Traffic through Tacoma on I-5 in shambles this afternoon

The News Tribune

December 13, 2024 at 7:01 p.m.·1 min read

Traffic backups on I-5 through Tacoma on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024.

Traffic through Tacoma on Interstate 5 is moving slowly in both directions on Friday afternoon, according to the Washington Department of Transportation.

WSDOT’s real-time map showed southbound I-5 backed up all the way to state Route 18 in Federal Way.

A wreck on the freeway near East Bay Street in Tacoma was hampering northbound traffic at 3:45 p.m., the map showed, with traffic backed up to the state Route 16 interchange.

Interstate 705 was seeing backups in both directions after a wreck near I-705/SR 7 extension interchange at 3:51 p.m., WSDOT reported.

Collision on I-5 NB at MP 135.05 near E Bay St/SR 167 beginning at 3:07 pm on Dec. 13, 2024 until further notice. The HOV lane is blocked.
— WSDOT Tacoma (@wsdot_tacoma) December 13, 2024

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