JoshK Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 OK, so tomorrow I need to get to Portland. WSDot says only essential travel only, and damn right, our Tool concert is essential travel. These morons also tell me to go through Yakima and the Tri-cities to get there due to a tiny 20 mile closure of I-5 due to flooding. So...my question for all you brilliant people is what is the best way to bypass this MP 68->88 section of I-5, other than the "detours" the DOT is suggesting? A quick glance at the map shows me various options with SR7 and US12 and some other roads I don't recognize. Any help greatly appreciated... -j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClimbingPanther Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 Highways 7-12 does seem to be the best way around, and shouldn't add a horrible amount of time if you aren't in rush hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClimbingPanther Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 ps, I think the reason WSDOT is discouraging travel & pointing to a huge detour on freeways is because typical SEA-PDX traffic would bring 7 & 12 to a standstill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshK Posted December 4, 2007 Author Share Posted December 4, 2007 TY for the replies. Yeah, i figured the more they discourage it, it'll cut down on a lot of the people that actually think it'll be a 7 hour drive. I am already popping xanax to withstand the the onslaught of patience-destroying logging trucks going 25mph on 7 and 12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 ps, I think the reason WSDOT is discouraging travel & pointing to a huge detour on freeways is because typical SEA-PDX traffic would bring 7 & 12 to a standstill. I agree. I do think the Yakima detour is the best--becuase other people are thinking exactly like you are. Especially the truckers where time and distance is money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitergal Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I heard parts of 7 & 12 are impassible due to standing water on both of those roads as well. I'm sure they have detours set up though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Josh, just fly there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Its futile - you'll never make it. Best just to fedex the tix down here and make sure they put to good use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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