8th
December
2007
Truckers wait out flooding on I-5 — at a cost of $4 million a day
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The storm that hit the Puget Sound area Monday is having a devastating effect on commerce after swamping Interstate 5, the main artery that connects Seattle to Portland, and burying in mud several rail connections north and south of Seattle.
The effect and closures could last for days and into the weekend, according to Washington’s Department of Transportation.
Hundreds of trucks waited Tuesday on either side of a 20-mile stretch of I-5, between mileposts 68 and 89, while parts of the highway sat under 10 feet of water. The highway could be closed until at least Thursday — longer if the roads and bridges are found damaged after the flooding recedes.
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