Its easy to snicker at the reaction of locals to the snow, but it is a relatively rare occurance. Usually when it does fall, it is just for a few hours. However, with forecasts keeping temps below freezing well into the Christmas week, we tread into completely unknown territory.
With that in mind, the Department of Traffic has activated a Twitter account, aimed at keeping us all informed. Here's the chaos since this morning @WSDOT:
I-405 northbound at 112th ave se multiple disabled vehicle blocking right lane http://tinyurl.com/3oenne | |
I-5 northbound from columbian way disabled vehicle blocking the ramp reported to state patrol 11:55 am | |
I-90 eastbound to i-405 northbound multiple disabled vehicle blocking the ramp | |
I-5 northbound at north boeing field disabled vehicle blocking right lane http://tinyurl.com/4ga45u | |
@mattwoodget I-90 Snoqualmie Pass chains required for all vehicles except all wheel drive, oversize vehicles prohibited #seatst | |
A disabled semi-truck is blocking the two left lanes of northbound I-405 at Coal Creek Parkway near Bellevue. #seatst | |
Sr-520 eastbound just east of i-5 disabled vehicle blocking left lane http://tinyurl.com/4qu8o9 | |
Westbound
SR 520 remains closed due to multiple spin-outs and dangerous driving
conditions, Union Hill ramp to Lake Sammamish. #seatst | |
The I-5 northbound ramp to the Boeing Access Road has been closed due to poor weather and icy conditions #seatst | |
@billwert No, our crews focus on the main routes first: I-5, I-405, I-90, then go to SR 520, SR 9, SR 522, over 100 plows right now! | |
Short story about this morning's conditions: http://wsdotblog.blogspot.com/ #seatst | |
Quick FYI - our travel times are much less accurate when Puget Sound roads are covered in snow and ice. #seatst | |
@adice Ferries running on normal schedules right now. Westside terminals are a little slippery but boats running on time. | |
I-5 at Boeing Field nearly a parking lot. #seatst | |
Jack-knifed semi blocks the on-ramp from 24th Street East to northbound SR 167 in Puyallup. #seatst | |
Westbound 520 just west of Marymoor Park near Redmond remain blocked, multiple spinouts - please avoid area #seatst | |
5.8
million page views to our site yesterday, normal usage is 800,00 page
views a day! Estimated 300,000 people came to our site! #seatst | |
Experiencing
network issues on our site right now due to record usage, our site is
running really slow. Good thing we have Twitter! #seatst | |
Worst spots right now: SR 520 near Redmond, I-405 north south of I-90: http://is.gd/ckVv #seatst | |
RT: Traffic on SR 520 nearly impassable due to jackknifed trucks and buses #seatst |
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