Date:
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Contact:
Chris Vigna, Incident Response Coordinator, (360) 921-1763
Alissa Bateman, WSDOT Communications, (360) 905-2078
VANCOUVER – In a cooperative effort by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), the Washington State Patrol (WSP) and the city of Vancouver, several on and off ramps on I-5 and State Route 14 will be closed between 6 p.m. and midnight on the Fourth of July to help control traffic flow around the fireworks display area. The closures will be:
6 p.m. to midnight (12 a.m.)
- Off ramps from SR 14 eastbound & westbound to Columbia House Boulevard (exit 1) closed.
- Off ramp from I-5 northbound to Mill Plain Boulevard closed.
- There will be no access to Mill Plain Boulevard eastbound.
- Off ramp from SR 14 eastbound to Evergreen Boulevard/Riverside Drive (exit 3) closed.
9 p.m. to midnight (12 a.m.)
- There will be no access to Mill Plain Boulevard eastbound or Fourth Plain Boulevard eastbound from I-5 northbound or southbound. Westbound access to these streets will be allowed.
WSDOT and the WSP would like to remind all motorists that stopping and parking along SR 14 or any of its on or off ramps is prohibited. Both agencies will have vehicles patrolling the area starting at 6 p.m. As usual, motorists on SR 14 between Evergreen Boulevard and I-5 in both directions should anticipate very slow traffic during and immediately following the fireworks display.
WSDOT also will have extra Incident Response Teams out on I-5 and SR 14 before, during and after the fireworks display to assist motorists who may experience car trouble while entering or leaving the fireworks viewing area.
For weekly updates on this and all other state traffic impacts in the region, please visit the WSDOT Southwest Region Weekly Travel Advisory Web page: www.wsdot.wa.gov/regions/southwest/construction. It is updated every Friday for the following week’s impacts.
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