Date:
Friday, July 28, 2006
Contact:
Laura Johnson, WSDOT Communications, (206) 464-1358 (Seattle)
KIRKLAND – Construction effects on traffic on and around Interstate 405 in Kirkland July 27 –August 3:
Interstate 405 mainline
- UPDATED – Expect closures of up to two lanes in each direction through Kirkland every night except Friday for surveying and barrier work. The first lane may close as early as 7 p.m. each night. All northbound lanes will reopen by 6 a.m. (11 a.m. Sunday), all southbound lanes by 5 a.m. (11 a.m. Sunday).
- Expect periodic closures of the northbound and southbound HOV lanes near NE 124th Street EXCEPT during rush hours and on Friday night. These closures protect drivers as construction vehicles enter and leave the median work zone.
I-405 / NE 85th Street interchange
- NEW – Monday through Thursday nights expect closures of the southbound exit to NE 85th Street and the southbound collector-distributor lane from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Crews will set noise wall panels.
I-405 / NE 116th Street interchange
- Drivers should expect delays at the southbound I-405 on-ramp at NE 116th Street. This ramp is narrowed for several months for construction. Carpools, vanpools and buses may use the HOV bypass lane on the NE 124th Street on-ramp.
I-405 / NE 124th Street interchange
UPDATED - Monday through Thursday nights, expect periodic nighttime closures between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. of the northbound on-ramps at the NE 124th Street interchange. Crews will set permanent barriers.
Kirkland streets affected by I-405 construction
- UPDATED – Saturday night crews will close all lanes of NE 116th Street under I-405 from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. A signed detour route will provide access around the closure. The on and off-ramps at NE 116th Street will remain open. Crews will continue work on the NE 116th Street bridge.
- Expect closures of the right lane in each direction of Totem Lake Boulevard Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. This protects drivers as construction vehicles enter and leave the work zone.
- Expect closures of the right northbound lane on 116th Ave NE Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. This protects drivers as construction vehicles enter and leave the work zone.
All of these closures are necessary for crews to perform work associated with WSDOT’s Kirkland Nickel Improvement Project and Sound Transit’s Totem Lake Freeway Station Project. For more information or to sign up for e-mail updates, visit www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/i405.
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