Welcome

Welcome to the second online open house for the I-5/US 2 Interchange Planning Study.  

Thanks to the community input from our first open house, we have identified people’s priorities for the interchange and are studying potential improvements. To make sure we are addressing the needs of our community, we still want your input!  

You can use this site to:

  • Learn about the project and its history
  • Review the project schedule
  • Go over potential improvements and give your feedback 
  • Sign up for email updates

 

Map of Everett that shows where the I-5 and US 2 Interchange meet.

Map of the study area.

Background and introduction

Snohomish County is the second fastest-growing county in Washington, and the Everett area is a regional hub, with vibrant business, governmental and cultural facilities. The interchange, where the I-5 and US 2 highways connect, is already congested during peak travel periods and is at the center of this growing demand. The I-5/US 2 Interchange Planning Study, a City of Everett project, seeks to identify improvements that will: 

  • Meet current and future demand for all methods transportation demand 
  • Improve safety for all methods of transportation 
  • Improve access between downtown Everett, I-5 and US 2 as well as between the two highways 
  • Be environmentally sustainable 

During the first open house in fall 2022, the community expressed concerns over traffic, congestion, safety and merging between I-5 and US 2. We also heard a desire for improved transit, bike lanes and pedestrian facilities. With the feedback we received, we have developed concepts for the public to review and provide feedback on. Reducing congestion is critical to meeting the City’s growth goals. 

Both lanes of traffic are heavily congested on US 2 as drivers head west.

Traffic congestion on US 2 as drivers head west.

Concepts

Concepts

Interchange concepts

Proposed interchange concepts.

 

Local street and transit, bicycle and pedestrian concepts

Proposed local street and transit, bicycle and pedestrian concepts. These concepts are subject to change.

Survey

Survey

Next steps and project schedule

Thank you for engaging with us and providing your feedback! Public input is vital to developing improvements that serve the needs of the community. We plan to share our next update on the project website in spring of 2024.  

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Project schedule

Summer-fall 2022

  • Identify methods and assumptions

Fall 2022

  • Virtual public open house

Fall-winter 2022

  • Understand future conditions; Identify issues and needs for the study 

Winter 2022 

  • Develop concepts 

Spring-fall 2023

  • Screen concepts

Summer 2023

  • Recommend improvement alternatives

Fall 2023

  • Virtual and in-person public open houses 

Winter 2023

  • Identify concepts to advance  
Spring 2024
  • Draft and publish final study report   


Multiple lanes are backed up with traffic congestion as cars merge onto I-5 heading north.

Traffic congestion on I-5 as drivers head northbound.