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It’s after 11:00 in the evening. Travelling north on I-5 traffic has been excellent from Tacoma. Southbound through Seattle is a parking lot from down town all the way back to the University District, just past the Ship Canal Bridge. Repairs. Two days later, morning traffic was nearly a parking lot on northbound I-5 from Fife to the Highway 18 exit for Auburn at 5 a.m. because of an accident.

Slowly we have gotten used to traffic congestion. From Olympia to Arlington, there are certain times of the day and night we can expect slow goings. Throw in an accident or scheduled maintenance and...