When WSDOT began studying options for replacing the westbound US 2 trestle, they identified the I-5 and US 2 interchange as needing similar improvements to achieve the full benefit of the westbound trestle. In 2020, the City and Snohomish County received a grant from the Puget Sound Regional Council to continue the preliminary work identified in WSDOT’s study. This year, the City launched the I-5/US 2 Interchange Planning Study to identify improvements to the interchange and city streets that connect to it.
The goals are to build environmentally and economically sustainable infrastructure that will accommodate current and future transportation demand, improve safety for all modes of transportation and improve downtown Everett connectivity to I-5 and US 2 as well as between the two highways.