Traffic

Update: I-5 north traffic resumes following crash that had traffic backed up for miles

A Washington State Patrol cruiser.
A Washington State Patrol cruiser. Courtesy Trooper Chris Thorson

Traffic resumed just before 2 p.m. on Interstate 5 North after a crash had traffic backed up more than 2 miles Tuesday afternoon past North Lake Samish Drive.

The crash closed the right-hand lane near milepost 248.

The Washington State Department of Transportation announced in a social media post that all lanes of traffic were cleared just before 2 p.m.

A crash has backed up traffic over two miles Tuesday afternoon on I-5.
A crash has backed up traffic over two miles Tuesday afternoon on I-5. Washington State Department of Transportation Courtesy to The Bellingham Herald

This story was originally published September 3, 2024 at 1:50 PM.

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Jack Belcher
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Jack Belcher covers transportation and recreation for The Bellingham Herald. He graduated from Central Washington University with a degree in digital journalism in 2020 and joined the staff in September 2022. Belcher resides in Bellingham.
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