The Alleged I 605 Back in 2000 here s what was reported about the possibility of an I 605 being built Another WSDOT released study in 2000 suggested an I 605 beltway that stretched roughly from Tacoma through the Snoqualmie Valley and then to Everett would pull an estimated 29 000 cars off of Interstate 5 But the state never acted on the idea instead focusing on other ways to relieve congestion on I 5 The idea drew such opposition that the King County Council eventually amended the county s comprehensive plan to specifically forbid such a roadway from cutting through the area From In other words the possibility of I 605 ever being planned let alone built died about 8 years ago Is it therefore accurate to portray the road is going to be built when it is obvious that it isn t