State transportation officials in Washington were forced to close a highway entrance ramp after dozens of frustrated motorists began driving the wrong way down the road to bypass a massive construction detour.
The emergency closures occurred along southbound Interstate 405 in Kirkland, where the Washington State Department of Transportation has been managing a major fish passage restoration project. The work, which began Friday evening, required shutting down all southbound lanes to cut through the roadway and build an underground fish migration tunnel.
The resulting traffic congestion quickly led to dangerous conditions on local roads…