with heavy traffic and plenty of short tempers. Here are a...
Overnight Lane Closures for I-5 Construction in Washington
The Washington State Department of Transportation reports that construction crews have finished paving on I-5 and are beginning to remove the temporary barrier and install guardrail and striping on northbound I-5 as weather conditions...
Traffic Switching Patterns in Effect on I-5 in Los Angeles
The California Department of Transportation reports the following traffic advisory:
Southbound I-5 Buena Vista Street On-Ramp Closure: The Southbound Buena Vista Street on-ramp will be closed on Friday, October 20 at 9:00 p.m. through Monday,...
Coming Soon: New Northbound I-5 Puyallup River Bridge Opens to Ramp Traffic
Contractor crews building a new northbound Interstate 5 Puyallup River Bridge in Tacoma are preparing to enter the next phase of construction that will move ramp traffic onto the bridge.
Weather permitting, as early as...
Oregon Expands Distracted Driving Law
The Oregon Senate voted to send a bill to the governor for her signature that will improve traffic safety by expanding the definition of distracted driving.
House Bill 2597 – which passed the Senate today...