Traffic on the Carbon River bridge near Carbonado is now restricted to passenger cars only.
Concerns about the safety of the bridge led the Washington State Department of Transportation to bar commercial vehicles late Thursday afternoon.
At 9:13 p.m. WSDOT sent an updated restriction, allowing only passenger vehicles.
The restriction was prompted by the discovery that one of four legs supporting the bridge’s approach has loosened from its concrete footing.
The bridge is on State Route 165, which provides access to Mount Rainier National Park.

I-90 has been reopened over Snoqualmie Pass.
All lanes were closed earlier for rockblasting.

The Washington State Department of Transportation reports that I-90 is closed in both directions for rockblasting near the Snoqualmie Pass summit.

Eastbound traffic is stopped at milepost 54 near Hyak, westbound traffic is stopped at milepost 61 near Price Creek.

WSDOT says an estimated opening time cannot be determined until after the rock blast effort takes place. They’re saying expect at least an hour delay.

To allow for improvements to an existing retaining wall, southbound lanes of Schuster Parkway will be closed from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Friday, May 28 to July 19. One southbound lane will be open after 9 p.m. Northbound lanes will not be affected.

Detour signs will direct traffic from southbound Schuster Parkway to South 4th Street, Dock Street and to downtown or I-705 via the South 15th Street ramp.

The Schuster Parkway sidewalk will be closed to pedestrians for two to three weeks during the road closure, according to the City. Signs will notify pedestrians when …

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Washington State Department of Transportation bridge crews have determined that effective immediately, no commercial vehicles will be allowed to cross the State Route 165 Carbon River Bridge until further notice.

The restriction was prompted by the discovery Thursday afternoon that one of the four vertical legs supporting the bridge’s approach span has loosened from its concrete footing. WSDOT bridge crews are en route to the bridge to examine the support and determine what repairs will be necessary before the restriction can be lifted.

WSDOT crews will staff each end of the one-lane bridge Thursday night to ensure that only …

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Sound Transit will operate extended hours for Tacoma Link on Monday, May 20, to accommodate crowds leaving the Fleetwood Mac concert at the Tacoma Dome.

The last northbound train will depart the Tacoma Dome Station at 12:00 a.m.

The concert begins at 8:00 p.m.

Sound Transit buses and Link light rail trains will operate on a regular weekday schedule.

A collision involving a large commercial vehicle is blocking a lane in the 300 block of 3^rd Street Southeast in Puyallup, police said.

Drivers should expect the lane to be closed for up to two hours.

The accident happened about 11:20 a.m.

UPDATE as of 5:49a.m.: All lanes are now open.

INITIAL POST: A collision on northbound Interstate 5 just south of 56^th Street in Tacoma is blocking the two right lanes, WSDOT reported.

The accident occurred about 5:30 a.m. at milepost 131.