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Traffic backed up on State Route 16 after collision in Gig Harbor

Traffic is backed up on State Route 16 after a collision on May 7, 2026 near Gig Harbor.
Traffic is backed up on State Route 16 after a collision on May 7, 2026 near Gig Harbor. Washington State Department of Transportation

Update: This collision was cleared at about 3:39 p.m., according to an X post from WSDOT.

Original story:

Traffic is backed up after a collision in Gig Harbor.

According to a real-time traffic map from the Washington State Department of Transportation, the collision happened at about 2:30 p.m. on State Route 16 eastbound near milepost 12 after Wollochet Drive.

The right lane is blocked, WSDOT said.

This story was originally published May 7, 2026 at 3:05 PM.

Isabela Lund
The News Tribune
Isabela Lund is the Lead Breaking News Reporter at The News Tribune. Before joining The News Tribune in 2025, she was the digital content manager at KDRV NewsWatch 12 in Medford, Oregon and a reporter at the Stanwood Camano News in Stanwood, Washington. She grew up in Kitsap County and graduated from Western Washington University in 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. 
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