New I-5 lane coming between Everett and Marysville

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

EVERETT — Relief is in sight for the 65,000 drivers who use I-5 between Everett and Marysville each day.

Originally a peak-use shoulder lane was proposed for the congested corridor. Instead, the state Department of Transportation will add a full-time fourth northbound lane between the exit to Marine View Drive and Highway 529, the agency announced over the weekend.

The new lane will be reserved for carpools, extending the existing high occupancy vehicle lane to Marysville.

Near the Marine View Drive exit, where I-5 currently sheds a lane, WSDOT will reduce the width of the three general-purpose lanes from 12 to 11 feet and narrow both shoulders to make room. The shoulder on the left side will be reduced to about 2 feet, with the right side shoulder decreasing to about 10 feet.

Two new onramps — one from northbound I-5 to 529; the other from 529 to southbound I-5 — are also part of the plan.

The $84.4 million project is set to start construction in spring 2021. It is funded by the Legislature’s Connecting Washington Package, which passed in 2015.

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[dixiegrrrrl]

1. When I think of how much we pay to keep cars on the road...

instead of investing in mass transit....esp. since Puget Sound has such narrow corridors for traffic.

Sigh...

There once was serious discussion of hydrofoil ferries, at least for walk on routes.