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People who travel on the “Boeing Freeway,” also known as State Route 526, often face long commutes and heavy congestion during the afternoon peak travel periods.

To help improve trip reliability and reduce the amount of traffic cutting through nearby neighborhoods, the Washington State Department of Transportation has developed a series of improvements for the corridor.

Several options were considered and narrowed to those that fit within project goals and funding resources to include: a new eastbound lane between Seaway Boulevard and I-5; better signal operations at the SR 526/SR 527...