Weekend traffic guide: Expect detours in Federal Way
Feb 17, 2012, 3:20 PM | Updated: 3:25 pm
The WSDOT says crews are lifting the girders over southbound I-5 and onto columns that will support flyover ramps. (WSDOT)
(WSDOT)
Expect some serious traffic issues in Federal Way this weekend.
“They’re installing more of these big girders, so for safety reasons, were going to have to slow down the northbound part of I-5 at SR 18,” explained Bart Treece with the Washington State Department of Transportation.
Northbound lanes of I-5 will be closed from 11pm to 7am both Friday and Saturday nights.
Northbound traffic will be detoured onto eastbound SR 18 to Weyerhaeuser Way, then back to westbound SR 18 to join I-5.
The WSDOT says crews are lifting the girders over I-5 and onto columns that will support flyover ramps.
“These ramps will eliminate the notorious weave as drivers jockey for position when traveling between I-5 and State Route 18.”
Another closure in the Federal Way area is scheduled for next weekend.
On westbound I-90 over the weekend, traffic be diverted to the express lanes from 11pm to 6am while crews check the fire suppression systems in the Mount Baker tunnel.
And, ramps and lanes on southbound I-5 around the Washington State Convention Center will be closed overnight Friday and Saturday while crews work on the lights.
