This page includes closure information for the I-5 pavement repair project from Boeing Access Road to the King and Snohomish county line.

For construction update information about other projects on I-5 and other roads in King County visit the King County Construction project updates page.

If you are experiencing significant construction noise in your area, please call our 24-hour noise hotline: 206-440-5169 or e-mail us. We'll answer your questions and send you a free pair of construction-grade earplugs.

This information changes frequently and will be updated daily Monday - Friday by 4:30 p.m.


I-5: Boeing Access Road to King and Snohomish county line pavement repair #7623
Mileposts: 156 - 177
Aleta Borschowa, Project Engineer, 206-768-5862
Crews will replace 440 concrete panels and grind down uneven pavement on both directions of I-5 and the express lanes from Boeing Access Road in Seattle to the King and Snohomish county line.   

Last update: 2 p.m., 11/6 

Our contractor plans to finish grinding all of northbound I-5 in early November .

The contractor also hopes to finish grinding work on southbound I-5 by Thanksgiving.  This means we could be finished with the entire project by late November 2009. 

• *New*Friday, Nov. 6 - Crews will close up to three lanes of northbound I-5 from Northgate Way to NE 145th Street from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. Crews also will close up to three lanes of southbound I-5 from NE 117th Street to N 85th Street from 10 p.m. until 7:30 a.m.
• Saturday, Nov. 7 - morning of Monday, Nov. 9 - Crews will close two of three lanes on southbound I-5 from NE 117th Street to N 85th Street. Crews will work from 10 p.m Saturday until 9 a.m. Sunday morning; and from 9 p.m. Sunday until 5 a.m. Monday morning.
• Monday, Nov. 9 - morning of Friday, Nov. 13 - Crews will close two of three lanes on southbound I-5 from NE 117th Street to N 85th Street from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. nightly for pavement grinding work.
• Friday, Nov. 13 - We do not expect construction to affect traffic tonight.
• Saturday, Nov. 14 - morning of Monday, Nov. 16 - Crews will close two of three lanes on southbound I-5 from NE 117th Street to N 85th Street. Crews will work from 10 p.m Saturday until 9 a.m. Sunday morning; and from 9 p.m. Sunday until 5 a.m. Monday morning.
• Monday, Nov. 16 - morning of Friday, Nov. 20 - Crews will close two of three lanes on southbound I-5 from NE 117th Street to N 85th Street from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. nightly for pavement grinding work.

Non-noisy construction work

• Monday, Nov. 9 - morning of Friday, Nov. 13 - Crews will close up to two lanes on northbound I-5 from NE 45th Street to NE 145th Street from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. for permanent striping work.

You can get real-time photos and keep an eye on traffic on northbound and southbound I-5 with our seattle area traffic cameras.