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Weekend traffic: Road closures and events

Jun 9, 2017, 2:43 PM | Updated: 7:09 pm

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(AP file)

(AP file)

Drivers beware. Graduations, Mariners games and road work are sure to delay your errands this weekend. According to the from WSDOT, here’s what you need to know about weekend traffic:

Friday, June 9

• Edmonds Community College Graduation, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m., Xfinity Arena
• Def Leopard, Poison & Tesla, 7 to 11 p.m., White River Amphitheatre
• Mariners vs. Blue Jays, 7:10 p.m., Safeco Field

Saturday, June 10

Two protests in downtown Seattle will likely snarl traffic in that area.

• Anti-Sharia law march at Seattle City Hall at 10 a.m.
•Counter protest at Occidental Park at 9 a.m.

SR 99 Seattle: The two right lanes of northbound SR 99 on the First Avenue South Bridge will be closed from 5:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.

• Fall City Parade & Fun Run, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Fall City
• University of Washington Graduation, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., Montlake
• Monroe HS Graduation, 1:30 – 4:30 p.m., Xfinity Arena
• Future & Migos, 7 to 11 p.m., White River Amphitheatre
• Mariners vs. Blue Jays, 7:10 p.m., Safeco Field
• Flying Wheels Bike Ride, Snoqualmie Valley

Sunday, June 11

I-90 SEATTLE TO EASTGATE: Both directions of I-90 between I-5 and 161st Avenue Southeast will be reduced to one lane intermittently starting with the westbound lanes at 11:59 p.m. Saturday. All lanes will reopen by 6 a.m. Sunday.

• Seattle University Graduation, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., KeyArena
• Mariners vs. Blue Jays, 1:10 p.m., Safeco Field

Monday, June 12

In Issaquah, a stretch of East Lake Sammamish Parkway just north of I-90 will be closed for a culvert project from June 13-18, re-opening on 19th. The I-90 on- and off-ramps at Exit 17 will stay open. Drivers headed south on the parkway will not be able to get to I-90.

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