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Part of northbound I-5 to close again for Revive I-5

By KIRO 7 News Staff
By KIRO 7 News Staff

This weekend, July 14-15, northbound I-5 will be closing for a second weekend at the West Seattle Bridge.

Washington State Department of Transportation will be closing lanes starting at 8 p.m. Friday, July 13. A part of the Revive I-5 project, they will be replacing expansion joints and will repave the road. The work will wrap up by 5 a.m. the following Monday, July 15.

“What traffic looks like this coming weekend is up to travelers,” said WSDOT Assistant Regional Administrator Amir Rasaie. “We need people to adjust their travel plans again this weekend, so we can minimize backups and keep traffic moving around the Seattle area.”

Crews will begin reducing northbound I-5 traffic to two lanes at the I-405/SR 518 interchange near Southcenter to replace half of an expansion join on the Duwamish River Bridge. Lane reductions will continue all the way up to the West Seattle Bridge/Columbian Way/Spokane Street ramp, which is the last exit before the closure.

The closure details are as follows.

7 p.m. Friday, July 13 to 5 a.m. Monday, July 16:

  • The southbound I-405 HOV on-ramp to northbound I-5.
  • The Interurban Avenue on-ramp to northbound I-5.

9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday:

  • The MLK Junior Way/SR 900 on-ramp to northbound I-5.
  • The Boeing Access Road on-ramp to northbound I-5.
  • The northbound I-5 mainline off-ramp to the express lanes.
  • The northbound I-5 off-ramp to Edgar Martinez Drive.
  • The northbound I-5 off-ramp to Seneca Street.
  • The University Street on-ramp to northbound I-5.

10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday:

  • The Swift Avenue/Albro Place on-ramp to northbound I-5.

10:30 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday:

  • The Southcenter Boulevard on-ramp to northbound I-5.
  • The Michigan Street/Corson Avenue on-ramp to northbound I-5.

11:59 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday:

  • The southbound I-405 general-purpose off-ramp to northbound I-5.

Southbound I-5 will also have lanes reduced across the Ship Canal Bridge between the University District and SR 520 from 2 a.m. to noon on Sunday. July 15 to repair parts of the deck. The Northeast 45th Street on-ramp to southbound I-5 will also close during this time.

WSDOT suggests travelers should plan for the upcoming construction, by using other means of transportation (like the light rail), postponing discretionary trips, or by traveling before traffic picks up or when it decreases.

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