Weekend closures on I-5 set to snarl traffic near Tukwila
Mar 15, 2019, 9:45 AM | Updated: Mar 23, 2019, 9:04 am
(KIRO 7)
(KIRO 7)
Roadwork on northbound I-5 from Southcenter to Martin Luther King Jr. Way will likely have traffic near Tukwila backed up all weekend long.
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Washington State Department of Transportation crews will be working on northbound I-5 to replace metal on expansion joints, reducing the freeway in that direction to just two lanes across the Duwamish River Bridges.
“Roadwork this weekend will back up northbound I-5 big time out of the south,” says KIRO Radio Traffic Reporter Tracy Taylor.
Work will begin at 10 p.m. Friday, and will extend through 11:59 p.m. Sunday. In total, work will close three lanes of northbound I-5 wil be blocked between the I-405/SR 518 interchange.
On-ramps for southbound I-405 HOV, Southcenter Boulevard, and Interurban Avenue South will also be closed. Expect alternate routes in Tukwila
This will be the second of two weeks of work on I-5 near Tukwila.
WSDOT is advising drivers this weekend to leave extra time for travel, especially for anyone headed to Sea-Tac International Airport.
