Date:  Monday, October 06, 2008

Contact: Kris Olsen, WSDOT Communications, (206) 440-4475

SEATTLE – Internet users trying to use the Seattle area traffic page on the Washington Department of Transportation Web site may notice a disruption on Wednesday, Oct. 8.

The site may be inaccessible or contain outdated information for up to an hour beginning at 7 p.m. This includes our traffic flow map, real-time travel times and traffic cameras. Engineers are performing a network upgrade at our Traffic Systems Management Center in Shoreline. The upgrade should be completed by 8 p.m. 

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Drivers can now get real time traffic and weather information by dialing 5-1-1 from most phones. This new traveler information system builds upon the highly successful Washington State Highway hotline that managed 4.6 million calls each year. Callers can also use 5-1-1 to get statewide construction, mountain pass condition, and state ferry system information, as well as toll free numbers for passenger rail and airlines. TTY users can call 1-800-833-6388.

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