MONROE — Widening Highway 522 is going to be a blast.
Explosions to remove tons of rock as part of the state’s $128.8 million project are expected to happen in late May.
State Department of Transportation engineers are holding a public meeting Tuesday at Monroe High School to explain the construction. An engineer also will give a presentation at that night’s City Council meeting.
“We want to make sure drivers are in the loop,” state transportation spokeswoman Meghan Pembroke said.
The blasting is part…….
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By Alejandro Dominguez, Herald Writer
SULTAN — A $4.9 million roundabout is expected to open for traffic today along U.S. 2 at Rice Road.
The highway has been closed to a single lane since Sunday while crews built the roundabout, the first one on the highway in Snohomish County.
Originally, the Department of Transportation believed the work could cause 90-minute delays and miles of backups. Instead, it only caused 20-minute delays during rush hour at the beginning of the week.
“The drivers took our advice and found another routes,” Transportation spokeswoman Meghan Pembroke said.
It also helped that the Stevens Pass ski. . .
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By Amy Daybert, Herald Writer
SULTAN — Expect delays as long as 90 minutes on U.S. 2 as crews start building a roundabout on the highway this weekend.
The state Department of Transportation is telling people to avoid the town unless they really need to go there. Construction is expected to start Sunday and last five days.
“Unfortunately if you’ve ever driven through Sultan, especially on a weekend, you know it gets busy,” spokeswoman Bronlea Mishler said. “Driving through Sultan……
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Work on roundabout in Sultan delayed
SULTAN — Bad weather made the Washington State Department of Transportation postpone construction of a roundabout on U.S. 2.
Now, the DOT is planning to narrow the highway to one lane starting at 7 p.m. April 8 until 6 a.m. April 13 on Rice Road, east of Sultan.
“We hope to get it done in April before summer travel picks up,” spokeswoman Meghan Pembroke said.
Crews are set to work on a 1,600-foot stretch which would cause significant backups and 90-minute delays. About 14,000 vehicles….
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Roundabout work to delay U.S. 2 traffic
By Alejandro Dominguez, Herald Writer
SULTAN — Drivers should expect a week of traffic woes on U.S. 2.
The state Department of Transportation is narrowing the highway to one lane so a roundabout can be built on Rice Road near Sultan.
The closure is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Sunday, until 6 a.m. April 6. After that, the roundabout will become part of the highway, making it the second roundabout on the highway. The other one is……….
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A coalition that seeks highway safety fixes says it should have help with paying for lobbying efforts.
By Alejandro Dominguez, Herald Writer
For each of the past three years, the U.S. 2 Safety Coalition has spent $3,000 in donations to pay for lobbying in Olympia. Most of its budget is spent on efforts to persuade policymakers to fund transportation projects on the highway.
Now, the nonprofit is asking cities to foot part of the bill.
Asking them is fair because the coalition has…….
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This is out of the norm for our Blog to post something like this however, we found it of interest and thought we’d share. Ed / Vox Populi
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Reported by Rikki King / Herald Writer
Thursday, February 23, 2012 | 12:01 am
Don’t drink and drive. The newest generation of drivers was raised on this mantra. Yet impaired drivers bloat the county jail. In Snohomish County, drinking and driving is one of the most common crimes. It also claims the most lives.
Impaired driving is the leading cause of traffic deaths in the state, according to the Washington Traffic Safety Commission. Drugs or alcohol play a part in half of all fatal wrecks in Snohomish County.
Between 2005 and 2009,……..
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EVERETT — Flooding is predicted along several local rivers Wednesday with the worst expected along the Snohomish River near Monroe.
The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a flood watch, which means conditions are favorable for flooding but high water is not imminent. Under a flood watch, people are advised to monitor the latest forecasts and be ready to act quickly if a….
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SULTAN — Officials have identified a man killed in a one-car accident near Sultan last week.
Roy R. Gasselsdorfer, 65, of Sultan, died Feb. 2 after his car crashed into a tree off Mann Road, southeast of the city.
The wreck
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By Alejandro Dominguez, Herald Writer
SULTAN — Construction of a roundabout aimed at reducing collisions is scheduled to begin today.Crews will start on the curbing of the roundabout, on U.S. 2 at the Rice Road intersection just east of Sultan.
There should be no significant traffic disruptions during this part of the project, said Bronlea Mishler, a spokeswoman with the state Department of Transportation.
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