Date:
Friday, July 27, 2007
Contact:
Neal Uhlmeyer, WSDOT Project Engineer 360-412-3420
Kelly Stowe, WSDOT Communications 360-357-2716
TACOMA – Next week WSDOT and its contractor, Woodworth and Company of Tacoma, will begin a project to widen the southbound I-5 on-ramp at the Port of Tacoma Road interchange.
During the two-month project, motorists should prepare for narrowed, shifted lanes on the on-ramp, and four complete on-ramp closures.
Single, right lane closures on southbound I-5 (in the project vicinity) and restrictions to Port of Tacoma Road will also occur.
This work is weather dependent, and scheduled during nighttime hours to lessen the impact to drivers. Work hours are:
• 7:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Monday through Thursday
• Friday evenings, crews start at 9 p.m. and end Saturday morning at 8 a.m.
• Saturday evenings, crews start at 8 p.m. and will be off the roadway by 10 a.m. Sunday
The first of four complete on-ramp closures occurs on Wednesday, August 1 beginning at 10 p.m. The ramp will reopen to traffic at 5:30 a.m. Thursday.
This $1.5 million widening project is the result of a partnership among WSDOT, Port of Tacoma, and the City of Fife.
Motorists are reminded to slow down and drive carefully through this and all work zones.
For traffic and road updates, drivers can visit www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/ or dial 511.
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