Provides real time information on ferries, traffic conditions, mountain pass conditions, neighboring states' 5-1-1 systems, and express lane status for the state of Washington.

Road and Travel Information offered by Washington State Department of Transportation

Programs that issue bulletins to update the public about the flow of traffic on the roads and freeways. The reports pinpoint the location of traffic accidents, disabled vehicles, construction and other problems that are causing stoppage or slowing on the freeways; estimate clearance time; and suggest alternate routes for travelers. Also included are programs that provide information about traffic conditions in response to specific requests.

Traffic Bulletins/Information

Programs that provide information about highway conditions, public transportation services and related information that commuters and other travelers can access in some areas by dialing the three digit number, 511, from a wireless or landline telephone, and in other areas, by dialing a seven digit number. Callers get integrated information posted by local governments, traffic departments, airports (where they have been incorporated into the system), and tourism and transit agencies about traffic conditions and incidents on specific segments of streets and highways, road closures, public transportation routes and fares, carpool and vanpool options, paratransit services for older adults and people with disabilities, bicycling information and transportation information related to special events. In some areas, tourist information, parking location and status information, local points of interest information, interregional information, driving directions, public transportation trip itinerary planning, multimodal routing and trip planning, incident reporting and transportation facilities information may also be available. Some systems may integrate Amber Alerts into their messaging system. Many also have websites as an alternative source of transportation information.

Transportation Information Clearinghouses/511 Services

Provides a public "opt-in" alert system that keeps residents informed about potential widespread emergencies, such as severe weather, health risks, major transportation disruptions and terrorist activities.  
Registration is free and offers a choice of types of alerts for which subscribers receive notifications, including alerts sent by email, mobile text, and/or voice.

ALERT King County offered by Regional Public Notifications

Provides a public "opt-in" alert system that keeps residents informed about potential widespread emergencies, such as severe weather, health risks, major transportation disruptions and terrorist activities. Registration is free.

Programs that issue bulletins or otherwise inform the public of orders or advisories issued by local authorities to evacuate an area in preparation for a major fire, flood, hurricane, tornado, tsunami or other impending event which has the potential to cause loss of life, personal injury, property destruction or damage and wide-spread community disruption. Information generally includes evacuation zones and routes, pickup sites, the time frame for evacuation and details about the impending event.

Evacuation Information

Information and services available to people with personal computers equipped with Internet connections and the appropriate software.

Internet Information Resources

Programs that issue bulletins or otherwise inform the public of conditions which are conducive to the development and spread of a specific communicable disease or which advise the public of an outbreak that puts them at risk.

Disease Control Advisories

Programs that issue bulletins to inform the public of current and projected weather conditions including high and low temperatures, estimates for chances of rain, precipitation levels, cumulative rainfall or snowfall figures, information about tides and currents, surf conditions, snow conditions, times for sunrise and sunset and other similar information. Also included are programs that offer taped information about travel weather, boating weather and aviation weather as well as general weather conditions locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.

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Road and Travel Information offered by Washington State Department of Transportation

ALERT King County offered by Regional Public Notifications