Date:
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Contact:
Laura Johnson, WSDOT Communications, (206) 464-1358 (Seattle)
KIRKLAND – Below are construction effects on traffic on and around Interstate 405 in Kirkland from Tuesday, Sept. 5 to Saturday, Sept. 9. No construction-related traffic closures are planned from noon on Friday, Sept. 1 to noon on Tuesday, Sept. 5, to accommodate holiday weekend travelers.
Interstate 405 mainline
- UPDATED - Expect closures of up to three lanes in each direction of I-405 through Kirkland Tuesday through Thursday nights for various work including paving and restriping. The first lane will close as early as 7 p.m. each night. All southbound lanes will reopen by 5 a.m. each morning, all northbound lanes by 6 a.m.
- UPDATED – Expect periodic closures of the northbound HOV lane between NE 124th and NE 132nd streets EXCEPT during evening 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 – Expect an overnight closure of the southbound exit to NE 85th Street one night this week on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday night from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Crews will shift barriers and restripe the ramp. A detour will be in place.
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 - Tuesday through Thursday nights, expect periodic nighttime closures between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. of the southbound on and off-ramps at the NE 124th Street interchange for pavement grinding. Detours will be in place.
Kirkland streets affected by I-405 construction
- UPDATED - Expect closures of the right lane in each direction of Totem Lake Boulevard Tuesday from noon to 3 p.m. and Wednesday 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 northbound lane closures to perform landscaping work.
- UPDATED - Expect closures of the right lane in each direction of 116th Avenue NE Tuesday from noon to 3 p.m. and Wednesday 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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