Date:
Friday, August 25, 2006
Contact:
Jamie Holter, WSDOT Communications, (206) 440-4472 (Seattle)
Mia Waters, Acoustics Program Manager, (206) 440-4541 (Seattle)
LYNNWOOD – Beginning Friday night and continuing through the weekend, drivers should expect nightly southbound I-5 lane closures between 164th Street SW and 44th Avenue West . On Friday and Saturday nights, contractors will lay down another test section of quieter pavement between 196th Street and 44th Avenue West. Sunday night, they repave southbound I-5 between 164th and 196th streets.
Closures
Friday, August 25 – Crews will close up to three lanes of southbound I-5. The first lane will close at 8 p.m., the second lane at 10 p.m., and the third lane at midnight. All lanes will reopen by 8 a.m., Saturday.
Saturday, August 26 – Crews will close up to three lanes of southbound I-5. The first lane will close at 8 p.m., the second lane at 10 p.m., and the third lane at midnight. All lanes will reopen by 9 a.m., Sunday.
Sunday, August 27 - Crews will close up to three lanes of southbound I-5. The first lane will close at 8 p.m., the second lane at 10 p.m., and the third lane at midnight. All lanes will reopen by 5 a.m., Monday.
Crews will pave I-5 with two types of quieter pavement to study over the next five years. Each type of quieter pavement has a different surface texture designed to absorb noise created as tires hum across the road surface. WSDOT engineers will study this section of roadway to see if quieter pavement can stand up to ever-changing driving conditions in the Pacific Northwest.
Although quieter pavements are used in many dry, warm states such as Arizona, California, and Texas, WSDOT engineers want to make sure the pavement can stand up to the Northwest’s unique driving climate.
This work is part of the current project to repave nearly nine miles of southbound I-5 between Lynnwood and Everett. More than 98,000 vehicles travel on this stretch of highway each day, and as a result of this heavy traffic, the pavement in this area is worn and damaged.
In addition to the paving work, crews will improve the 44th Avenue West interchange in Lynnwood by repaving the existing ramps, extending and widening the on-ramp to southbound I-5, upgrading lighting and adding guardrail.
This $8.1 million project is partially funded with $2.5 million from the 2003 Nickel Gas Tax. For more information please visit the project Web site at: www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/I5/52ndW_SR526_Safety
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