Sign up to receive text messages about incidents that affect traffic on the Olympic and Kitsap peninsulas.
Note: Due to security reasons and policies enacted after 9/11, these notifications can only be sent out after the bridge has closed to traffic. The messages are generated in the Olympic Region's Traffic Management Center and are sent to the public when the bridge closes -- either because of a marine opening or an incident -- and when it reopens.
New subscribers to the Hood Canal Bridge e-mail list wanting to receive text message traffic alerts...
- Select “E-mail updates” at the top right-hand corner of the http://www.hoodcanalbridge.com/ home page
- Enter and confirm e-mail address
- Scroll down to “Optional Secondary E-mail Address” and check the box next to “Send Wireless Alerts to this Address”
- Enter Wireless Number and Choose provider – typically your 10-digit phone number @ your wireless carrier (ex. 3605551234@Verizon.com)
- Scroll down and select the “Save” button
- Select regional alert preferences (Note SR 104 – Hood Canal Bridge is under ‘Olympic’)
- Scroll down and select the “Save” button
- You should receive a confirmation e-mail
Existing subscribers to the Hood Canal Bridge e-mail list wanting to receive text message traffic alerts...
- Select “E-mail updates” at the top right-hand corner of the http://www.hoodcanalbridge.com/ home page
- Enter your e-mail address in the allotted space and select “Go”
- Select “subscriber preferences” to update your subscription
- Scroll down to “ Secondary E-mail Address” and check the box next to Wireless Alerts preferred
- Select more info to get your wireless carriers’ e-mail address
- Enter and confirm your new secondary e-mail address. This will be your wireless number and provider – typically your 10-digit phone number @ your wireless carrier (ex. 3605551234@Verizon.com)*
- Scroll down and select the “Save” button
- You should receive a confirmation e-mail
* If you only want text alerts, you can enter the information as your primary “E-mail Address.” Subscribers choosing this option will not receive a confirmation e-mail, but can contact the Hood Canal Bridge Project Team at orfeedback@wsdot.wa.gov to have a test text message sent to their phone.