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PHOTOS: Rollover Accident Closes SR-509 Near S. 160th Exit Thursday

PHOTOS: Rollover Accident Closes SR-509 Near S. 160th Exit Thursday

BTB Tipster Mike Bishoff alerted us to a major rollover accident on the southbound lanes of SR-509 near the S. 160th exit Thursday afternoon. We’re still awaiting word from the Washington State Patrol... [Read more]

Driver Arrested For DUI After Traveling Wrong Way On Freeway For 11 Miles

Driver Arrested For DUI After Traveling Wrong Way On Freeway For 11 Miles

The Washington State Patrol is reporting that a 40-year old Federal Way man was arrested Sunday morning (Sept. 12) for investigation of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) after several 911 callers alerted... [Read more]

WSDOT Tweet: 509 Closed In Normandy Park Due To Gas Leak Friday

WSDOT Tweet: 509 Closed In Normandy Park Due To Gas Leak Friday

UPDATE 5pm 4/16/10: The latest Tweet from the Washington State Department of Transportation reads: “SR 509 in Normandy Park – Crews have opened one lane and are alternating traffic through... [Read more]

Guardrail May Have Prevented Head-On Collision In Burien Tuesday

Guardrail May Have Prevented Head-On Collision In Burien Tuesday

According to the Washington State Patrol, a guardrail that separates the northbound from the southbound lanes of SR-509 in Burien possibly prevented a head-on collision Tuesday afternoon (March 30). Police... [Read more]

State Patrol Seeking Witnesses To This Morning’s Fatal Rollover On I-5

State Patrol Seeking Witnesses To This Morning’s Fatal Rollover On I-5

The Washington State Patrol is looking for witnesses to Wednesday morning’s fatal multiple car accident on I-5 in the southbound lanes of I-5 in Tukwila near SR-518. The fatality was a 43-year old... [Read more]

New Freeway Interchange May Be Coming To Burien

New Freeway Interchange May Be Coming To Burien

by Ralph Nichols Burien long has wanted an interchange connecting State Route 518 with Des Moines Memorial Drive to improve access to businesses that, city officials hope, will move into the Northeast... [Read more]

Brush Fire Burns Parts Of Hill On SR-509 Near SW 128th

Brush Fire Burns Parts Of Hill On SR-509 Near SW 128th

According to BTB Contributor Jim Branson, a fire burned up part of a hill on the east side of SR-509 Friday afternoon around 3-3:30pm:


North Highline fire crew put out a brush fire beside SR-509, a block or two north of 128th…

Port Of Seattle Hearing On 509 Extension Is June 2nd

Port Of Seattle Hearing On 509 Extension Is June 2nd

On Monday (May 18th) the Port of Seattle announced that it will be holding a public meeting to consider a proposed land exchange with the Washington State Department of Transportation during the regular meeting of the Port of Seattle Commission on Tuesday, June 2nd to discuss the possibility of extending SR-509 to connect with I-5.

The meeting will take place at 1pm in the Port Commission Chambers, located on the waterfront at 2711 Alaskan Way in downtown Seattle…