May 7th, 2026

Major Traffic Shift Coming Where I-5 Meets Eastbound SR 520

Attention, I-5 and State Route 520 (SR 520) drivers. Chris Sullivan hopes your merging skills are up to the task. A major traffic shift will greet you on Monday morning, and it will take some getting used to.

Getting on eastbound SR 520 from either direction of I-5 hasn’t changed since the interchange was built. Northbound I-5 drivers end up in the right lane of eastbound 520. Southbound I-5 drivers end up in the left lane. That switches this weekend.

Chris Sullivan

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