Date:
Monday, August 21, 2006
Contact:
Laura Johnson, WSDOT Communications, (206) 464-1358 (Seattle)
KIRKLAND – Construction effects on traffic on and around Interstate 405 in Kirkland August 21-26:
Interstate 405 mainline
- UPDATED - Expect closures of up to three northbound I-405 lanes in the Totem Lake area Monday through Thursday nights for paving and surveying. The first lane will close at 9 p.m. All northbound lanes will reopen by 6 a.m. each morning.
- UPDATED - Expect periodic closures of the northbound HOV lane near NE 124th Street EXCEPT during evening rush hours and on Friday night. These closures protect drivers as construction vehicles enter and leave the median work zone.
- NEW – Drivers should expect overnight closures of the right southbound lane near NE 116th Street Monday through Thursday between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m.
- NEW – Expect a 15-minute rolling slowdown on all southbound lanes near NE 116th Street sometime between midnight and 5 a.m. one night this week. Construction crews will be working on the ramp meter.
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.
Kirkland streets affected by I-405 construction
- UPDATED - Expect closures of the right lane in each direction of Totem Lake Boulevard Monday through Saturday from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. This protects drivers as construction vehicles enter and leave the work zone. Crews require the northbound lane closures to perform landscaping work.
- UPDATED - Expect closures of the right lane in each direction of 116th Avenue NE Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. This protects drivers as construction vehicles enter and leave the work zone. Crews require the southbound lane closures to perform utility work.
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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