Date:  Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Contact: Annie Johnson, WSDOT Communications, 206-716-1165
Mike Askarian, WSDOT Project Engineer, 206-768-5861

SEATTLE – Noise wall construction will require crews to close one lane of southbound I-5 and the southbound I-5 exit to Boylston Avenue and Roanoke Street in Seattle this weekend.

Friday, Jan. 2 crews will close the southbound I-5 exit to Boylston Avenue and Roanoke Street at 9 p.m. The exit will reopen by 5 a.m. on Monday, Jan 5. During the closure crews will drill shafts for the noise wall foundation.

Sunday, Jan. 4 crews will close one lane of southbound I-5 near the exit to Boylston Avenue and Roanoke Street at 9 p.m. The lane will reopen to drivers by 5 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 5. During the closure, crews will install traffic barriers to restrict access to the shoulder on I-5 so crews and equipment have extra room to work during noise wall panel installation. The shoulder will remain closed until mid-February.

Drivers expecting to use this exit should plan ahead and use signed detour routes.

Visit our Web site for the complete construction update report: www.wsdot.wa.gov/northwest/king/construction/ or for more information about this project visit www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/I5/roanokeNoiseWall/.

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