Future Developments
Between 1980 and 2000, the population of Snohomish County grew by 80%; most new residents now use the 2-lane SR 9 to commute. Accidents have increased from an average of 325 collisions per year in the 1990s to 450 collisions per year between 2000 and 2007. Since late 2005, WSDOT has been improving the corridor with six projects located between SR 522 and the Skagit County line that are scheduled to be completed by 2013. South of Snohomish, WSDOT is improving the highway in multiple ways including new intersections and alignments, new web cameras and new turn lanes. Between SR 524 and Clearview, the 2-lane road is being widened to a four-lane divided highway starting in 2011. The SR 531 intersection south of Arlington is scheduled to be rebuilt as a roundabout in 2011. The roundabout option was chosen over a traffic signal in early October 2009. A route development plan is currently being designed for the highway between SR 522 and Schloman Road north of Arlington. During a project to widen SR 9 in Lake Stevens, a left-turn lane to Lake Stevens Road was removed and residents located on the road have protested.
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