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 Road Alert - About
King County Road Alert is a Web-based e-mail subscription service
designed to notify residents and motorists about road closures or hazardous
travel conditions that have a significant impact on travel in unincorporated
areas of the county. This information, provided by the King County Road
Services Division, enables motorists to make informed travel decisions
benefiting both themselves and the region by reducing traffic impacts.
Road Alert travel advisories include information about closures or
traffic problems that impact a specific road or major traffic corridor. Most
county roads are closed due to construction activity, weather events or other
unanticipated incidents. Subscribers will also be kept informed of the status
of the closure and when the road is expected to reopen.
Traffic problems resulting from an accident and having a significant impact on
the peak commute hours may be sent out in an alert —
if information can be provided in a timely manner. You are advised to listen to
radio traffic advisories for real-time traffic information.
If you have any questions or comments about Road Alert, please
e-mail us.
RSS and Road Alert
What is RSS?
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is an XML-based file format used by information publishers to immediately distribute content directly to subscribers in the format of their choice. For example, a news company may provide RSS feeds of its breaking news headlines. As a news consumer, you can subscribe to receive the latest headlines using an RSS reader (also called an aggregator). Find a list of
RSS readers here. 
What information does Road Alert provide via RSS?
Road Alert uses RSS to deliver the location and status of road closures or hazardous travel conditions that
have a significant impact on travel in unincorporated areas of King County. By monitoring Road Alert
RSS feeds, subscribers stay informed of the status of closures and anticipated reopenings.
Access the Road Alert RSS feed here: 
DISCLAIMER: The King County Road Services Division provides Road
Alert as a service to the public. While we try to provide accurate and
timely information, estimates of the nature and duration of closures are
subject to variables such as weather and traffic conditions that are beyond the
control of King County and, therefore, difficult to predict. People relying on
this information should do so at their own risk. Neither King County nor its
employees or agents shall be liable for the accuracy of neither this
information nor any actions taken as a result.
Updated: April 13, 2006
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