I-5 SR 532 to Starbird Road PCCP Rehabilitation
June 13, 2009
issue of the WSDOT Express Lane.
Highway construction crews repaired and replaced cracked and broken concrete pavement along six miles of Interstate 5 in Skagit and Snohomish counties this summer. The project repaired the right lane of southbound I-5 between State Route 532 and Starbird Road, near Stanwood. This $7.18 million project would not have been possible this year without ARRA funding. Necessary repairs would have been delayed until funding became available. This project improved southbound I-5 near Stanwood by extending the life of the pavement and providing a smoother ride for travelers.
I-5 needed this work to preserve the highway for the nearly 60,000 passenger and freight vehicles that use it every day. Similar work was already done by a separate project in the northbound direction of I-5. Over the years, heavy traffic has slowly rocked the panels back and forth, causing them to loosen and create the familiar “bump bump bump” sound motorists hear and feel when they drive the highway.
I-5 needed this work for the nearly 60,00 vehicles that use it every day.
