Date:
Friday, September 28, 2007
Contact:
Seema Javeri, Project Engineer, (425) 401-4126 (Bellevue)
Amy Creekmore, WSDOT Communications, (425) 301-2023 (Bellevue)
BELLEVUE – Next week, crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will continue repairing pavement on northbound I-405 in South Bellevue and restoring the Kelsey Creek Park wetland. Crews will also begin construction on piers for the new bridge over I-90, do survey and electrical work, and work to widen the Coal Creek Parkway bridge.
Construction closures affecting I-405 drivers in Bellevue the week of Sept. 28 – Oct. 5 include:
I-405 Mainline
- Sunday through Thursday nights, crews will close up to three northbound I-405 lanes from I-90 to the Burlington Northern Santa Fe overpass to repair pavement. The first land will close at 8 p.m. with up to three lanes closed by 11 p.m. All lanes will reopen by 5 a.m. each following morning.
- Sunday through Thursday nights, the Washington State Patrol (WSP) may perform multiple twenty minute rolling slowdowns on northbound I-405 near I-90. Between midnight and 4 a.m., the WSP will slow traffic down while crews repair pavement. Drivers should anticipate extra travel time or take alternate routes.
- Monday through Thursday nights, crews will close two southbound lanes from Main Street to I-90 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. for survey work.
- Monday through Thursday nights, and Saturday night, crews will close up to two northbound lanes from 112th Ave SE to Coal Creek Parkway between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. each following morning to work on retaining walls and the overpass.
- Monday through Thursday nights, crews will close up to two southbound lanes from I-90 to 112th Ave SE between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. each following morning to perform electrical work.
- Saturday night, crews will close the northbound HOV lane from I-90 to SE 8th Street from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. for survey work.
- NEW - Sunday through Thursday nights, crews will close up to two southbound lanes from I-90 to SE 8th St. to repair pavement. The first lane will close at 8 p.m., and the second at 10 p.m. All southbound lanes will reopen by 6 a.m. each following morning.
I-90 Mainline
- Monday through Thursday nights, crews will close up to two lanes of eastbound and westbound I-90 near I-405 beginning at 7 p.m. to perform electrical work and construct the new bridge over I-90. All westbound lanes will reopen by 6 a.m. and all eastbound lanes will reopen by 7 a.m.
I-90/I-405 Interchange
- Monday through Thursday nights, crews may close one lane of the southbound I-405 off-ramp to westbound I-90 from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. each following morning to move a temporary attenuator (“crash cushion”) and temporary barriers.
I-405/112th Ave SE Interchange
- Wednesday and Thursday nights, crews will close the on-ramp from 112th Ave SE to northbound 405 from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. to restripe the roadway and move barriers.
I-405/Coal Creek Parkway Interchange
- Monday through Thursday nights, crews may close up to two eastbound lanes or two westbound lanes of Coal Creek Parkway under the I-405 bridge from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. each following morning to work on the bridge widening over the Parkway. At least one lane in each direction will remain open to traffic.
These closures are necessary for crews to construct WSDOT’s I-405, South Bellevue Widening Project. For more information or to sign up for e-mail updates, visit www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/i405/.
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