Date:  Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Contact: Sean McDermott, WSDOT Communications, 206-440-4455

EVERETT – The Washington State Department of Transportation is changing the locations used to measure travel times between Everett and Seattle, and Everett and Bellevue to provide drivers with more accurate travel times.

WSDOT will move the travel time measurement location three miles to the north to better address the areas of increased traffic volumes between SR 526 and 41st Street in Everett. Drivers will notice an average of three minutes added to the posted travel times to and from Everett.

“This change addresses the areas of increased congestion and provides drivers with a more accurate picture of travel times to and from Everett,” says Christina Strand, freeway operations engineer with WSDOT. “Drivers will notice an extra few minutes on the overhead signs when traffic is free-flowing.”

The update includes new overhead freeway driver information signs and changes to the posted travel times on WSDOT’s website. All changes will take place today at noon.

A new sign located on southbound I-5 at Lowell Road in Everett will display travel times to Seattle and Bellevue. A second sign located on northbound I-405 just south of NE 116th Street in Bellevue will display times to Lynnwood and Everett.

Signs on northbound I-5 at Lakeview Boulevard and NE 130th Street in Seattle will be updated to show the new travel times to Central Everett.

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