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SEATTLE - Heads up, drivers! Traffic on eastbound I-90 is slowed to a crawl between Seattle and Bellevue amid weeks of ongoing construction.
From Sept. 18 until Oct. 5, eastbound I-90 between Mercer Island and Eastside is reduced to three lanes at a reduced speed limit. These closures are to allow crews to repair joints on the bridge. Already, the reductions have been causing traffic backups across Mercer Island.
Closures include Mercer Island's 80th Street HOV on-ramp and the E Mercer Way on-ramp, further snarling traffic.
WSDOT surveillance image of backups on I-90 on Mercer Island. (WSDOT)
Local perspective:
WSDOT's real-time travel map shows that, as of 3:00 p.m., backups already stretch from the Bellevue East Bridge to halfway across the I-90 Floating Bridge.
Some commuters even reported drives as long as two hours getting from West Seattle to Bellevue.
Traffic officials say the lane and speed reductions will remain in effect until 7:00 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5. Work on the Mercer Way on-ramp is expected to wrap on Friday.
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The Source: Information in this story comes from the Washington State Department of Transportation traffic map.