I-5 Lane Closures Expected To Cause Major Delays

SEATTLE, WA - Road work on I-5 northbound through Seattle is expected to cause heavy traffic delays this weekend. The work will begin 9 p.m. Friday, with lanes reopening at 4:30 a.m. Monday. Two lanes will be closed from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., with only one lane remaining open overnight.

WSDOT reports that the following ramps will also be closed:

• Northbound I-5 off-ramp to the West Seattle Bridge, Spokane Street and Columbian Way
• Columbian Way on-ramp to northbound I-5
• Westbound I-90 on-ramp to northbound I-5
• Eastbound I-90/Edgar Martinez Drive on-ramp to northbound I-5
• Dearborn Street on-ramp to northbound I-5
• University Street on-ramp to northbound I-5
• Cherry Street on-ramp to northbound I-5

The work is part of the Revive I-5 project to repair the 50-year-old freeway. This weekend, the West Seattle Bridge and Olive Way portions will be reduced from four to two lanes to replace worn and aging bridge expansion joints and rehabilitate portions of concrete.

WSDOT requests that people avoid traveling on the roads this weekend in the area. Delays are expected to spread to alternate routes as well. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Seattle Patch, click here to find your local Washington Patch. Also, follow us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

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