WSDOT restripes exit lane to Redmond Way to unclog gridlock

The restriping work will be done within the next several weeks, 8/25

from the desk of Jamie Holter, WSDOT Communications

WSDOT restripes exit lane to Redmond Way

We get email from eastside drivers who tell us they love the new lanes on SR 520 between West Lake Sammamish Parkway and SR 202. The lanes have been open since December 2010. The lanes save time and make for a better commute.

 Usually, in the same breath, they tell us how much they dislike the single lane exit to SR 202 / Redmond Way. The idea was to limit cars crisscrossing as they headed toward the exit. The weaving leads to collisions. Redmond drivers still don’t like it.

We have been working with the city of Redmond for several months now to unclog that gridlock at the end of the ramp to Redmond Way. While there is no perfect solution, we have agreed to restripe the exit lane to Redmond Way and give drivers two lanes instead of one. It’s a start.

We expect to do the work in the next several weeks.  Thank you to the drivers who have written into us with their traffic-busting solutions in the last several months.  

Jamie Holter

WSDOT Communications I

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