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What’s Happening Now in the Puget Sound Area

5:49 a.m., Thursday, May 23, 2013

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Daytime Closures  


I-5 Stanwood: Crews will close one northbound lane of I-5 at SR 532 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for maintenance work.

SR 9 Maltby: Crews will alternate traffic on 180th Street Southeast at SR 9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for drainage work.

SR 522 Bothell: Crews will close one eastbound lane of SR 522 in the vicinity of Northeast 180th Street from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for construction work.

Nighttime Closures 

I-5 Mountlake Terrace: The right lane of eastbound and westbound 220th Street near I-5 will be closed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. for signal pole installation.

I-5 Seattle:

  • Crews will close one lane of southbound I-5 at Northeast 50th Street, including the off-ramp, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. for construction work.
  • Crews will close one lane of northbound I-5 at Edgar Martinez Drive South from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. for electrical and sign work.
  • Crews will close one lane of northbound I-5 at Olive Way, including the off-ramp, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. for construction work.
  • Crews will close one lane of southbound I-5 at James Street from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. for electrical and sign work.

SR 9 Maltby: Crews will alternate traffic on 184th Street Southeast at SR 9 from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. for paving work.

SR 9 Snohomish: Crews will alternate traffic using a pilot car on SR 9 from 164th Street Southeast to Broadway from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. for striping work.

SR 99 Everett: Crews will close the right lane of southbound SR 99 near Lincoln Way from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. for road work.

SR 99 Seattle: The northbound SR 99 exit to East Marginal Way will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

I-405 Bothell/Kirkland:

  • Crews will close up to two lanes of northbound I-405 between Northeast 128th Street and Northeast 160th Street between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.
  • Crews will close up to two lanes of southbound I-405 between SR 522 and Northeast 128th Street from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.
  • For other lane and ramp closures, visit our construction update page.

I-405 Kirkland: Crews will close up to two lanes near the intersection of Northeast 116th Street and 120th Avenue Northeast from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Crews will work in different parts of this intersection at different times, setting up work zones both on Northeast 116th Street and 120th Avenue Northeast. However, at any given time, one lane will remain open in all directions of both Northeast 116th Street and 120th Avenue Northeast.

SR 520 Medina:

  • Crews will close one lane of westbound SR 520 at Bellevue Way from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. for construction work.
  • Crews will close one lane of eastbound SR 520 at Bellevue Way from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. for construction work.

SR 522 Bothell - Crews will close both directions of SR 522 between SR 527 and Kaysner Way from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. for construction work. Drivers will be detoured onto Main Street and Kaysner Way. Buses, pedestrians, and business access will be allowed through.

SR 522 Snohomish River Bridge: A single lane of SR 522 at the Snohomish River Bridge will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. for construction work.

SR 524 Lynnwood: The right lane of westbound SR 524 at 44th Avenue West from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly for water main relocation.


I-90 Snoqualmie Pass 

  • Rock blasting is complete for the week.

Rock blasting schedule:

During rock blasting closures, crews will close I-90 in both directions from Hyak (milepost 54) to Price Creek (milepost 61), Monday through Thursday nights, an hour before sunset. This work is weather dependent and will be subject to change. 

For more information, please check What's Happening on I-90 East of Snoqualmie Pass .

Special events 

  • Nothing scheduled.

Long term closures

I-5 Tacoma - The southbound Interstate 5 exit to South 38th Street (Exit #132A) is close through July. The detour route for the closure will direct southbound motorists to exit I-5 further south at S. 56th Street, back onto northbound I-5, and to the northbound I-5 exit to S. 38th Street.

US 2 Bickford - The eastbound US 2 off-ramp to Bickford Avenue will remain closed until fall 2013. Drivers can exit to Bickford Avenue using a temporary exit lane near the intersection.

SR 99 Seattle:

  • Two lanes of southbound SR 99 from the West Seattle Bridge to South Idaho Street will be closed for construction work through June 2014. One lane of northbound SR 99 in the same area will be closed as well.
  • The The City of Seattle will reduce SR 99 to two lanes in each direction and those lanes will be shifted to the west between Valley and Harrison streets.
  • The City of Seattle will close the northbound SR 99 off-ramp to Mercer Street permanently. A new signalized intersection at Republican Street and Dexter Avenue N will be available for northbound SR 99 traffic to reach South Lake Union.
  • Sixth Avenue North is closed between Thomas and Republican streets for construction at the north portal of the SR 99 tunnel. Sixth Avenue North will reopen after the SR 99 tunnel opens to traffic.
  • Harrison Street is closed from just west of Aurora Avenue to Broad Street for construction at the north portal of the SR 99 tunnel. Harrison Street will reopen after the tunnel opens to traffic.
  • Republican Street is closed between Aurora Avenue North and Sixth Avenue North for construction at the north portal of the SR 99 tunnel. Republican Street will reopen after the tunnel opens to traffic.

SR 520 bridge drawspan openings

Drawspan openings are listed on the Lake Washington bridge status page. 

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