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Weekend I-5 closure expected to cause traffic nightmare in Tukwila

Aug 12, 2016, 2:35 PM | Updated: 5:23 pm

Chris Sullivan explains what is happening during a major weekend closure on SB I-5 in Tukwila.

Closure details from WSDOT: 

Aug. 12-15 lane and ramp closure information

Lane closures:

  • Southbound I-5 will be reduced to two lanes from Martin Luther King Jr. Way South/SR 900 to Klickitat Drive.
  • Lanes begin closing at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, with I-5 reduced to two lanes at 10 p.m. At least two lanes will be open at all times except during overnight hours on Friday and Sunday, when only one lane may be open.
  • All lanes will be open by 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 15.

Ramp closures from 9 p.m. Friday. Aug. 12 to 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 15:

  • Southbound I-405 ramp to southbound I-5
  • Southbound MLK Jr. Way South on-ramp to southbound I-5
  • Southbound I-5 off-ramp to Interurban Avenue.
  • Southbound SR 599 right side ramp to southbound I-5.
  • Eastbound SR 518 and the Klickitat Drive ramps to southbound I-5 will be closed from 3:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 13 and 3:30 to 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 14.

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