Advice for bypassing Skagit River Bridge?
I'm heading down I-5 next week but will need to bypass the Skagit River Bridge area. Any advice on which route to take? What is Hwy 9 like for a nervous RV'er? Nui
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frankdamp wrote:
We went through Burlington on SR-20 on Wednesday and will be doing it again today. Our RV has been in repair at JR's in Sedro-Woolley (new fridge). I was expecting a lot of grief at the junction between I-5 and SR-20, but it was quite normal - no more congestion than usual.
WA-DOT has revised its detour to go off the freeway just between exits 227 (College Way) and 229 (George Hopper Road). They have re-programmed the traffic-light controllers to give the NB traffic making the left turn from College Way to Burlington Boulevard higher priority. We haven't gone that far south, so haven't seen the back-ups directly.
Don't you love going to JR's... it's a well run family business where their prices are reasonable and their work is well done. It's a nice surprise.
We traveled that route on Monday afternoon, with no congestion, but I was surprised at that time there was no signage from Hwy-20 WB to I-5 SB. Many cars were making U-turns at the first chance W of I-5?
