King County Road crews monitoring, responding 24/7 to flooding

Crossposted from King County Local

Road Services Division crews with the Department of Local Services have been monitoring and responding to roadways and bridge conditions in unincorporated King County throughout this historic storm.

Heavy rainfall and flooding have overwhelmed roads and bridges across the region. As Western Washington braces for another atmospheric river next week, the impacts from this week’s extreme weather are far from over.

In other words, expect continued road closures as conditions change. (At the time of this blogpost, nearly 30 roads in unincorporated King County were closed, with another three restricted, according to our MyCommute map).

Bottom line is this recovery will take time. Read more.