Northbound I-5 weekend lane closures

Friday, April 5 - Monday, April 8

• Beginning at 8 p.m. Friday, April 5 until 5 a.m. Monday, April 8, northbound I-5 will be reduced to just two lanes between South Albro Place and the West Seattle/ S. Columbian Way interchange also known as S. Spokane Street.
• We need at least 60 percent of drivers (64,000 vehicles) who use this stretch of highway to use alternate routes.
• The lane closures are needed to replace four aging expansion joints spanning the width of northbound I-5.

Project map and Swift Ave. S. on-ramp detour: Click map for larger version (PDF 200KB) 

• In addition to closing three out of five lanes, crews also will close the Swift Avenue S. on-ramp to northbound I-5.
• A signed detour will direct drivers to the Michigan Street on-ramp to northbound I-5.

Alternate routes during the closures

• We recommend the following alternate routes for drivers traveling into Seattle via northbound I-5:
  • SR 599 to SR 99
  • Northbound I-405 to westbound I-90 to I-5
• WSDOT will keep the I-90 express lanes open in the westbound direction all weekend to help improve traffic flow. As usual, the express lanes will be open to HOV drivers unless otherwise posted.
• The I-5 express lanes will run northbound from 1:45 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Plan ahead to avoid significant travel delays

• If possible, take public transportation, ride your bike into Seattle or carpool.
• Follow us on Twitter @WSDOT_Traffic for the latest travel times and least congested alternate routes.
• Call 511
• Tune into local News radio stations for timely traffic updates.
• Check our Seattle Area Traffic map and cameras for a peek at current traffic conditions.
  

Alternate route map: Click map for larger version (PDF 200 kb)

Alternate routes from the Swift Avenue South Exit

• Below is a close-up view of the construction area and surrounding alternate routes.
• If you are already on northbound I-5, the Swift Avenue South off-ramp is the last place you can exit the highway and use an alternate route around the construction closure.

Alternate routes using Swift Ave. S. off-ramp: Click map for larger version (PDF 200 KB)