Revive I-5 returns, lanes in Tukwila to close over weekend

The first closure of Viadoom may be Friday’s big traffic-related headline, but don’t forget, Revive I-5 returns Friday night with lane closures in Tukwila.

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At 10 p.m. Friday, northbound I-5 between the I-405 and SR 518 interchange and the Duwamish River Bridge will be reduced to two lanes.

Also closing will be on-ramps to northbound I-5  at Southcenter Boulevard, I-405 HOV only, and Interurban Ave.

All lanes will reopen Sunday at 11:59 p.m.

⚠️HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND⚠️
At 10 p.m. tonight, northbound I-5 will be reduced to 2 lanes btwn the I-405/SR 518 interchange & the Duwamish River Bridge in #Tukwila. All lanes will reopen by 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6. More info: https://t.co/0ZmXdQt0Xc pic.twitter.com/zmPIV5j660

— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) January 4, 2019

This comes as a result of an emergency expansion joint repair effort, after old expansion joint hardware on I-5 broke in October.

This replacement project will require two total weekends of lane reductions on northbound I-5 at the Duwamish River Bridge.

The first stage of repairs — happening this weekend — will replace metal on half the joint. The second, slated for sometime in February, will replace metal on the other half. This two-stage process allows WSDOT to keep two lanes of northbound I-5 open while critical work is still in progress.

WSDOT cites the impending three-week closure of SR 99 in Seattle as one of the driving factors for reducing lanes for construction right now.

“We need to be sure I-5 is in the best condition possible so it can handle all the extra traffic,” WSDOT said in a news release.

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