As commuters grapple with I-5 delays, official calls for southbound express lane access

WSDOT is keeping the I-5 express lanes running northbound around the clock through June to support construction.

SEATTLE — A King County official is urging the Washington State Department of Transportation to partially reopen the Interstate 5 express lanes to southbound traffic as commuters face severe delays.

King County Council Vice Chair Reagan Dunn sent a letter Friday to WSDOT Secretary Julie Meredith, asking the agency to explore opening the express lanes southbound for part of the morning commute.

RELATED: Partial closure of I-5 northbound lanes in Seattle in effect until June 5

“These impacts to southbound I-5 traffic have created debilitating

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