SR 522 back open after head-on crash

KING COUNTY, Wash. - A head-on crash caused traffic delays on SR-522 near Kenmore Tuesday morning.

A head-on crash snarled traffic on SR-522 near Kenmore Tuesday morning. According to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), the crash happened on westbound SR-522 just east of 83rd Place Northeast at around 10 a.m. At around 10:17 a.m., WSDOT announced that both lanes were stopped, and crews were stopping eastbound traffic intermittently so westbound traffic could turn around. Just before 10:30 a.m., the Bothell Police Department (BPD) announced that the eastbound lanes had reopened, but the westbound lanes remained closed. Traffic officials and police are warning drivers to expect delays in both directions and consider alternate routes.

Officers with the Bothell Police Department responding to a head-on crash on SR-522 near Kenmore, WA. (Bothell Police Department)

According to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), the crash happened on westbound SR-522 just east of 83rd Place Northeast around 10 a.m.

Timeline:

At around 10:17 a.m., WSDOT announced that both lanes were blocked, and crews were intermittently stopping eastbound traffic to allow westbound vehicles to turn around.

Just before noon, the Bothell Police Department (BPD) announced that all lanes were back open.

The Source: Information for this story comes from multiple social media posts by the Washington State Department of Transportation and the Bothell Police Department.