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NB I-5 weekend closures in Seattle start Friday night
During the weekend-long stretch, there will be a full northbound I-5 closure from the I-90 interchange to Northeast 45th Street. The express lanes, however, will run 24/7 going northbound, WSDOT said.
SEATTLE - Traffic in Seattle is about to get a little more difficult, but it's all in service of a smoother future with quicker I-5 travel times, according to WSDOT.
The Ship Canal Bridge is slated for more closures from Aug. 15-18.
During the weekend-long stretch, there will be a full northbound I-5 closure from the I-90 interchange to Northeast 45th Street. The express lanes, however, will run 24/7 going northbound, WSDOT said.
Ship Canal Bridge along I-5 in Seattle
Timeline for Ship Canal Bridge closure
The closure will start at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 15, and continue into Monday morning.
All northbound I-5 lanes will reopen at 5 a.m. on Aug. 18.
What's next:
Fall and winter: Several southbound I-5 weekend-long, two-lane reductions coming
Construction crews will transition to working on southbound lanes beginning in the fall of 2025, lasting through the winter months.
WSDOT has not released the specific dates for this phase of work yet.
Big picture view:
The larger, $200 million project is slated to last until 2027. The project officially launched five years ago.
Why is WSDOT shutting down parts of the Ship Canal Bridge?
The Revive I-5 page on WSDOT's website details the problems facing the longevity of the Ship Canal Bridge.
Built in the 1960s, there has only been one major phase of repairs, and that was about 40 years ago. The transportation agency reports their crews have attended to 200 emergency repairs since 2019.
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The Source: Information for this story came from the Washington State Department of Transportation.