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Revive I-5 resumes in WA, major closures expected for the rest of the year
After a brief pause for FIFA World Cup, WSDOT's Revive I-5 picks back up again this weekend, which means major closures are unfortunately expected for the rest of the year.
SEATTLE - The World Cup is over, which means major road construction is starting back up on Seattle roads, creating a summer traffic nightmare for drivers.
Among the projects being worked on this weekend include Revive I-5, meaning a full shutdown of northbound I-5, along with SR 18 lane closures and big events across the city.
Traffic moving slow through downtown Seattle on a rainy, cloudy day. (George Rose/Getty Images)
Keep reading to see which roads are closed in the Seattle area this weekend, July 10-12.
Revive I-5
The biggest traffic headache drivers will likely run into will be the Revive I-5 project, which will impact a large section of the freeway through downtown Seattle.
Northbound I-5 will close at 11:59 p.m. Friday, July 10, until 5 a.m. Monday, July 13, from I-90 to Northeast 45th Street. Express lanes will be northbound only.
Here's a list of which entrances and exits to northbound I-5 will be closed this weekend:
- Westbound and eastbound I-90 on-ramps
- Westbound SR 520 on-ramp and eastbound 520 off-ramp
- Mercer Street on-ramp and off-ramp
- Olive Way on-ramp and off-ramp
- Dearborn Street on-ramp
- Cherry Street on-ramp
- University Street on-ramp
- Harvard Avenue on-ramp
- Seneca Street off-ramp
- Lakeview Boulevard off-ramp
- Northeast 45th Street/Northeast 50th Street off-ramp
All on- and off-ramps will reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, except for the Harvard Avenue on-ramp, which will remain closed until Oct. 11.
Once I-5 lanes reopen, the two right northbound I-5 lanes across the Ship Canal Bridge will remain closed through the end of 2026. Any other weekend-long full closures are weather-dependent.
SR 520 in Seattle
In addition to SR 520's on- and off-ramps to northbound I-5 being closed, the Roanoke Street exit will also be closed, meaning drivers will have to get off and onto the freeway from the U District.
Ballard Seafood Festival road closures
In case you were planning on venturing through downtown Ballard for the annual Seafood Festival, consider arriving on foot. There will be a handful of road closures around the event, including:
- Ballard Avenue NW (between NW Market Street and Vernon Place NW)
- 22nd Avenue NW (between NW Market Street and Shilshole Avenue NW)
- NW Market Street (between 24th and 20th avenues NW)
- Leary Avenue NW (between NW Vernon Place and NW Market Street)
All streets will reopen by Monday at 1:30 a.m.
Other road closures in western WA
Here's a look at other road closures to look out for on western Washington roads this weekend:
- SR 18: Eastbound and westbound lanes closed under I-90 closed from Thursday to 5 a.m. Monday
- West Seattle Summer Fest (SW Edmunds St to SW Alaska St, and 42nd to 44th Ave SW)
- I-90: Westbound I-90 will be reduced to three lanes in Issaquah between 17th Street and Lakemont Boulevard
- I-405: Northbound I-405 lane closures in Renton from 10 p.m. Friday to 9 a.m. Saturday
- US 2 in Everett: Eastbound US 2 lane closure from 4 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, US 2 ramp to NB I-5 closed from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 a.m.
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The Source: Information in this story came from the Washington State Department of Transportation and FOX 13 Seattle reporting.