King County Cities Prepare For Significant Snow, Traffic Impacts

KING COUNTY, WA — With several inches of snow possible over the next few days, crews across King County are preparing the roads and gassing up the snowplows.

We’ve got crews working around the clock ready to plow and sand your roads. check out the Winter Weather Response Map to see where our plows are. https://t.co/NWoERrhgC9. pic.twitter.com/1dt1pmMD9B
— KC Road Services (@kcroads) February 11, 2021

While some communities will wake up with snow on the ground Friday, forecasters expect more significant impacts beginning in the evening and into Saturday morning. For those who can, staying off the roads will be the safest option. For those who must brave the elements, there are quite a few tools to help plan a route.

Here some of the resources available to track weather and traffic impacts as they happen:

Countywide

• Register for ALERT King County.
• Check your snow routes and the live winter weather response map.
• View traffic cameras near you.
• Contact the 24/7 hotline to report issues with roads.
• Review winter storm preparedness tips.
• Check for impacts to garbage collection.
• Riding transit? Look up route impacts via King County Metro.
• Learn more from King County Emergency Management.
• Browse priority snow routes and plowing information for state highways and freeways.

Seattle

• Bookmark the city's winter weather response page.
• View traffic cameras and find live road conditions on the SDOT website.
• Learn more about Seattle's preparations for the latest storms on the mayor's blog.

Bellevue

• Visit Bellevue's snow & ice information hub.
• Check out a map of priority snow routes.
• Review the city's winter preparedness guide.

Kirkland

• Find a map of Kirkland's snow priority routes.
• Review valuable information for navigating winter weather on the Kirkland website.

Redmond

• Sign up Redmond weather alerts, check the snow response map and find other community resources, including emergency shelter options.
• Learn about the city's winter process on the Redmond snow & ice response page.

Renton

• City of Renton snow routes
• Find a comprehensive list of winter weather resources and tips on the city's website.

Sammamish & Issaquah

• Learn about Sammamish's winter storm readiness plans and answers to frequently asked questions about the upcoming storm on the city's website.
• Review Sammamish's snow routes and sign up for text or e-mail alerts.
• Check out Issaquah's winter weather hub. find a live snow plow map and view traffic cameras on a desktop or mobile device.
• Issaquah also keeps a list of winter weather shelters.