The state has promised hard-shoulder driving on a stretch of I-405 to ease the daily congestion created by the express toll lanes. It is now one step closer to implementing that. The Washington State ...

How many times have you been stuck in traffic and had a motorcycle pass you between the lanes or on the shoulder? Both are illegal in Washington, but that might be changing.

The good news is that Exit 2's congestion would be relieved without reconfiguring if a short-term plan to create a shoulder-driving option for the highway does its job. “A lot of the congestion on ...