Interesting - got two notifications that traffic on Interstate 5 has been closed to traffic Northbound and Southbound. This is the major corridor for the west coast and runs through the heart of Seattle. What makes this interesting is that there is very little mention of this in the media. A search will turn up other instances from 2017 and 2018 and various major crashes and suicides but nothing about protestors "occupying" the freeway - from today:
#TrafficIAlert. I-5 is being closed right now due to the protest nearing the freeway. Closure will be from I-90 to SR 520.
— Trooper Rick Johnson (@wspd2pio) June 2, 2020
And yesterday:
At the request of WSP, we are assisting WSP in closing both directions of I-5 between SR 520 and I-90 through Seattle.
— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) June 2, 2020
And Sunday:
Here is the I-5 closure info. Closed from I-90 to SR 520. WB 90 diverted to SB 5. NB 5 diverted to EB 90. WB 520 diverted to NB 5. SB 5 diverted to EB 520. Avoid the area..
— Trooper Rick Johnson (@wspd2pio) June 1, 2020
Looks like the police and the State Patrol are being very safe but these useful idiots need to be taken off the freeway.
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