Date:  Friday, March 12, 2010

Contact: Dustin Terpening, WSDOT communications, 360-757-5997 (Burlington)
Dave Crisman, Project Engineer, 360-428-1593 (Mount Vernon)

STANWOOD – Crews will resume work on the stimulus-funded I-5 repair project near Stanwood starting Monday, March 15. The project was temporarily put on hold for the wetter, colder winter months.

Now that spring is nearly here, crews will continue repairing broken concrete panels along six miles of southbound I-5, between Starbird Road in Skagit County and State Route 532 in Snohomish County.

The $9.2 million project is completely funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Crews will close the right lane of I-5 between Starbird Road and SR 532 from March 15 through April 10, and the 300th Street on-ramp from 8 p.m. March 17 to 11:59 p.m. April 6. A signed detour route will be provided to help drivers around the on-ramp closure.

An average of 59,000 vehicles use this stretch of I-5 daily. Repairing the pavement will reduce costly temporary repairs, provide drivers with a safe and smooth ride, and ensure that the roadway will last well into the future.

For more details visit the project Web site at www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/I5/sr532toStarbird/.  

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