Date:
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Contact:
Victoria Tobin, Public Information, 206.786.4079 (office mobile)
Connie Lewis, Community Outreach, 425.471.4222 (mobile)
EVERETT – Crews working for Washington State Department of Transportation and Atkinson-CH2M Hill, will detour traffic and close the US 2 ramp to southbound Interstate 5 in Everett, Wash. tonight between midnight and 5 a.m. the following morning. Drivers can expect minimal delays during the short, one-night detour. The closure was rescheduled from Thursday night to Friday night due to wet weather.
Drivers wanting to go to southbound I-5 will continue straight on the US 2 exit ramp to Maple Street, take a left onto Maple Street and continue through to the Pacific Avenue onramp to southbound I-5. Crews will work as fast as possible and will reopen the ramp by 5 a.m. or sooner.
After tonight's closure, drivers need to be aware that the US 2 ramp will be in a different configuration. Crews will place barrier and restripe the ramp to set up a temporary work zone. Drivers will notice a narrower lane shifted to the inside and barrier on both sides of the exit ramp. Drivers are encouraged to slow down and pay attention in the work zone.
This US 2 ramp closure is needed to keep drivers and workers safe as crews set up a work zone to build retaining walls and widen portions of the bridge. The ramp closures are just a part of the I-5 Everett Freeway expansion project where crews will widen 18 bridges (including I-5 over passes, exits and on ramps), to accommodate new freeway lanes. Crews will also build (or replace) five bridges, including the new 41st Street bridge and the new right-hand Broadway Avenue flyover bridge. For more project information, please visit the project Web page at www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/I5/HOVSR526toUS2/
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