Labor Day weekend traffic: WSDOT releases the best and worst times to hit the roads

For those planning to hit the roads this holiday weekend should expect some state highways to be congested. 

The Washington State Department of Transportation released its traffic forecast charts for traveling during Labor Day weekend.

Traffic analysts looked at how many cars were on the road past Labor Day weekends.  Based on data, the charts shows how many cars (vertical axis) WSDOT projects to be on the road each hour (horizontal axis) for Labor Day weekend 2022.

The charts are for Thursday, Sept. 1 to Tuesday, Sept. 6 for parts of I-5, I-90 and Highway 2. 

Northbound I-5 from Lacey to Tacoma

Southbound I-5 from Tacoma to Lacey

Eastbound I-90 from North Bend to Cle Elum

Westbound I-90 from Cle Elum to North Bend

Eastbound US 2 from Skykomish to Stevens Pass

Westbound US 2 from Stevens Pass to Skykomish

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