Several Roads Closed on Mercer Island (Story With Links)

The city of Mercer Island is reporting local roadways are extremely hazardous due to freezing rain falling over the compact snow and ice on the roadway, according to a city press release. 

Public safety officials say that all hills need to be an area of concern and even what looks like exposed roadway may be slick and icy. 

Plows, sanding and deicing is being focused on arterials and neighborhood priority routes to maintain mobility for emergency services, transit and commutes, according to the city. The city plans to get to other streets as the temperatures are expected to rise later today.

A PDF of closed roads is attached to the right of this story.

Stay on top of the Winter Weather and snow at Mercer Island Patch by checking our Winter Weather topic page, found by clicking here.

As of 5 a.m. Thursday, here is a list of roads closed on Mercer Island:

Snow Barricades/Road Closures

• SE 24th ST @76th Ave SE
• SE 24th ST @72nd Ave SE
• Shorewood DR @N Mercer Way
• Shorewood DR @Bike & Ped Trail
• SE 53rd PL @E Mercer Way
• SE 53rd PL @Island Crest Way
• SE 70th @E Mercer Way
• 9100 BLK SE 68th St (Where it Turns into SE 70th ST)
• SE 68th ST @82nd Ave SE
• SE 68th ST @W Mercer Way
• SE 40th ST @W Mercer Way
• SE 40th ST @76th Ave
• SE 72nd Ave SE by the
• SE 44th ST

Local Links:

• City of Mercer Island: Snow and Ice Plan
• Mercer Island Weather: National Weather Service
• Freeway Traffic: Puget Sound Traffic Cameras or State Traffic Alerts
• Metro Transit: Metro Snow and Ice Page
• Sound Transit: Snow Alerts Page
• Mercer Island School District: Mercer Island School District Weather Updates