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4 days ago
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Interstate Bridge crash briefly blocks southbound traffic Friday morning
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The southbound side of the Interstate Bridge was blocked for around an hour Friday morning after a crash. According to the Washington Department of Transportation, the crash happened near milepost 0 and blocked all southbound lanes just after 9:45 a.m. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now At around 10:20 a.m. WSDOT said there was a two-mile backup reaching all the way to Exit 2 at 39th Street. Shortly before 11 a.m., the lanes began reopening as the crash was cleared. Officials warn drivers to expect delays and to be patient as traffic moves slowly through the area. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
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4 days ago
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Expect delays: Everett traffic will be jammed by 14-week paving project
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) just announced a prodigious paving project on I-5, starting Saturday, July 19. Work is scheduled mostly evenings and overnight hours, but commuters may see occasional daytime work. No matter how you slice it, commuting through Everett is going to get rough at times during this 14-week project. 'Saturday evening in Everett, the contractors are going to start shutting down up to four left lanes to begin the grinding part of this repavement project,' WSDOT spokesperson Della Kostelnik Juarez said. 'The lanes are going to start shutting down at 7 p.m. (and) reopen at 9 a.m. on Sunday, close again at 7 p.m. Sunday and reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, there will be no work on Monday (evening).' The work starts on southbound I-5 between 41st Street and 100th Street Southeast, near the Everett Mall. Once contractors complete work in the southbound lanes, they will repave the same section in the northbound lanes of I-5. The schedule throughout the 14-week project includes closures: From 7 p.m. Saturday, July 19 to 9 a.m. Sunday, July 20. From 7 p.m. Sunday, July 20 to 5 a.m. Monday, July 21. From 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly Tuesday, July 22 to Friday morning, July 25. WSDOT will inform us if there are any changes. The Broadway HOV on-ramp to southbound I-5 will also close during the roadwork, but the general purpose on-ramp from Broadway will remain open. Some of this work needs dry weather and may need to be rescheduled. The Everett pavement project will repave 4 miles on I-5 This pavement repair project will repave approximately 4 miles of southbound I-5 in Everett and is expected to finish later this fall. Motorcyclists should watch for grooved, uneven pavement and use extreme caution. 'We really encourage people to look at our travel page and look at our travel map to see what is going to be open and closed,' Juarez added. Solve the daily Crossword
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5 days ago
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SR 14, SR 142 closures snarls travel in Columbia River Gorge as Burdoin Fire burns nearby
SR 14 and SR 142 remain closed in Klickitat County due to the Burdoin Fire, which started Friday, July 18, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. As of Friday evening, SR 14 is closed in both directions between milepost 66 near Bingen and milepost 75.8 near the junction with SR 142. WSDOT described the closure as 'extended' and said there is currently no estimated time for reopening. SR 142 is also closed in both directions from milepost 1 near Klickitat County Park to milepost 4 near Knight Creek. Drivers are urged to avoid the area and seek alternate routes. Eastbound traffic may detour via the Hood River Bridge. Westbound travelers are being directed to use either the US 97 Sam Hill Memorial Bridge or the US 197 Dalles Bridge. However, WSDOT warned that US 197 is closed to commercial vehicles and any vehicles over 10,000 gross vehicle weight (GVW) between milepost 0 near the Oregon State Line and milepost 3.1 near SR 14. No additional details about the fire were immediately available. Solve the daily Crossword
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6 days ago
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Traffic alert: Brush fire causes backups on state Route 16 in Tacoma
A brush fire is burning on state Route 16 near the Sprague exit. Chelsea Sheperd, spokesperson for the Tacoma Fire Department, told The News Tribune the fire is on the south side of SR 16 and spreading up toward Center Street. It is about 10,000 square feet and 80% contained as of 4 p.m. Crews are working on putting out hot spots. According to a Twitter post from the Washington State Department of Transportation, the fire started at about 2:47 p.m. The right two lanes of eastbound SR 16 are blocked. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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14-07-2025
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Northwest Seaport Alliance grant to fund EV charging depot
This story was originally published on Trucking Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Trucking Dive newsletter. Zeem Solutions will build an electric vehicle charging facility in SeaTac, Washington, as part of a $5.12 million grant from the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA), according to a July 9 press release. The site can charge 250 vehicles per day and has the parking capacity to accommodate 70 vehicles overnight. Construction is expected to begin fall 2025, according to the port. Trucks such as light-, medium- and heavy-duty electric commercial vehicles will be able to use Zeem's SeaTac depot. Located near the new I-5 exit ramp just south of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, the site is expected to enable local truck fleet operators to provide zero-emission freight deliveries as they haul containers from the ports of Seattle and Tacoma to inland warehouses. The Northwest Seaport Alliance's grant aims to offset the high purchase cost of electric Class 8 drayage trucks. The port had received funding for its grant from the Washington State Department of Transportation and identified Zeem as a subrecipient. 'Nearly 4,000 short-haul trucks serve the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, traveling to nearby distribution centers and warehouses,' Zeem said in the press release. '[T]ruck fleet operators will be able to switch to electric trucks and charging without the large amount of upfront capital typically needed for heavy-duty EVs and charging infrastructure.' As part of the grant, six local fleet operators will be able to purchase electric trucks at a more affordable rate, Zeem said. The fleets will charge and domicile the trucks at Zeem's SeaTac depot. While Zeem and its fleet partners are absorbing a substantial portion of the total project costs, the company is partnering with local drayage providers to reduce the impact of the new trucks on the local SeaTac driver community, according to the port. The port's sustainability efforts follow its Decarbonizing Drayage Roadmap to 2050, which was announced in April. The roadmap outlines about 70 recommendations to guide the transition to zero-emission drayage trucks in the Puget Sound region. Recommended Reading Port of Los Angeles presses ahead with EV transition amid regulation changes Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
