Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts

Travel delays on I-5 Tuesday near N 145th

Saturday, May 16, 2020

Work will be done to the damaged center barrier


People traveling on Interstate 5 in Seattle and Shoreline should plan for weekday travel delays on Tuesday, May 19, while crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation make critical repairs along the freeway.

I-5 HOV lane closures at Seattle-Shoreline city limits 

WSDOT maintenance crews will repair the concrete barrier between northbound and southbound I-5 after it was damaged in a collision. To do this, they will need to access the location from the northbound and southbound HOV lanes.

Closure details
  • 5am to 3pm Tuesday, May 19.
  • Northbound and southbound I-5 HOV lanes closed near N 145th St.



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Prepare now for November tolling on SR 99 tunnel

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

SR 99 tunnel
Photo courtesy WSDOT
Drivers using the State Route 99 tunnel will begin paying tolls on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.

State law requires that toll revenues from the SR 99 tunnel be used to pay back construction bonds as well as pay to operate and maintain the nation’s largest double-decked road tunnel. 

The two-mile-long SR 99 tunnel runs underneath downtown Seattle and opened in February 2019.

“While the SR 99 tunnel has been a great success, we expect traffic patterns in Seattle will shift when tolling starts,” said Patty Rubstello, WSDOT assistant secretary of Urban Mobility and Access. 
“We are giving as much advance notice as possible to allow drivers plenty of time to get ready, which includes opening up a Good To Go! account.”

A Good To Go! pass gives SR 99 tunnel drivers the lowest toll rates possible - from $1 to $2.25, depending on the time of day. Without a Good To Go!account, those same tolls will cost $2 more for each trip.

The Washington State Transportation Commission set the time-of-day toll rates for the SR 99 tunnel in 2018, after years of study and community involvement.

There are a limited number of free Good To Go! sticker-passes available for SR 99 tunnel users. The best way to get a pass is online at 99tunnel.com. All existing Good To Go! passes will work in the SR 99 tunnel.

Passes can also be purchased at MyGoodToGo.com, select Fred Meyer and QFC locations and at walk-in customer service centers. The Good To Go! call center, 866-936-8246 can help customers, however, anticipate longer than usual wait times for those calling.

WSDOT and SDOT encourage travelers to use the WSDOT tools available to ‘know before you go’ and to use SDOT’s traffic page, which contains useful traffic links locally and regionally.



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2nd tier of ferry reservations for Memorial Day weekend

Thursday, May 9, 2019

Ferry docking in the San Juans
Photo courtesy WSDOT
If you’re planning to travel on the Anacortes / San Juan Islands / Sidney, B.C. or Port Townsend / Coupeville ferry routes over the busy Memorial Day weekend, plan now for the release of the second of three tiers of vehicle reservations.
 
An additional 30 percent of vessel space is released at 7am two weeks before each specific sailing date.





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Lake Forest Park passport office now has an online waitlist

Saturday, March 30, 2019

In early March, the Lake Forest Park passport office launched an online waitlist system for passports that allows users to see estimated wait times and to sign up on the waitlist online, via a button on the City’s website.

Applicants may sign up no more than 15 minutes prior to the opening hours for the passport office. In-person customers sign in on a tablet in the City Hall lobby.

Once you have signed in, the system can send text message updates about your waitlist status. When it is your turn, the system can send a text message to you. If, after receiving the text, you find your arrival will be delayed, it is important to update your status by following the instructions included in the text.

If an applicant is not present when it is his/her turn and we have not been notified of a delay, the person’s name will be removed from the waitlist.

If you are thinking about coming to City Hall to apply for a passport and want to see how busy we are before you head down, you can check the wait in real time via the link on the “Passports” page on the City’s website. 

Depending on the amount of time you have available, you can sign up on the waitlist or make plans to come another day.

For more information about passport services, and to access the wait-list button, click HERE.



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