Traffic alert: Expect big delays during weekend I-5, US 2 closures

Transportation officials are warning about a triple traffic alert this weekend from Snohomish County to Portland.

Drivers should be prepared for slowdowns as two projects and a major event get underway.

Revive I-5 closure

The Washington State Department of Transportation will close the northbound lanes of I-5 from the West Seattle Bridge to Olive Way in Seattle from 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.

Crews will be doing repaving and expansion joint work.  Read more here.

US 2 closure

In Snohomish County, WSDOT will repave the trestle on Highway 2.

The westbound lanes will be closed from Lake Stevens to Everett between State Route 204 and the Homeacres on-ramp from 7 p.m. Friday until 4 a.m. Monday.

Major bicycle event

In the South Sound, 10,000 bicyclists are expected for this year's Seattle to Portland classic.

Congestion is expected Saturday morning on State Route 7 in Pierce County with delays continuing south on State Route 507 in Thurston and Lewis counties. Read more here.

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