Traffic & Transit
I-5 Crash Causes 3-Mile Backup
The morning commute is looking grim due to a wreck in the HOV lane.
MOUNTLAKE TERRACE, WA - A crash in the HOV lane at 220th Street SW has caused a three-mile backup on I-5 southbound Wednesday morning. WSDOT says the left lane is also blocked. The backup due to the crash is only growing.
If you're planning on taking I-5 this morning, consider taking an alternate route. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Seattle Patch, click here to find your local Washington Patch. Also, follow us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)
Update 5:28 AM : On I-5 southbound at 220th St SW there is a collision partially blocking the HOV lane.
— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) May 9, 2018
Generally I like to start the day with a friendly "Good Morning" or "Hooray it's ______ day!" However this collision on SB I-5 is blocking the HOV and left general purpose lane in MLT and the 3-mile backup is growing. pic.twitter.com/zMMFlNLAcs
— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) May 9, 2018
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