Interstate 5 commuters through Mountlake Terrace will begin seeing work crews on the freeway and ramps starting Monday, May 20, as a $3.62 million Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) repaving and improvement project gets underway. Crews will start rebuilding and improving sidewalks and curbs at the on- and off-ramps of I-5 at State Route 104 (244th Street SW), 236th Street SW and... »
By Doug Petrowski The Mountlake Terrace City Councilmembers, serving in their role as the Mountlake Terrace Transportation Benefit District Board, voted this week to move ahead with the design of a new street through the Freeway/Tourist District on the east side of I-5 between 236th and 244th Streets Southwest. The roadway, most likely to be called Gateway Boulevard, will extend north from the now... »
Story and photo by Larry Vogel With the planned extension of Sound Transit’s Link Light Rail into Snohomish County, officials from the cities of Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace and Edmonds have been studying the local impacts of the various alternatives and coming up with recommendations to ensure the best possible outcome for residents and businesses in the project area. On Friday, May 3 they gathere... »
Good news from the Washington State Department of Transportation: Pavement repair work on southbound I-5 from Ravenna Boulevard to just north of the Mercer Street exit that closed three out of four lanes overnight was completed ahead of schedule. As a result, all lanes reopened at 7 a.m. Saturday– and the closure planned Saturday night through Sunday morning has been canceled. Additionally, the I-... »
South Snohomish County residents headed through Seattle this weekend are alerted to the following Interstate 5 lane closures due to construction: According to the Washington State Department of Transportation, as of 10 p.m. Friday, three out of four lanes on southbound I-5 from NE Ravenna Boulevard. to just north of the Mercer Street exit are closed until 10 a.m. Saturday for pavement repairs. The... »
The southbound platform of the Mountlake Terrace freeway bus station will be closed on Saturday and Sunday, March 16 and 17, for digging of a well at the station. Riders of Community Transit routes 511 and 512 are advised to make the necessary adjustments to their travel to allow for the closure. The bus will operate; they just won’t make a southbound stop at the Mountlake Terrace Transit Center S... »
If you travel from Mountlake Terrace to Seattle for your job, you are not alone. Our online news partner The Seattle Times reports that according to new Census Bureau estimates, 116,000 Snohomish County residents headed south to King County for work in 2011. That ranks the Snohomish-to-King route as the 17th largest county-to-county commute flow in the nation, The Times said. The number of commute... »
New flashing safety lights will be installed at five Mountlake Terrace pedestrian crosswalks this year, thanks to a grant from the Washington State Department of Transportation. The funds will also purchase new signal back plates with reflective borders for numerous traffic signals around the city. The city will receive $191,730 in DOT grant money for the installation of Rectangular Rapid Flashing... »
