In preparation for a busy traffic weekend in Seattle, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced “Conechella,” a Coachella music festival-themed press release listing Seattle road closures as artists set to headline the famous Indio, California music festival.
KIRO Newsradio’s traffic reporter, Chris Sullivan, wished for a simpler WSDOT press release that he could easily understand on “The Jake and Spike Show” on KIRO Newsradio.
“Normally it’s just like, here’s what is happening here, here, and here,” Sully said. “Today’s press release was a little, let’s say, I didn’t even understand what was going on because it was so confusing. It was meant for Gen X or Gen, whatever.”
WSDOT warns of road closures with Conechella
A total of nine different road closure locations are scheduled for this weekend, which include roads, on-ramps, and tunnels…