Davis Law Group, P.S.

Accident Hotspot: I-5 SB at WA-522 / 73rd St

Interstate 5 Southbound at Washington Highway 522 / 73rd Street (Exit 171) is the Site of One of the Seattle Metro Area’s Biggest Traffic Bottlenecks and Motor Vehicle Accident Hotspots

A recent study found that Interstate 5 Southbound at Washington Highway 522 / 73rd Street (Exit 171) was one of King County’s accident hotspots and a key travel bottleneck area in 2010.  The site ranks as the Seattle metro area’s #8 bottleneck site locally and #560 nationally.  The average traveling speed on this 0.70 mile stretch of roadway is only 22.5 mph. 

Where there are traffic bottlenecks there is roadway congestion.  And where there is roadway congestion there are motor vehicle accidents.  Frustrated commuters and bumper-to-bumper traffic don’t mix well with cell phone conversations and texting while driving.  It is no coincidence that this area is the site of numerous motor vehicle collisions each year. 

Source: Intrix National Traffic Scorecard, 2010 Annual Report.