Hogan's Blog: Car Fire Slows Friday Commute
Posted: 4:05 am PDT October 16, 2009Updated: 8:09 am PDT October 16, 2009
Happy Friday morning! A fully engulfed car fire slowed the morning drive through Federal Way. There were numerous accidents overnight with slick roads out there. We will be watching out for any changes you need to know before you leave your house. You can check out all of the weekend alerts below to plan ahead for your travels.Join KIRO 7 morning traffic tweets on Twitter - Check it out! Live Traffic tweets sent to you as soon as we see something that will affect your morning drive. Continue to get alerts after you leave your house.Here are the things that may have slowed you down Friday morning:I-5 Federal Way - We watched a car fire on DOT cameras north on the right shoulder just past 168th in Federal Way it happened just after 6:20am. UPDATE: Chopper 7 showed us about 3 miles of backup and the car fire was put out around 6:40am UPDATE: the freeway is all clear now.Highway 2 at MP 56 a log is blocking both lanes about 4 miles west of Stevens Pass Summit. TIME: 7:00amLynnwood: 2 car accident at 44th Ave W & 188th St SW. No injuries reported. TIME: 6:53amSeattle: Collision on 5900 California Ave. SW. Fire Depart. and Police Depart. are responding. TIME: 6:05am.I-5 north at 216th fire just arrived to a vehicle with a medical call. This distraction is on the right shoulder. TIME: 5:54am.SR-512 west to I-5 it looks like there is a WSP trooper on the right shoulder. TIME: 5:50amSeatac to Des Moines: DOT Cameras spotting 3 lanes blocked on I-5 Southbound at 178thSt. TIME: 5:20am UPDATE: I-5 southbound just south of SR 518 collision blocking 4 left lanes, Fire Dept, State Patrol on scene (via WSDOT). TIME 5:40amPierce County: Watch out for animals when it's dark out. A car has hit a deer on SR 410 at Ehli Hill. TIME: 4:56amWe saw a single car rollover on Eastbound 90 to I-405 in our DOT cameras . Be careful it's slippery out there. TIME: 4:50amKitsap County: A car slid off of the road in Poulsbo on Rhododendron Ln NW & NW Thompson Rd. Aid responded. TIME: 3:42amOvernight Construction: I-405 through Renton, I-5 through Northgate, I-5 at I-90 ramps should be wrapped up by 5am.Weekend Construction:
The eastbound SR 520 off-ramp to West Lake Sammamish Parkway will be closed around-the-clock Friday, Oct. 16 through Monday, Oct. 19 for excavation and repaving work.Weekend Events:Saturday
The Central Washington University football team plays Western Oregon University at Qwest Field. The game begins at 6 p.m. The Seattle Thunderbirds play the Prince George Cougars at the ShoWare Center in Kent. The game begins at 7:05 p.m. Jay-Z in concert at KeyArena. The concert begins at 8 p.m.Sunday
The Seattle Seahawks play the Arizona Cardinals at Qwest Field. The game begins at 1:05 p.m.If you're leaving your car keys at home, here are some links that may be useful:Light Rail: Everything is up to speed. Check your schedule at this link.Community Transit: All buses are running on a normal schedule today. Check your schedule at this link.Sounder Alert: The Sounder is running on a normal schedule today. Check your schedule at this link.Ferry Alert: We're are keeping a close eye on the ferry runs all morning. Check your schedule at this link.Pierce Transit: All buses will run on a normal schedule today. Check your schedule at this link.Metro Transit Alert: We're keeping a close eye on Metro routes all morning. Check your schedule at this link.Have a question about your commute? Just Ask Jenni! OR chat with me line online join my facebook page!Have a great day!Cheers,Jenni Hogan
KIRO 7 Traffic Anchor
The eastbound SR 520 off-ramp to West Lake Sammamish Parkway will be closed around-the-clock Friday, Oct. 16 through Monday, Oct. 19 for excavation and repaving work.Weekend Events:Saturday
The Central Washington University football team plays Western Oregon University at Qwest Field. The game begins at 6 p.m. The Seattle Thunderbirds play the Prince George Cougars at the ShoWare Center in Kent. The game begins at 7:05 p.m. Jay-Z in concert at KeyArena. The concert begins at 8 p.m.Sunday
The Seattle Seahawks play the Arizona Cardinals at Qwest Field. The game begins at 1:05 p.m.If you're leaving your car keys at home, here are some links that may be useful:Light Rail: Everything is up to speed. Check your schedule at this link.Community Transit: All buses are running on a normal schedule today. Check your schedule at this link.Sounder Alert: The Sounder is running on a normal schedule today. Check your schedule at this link.Ferry Alert: We're are keeping a close eye on the ferry runs all morning. Check your schedule at this link.Pierce Transit: All buses will run on a normal schedule today. Check your schedule at this link.Metro Transit Alert: We're keeping a close eye on Metro routes all morning. Check your schedule at this link.Have a question about your commute? Just Ask Jenni! OR chat with me line online join my facebook page!Have a great day!Cheers,Jenni Hogan
KIRO 7 Traffic Anchor
Copyright 2009 by KIROTV.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
















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