The Washington Department of Transportation reports the following lane and ramp closures on Interstate 5 in the Olympia area this week:
I-5 – M Street to Portland Avenue – HOV & I-5 – Portland Avenue to Port of Tacoma Road – Northbound HOV
These two projects lay the foundation for new HOV lanes on I-5 in Tacoma and northbound into Fife. These projects are located on Interstate 5 near the Tacoma Dome between M St. to Portland Ave. from milepost 132.8 to 135.2, and northbound I-5 between East Portland Avenue and Port of Tacoma Road.
Construction
Monday, Feb. 22
• Northbound I-5 between L Street and Puyallup River Bridge will be reduced to a single lane during overnight hours. Single, double and triple-lane closures will begin at 9 p.m., 11 p.m. and 11:59 p.m. respectively. All lanes will open by 4 a.m. the following morning.
Tuesday, Feb. 23
• Southbound I-5 between Puyallup River Bridge and L Street will be reduced to a single lane during overnight hours. Single, double and triple-lane closures will begin at 8 p.m., 10 p.m. and 11:59 p.m. respectively. Two lanes will open by 4 a.m., with all lanes opening by 6 a.m. the following morning.
Drivers can also anticipate additional night single- and double-lane closures on both northbound and southbound I-5 between M Street and the Port of Tacoma Road throughout the week.
Ramp closures
Northbound I-5 collector/distributor exit to northbound I-705 will close around the clock from 11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 29. (This closure is weather-dependent and could be rescheduled.)
Night ramp closures:
Monday, Feb. 22
• Bay Street/East 28th Street on-ramp to northbound SR 167 (River Road) will close from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning.
• Northbound I-5 exit to northbound SR 167 (River Road) will close from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning.
• East 28th Street on-ramp to northbound I-5 will close from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning.
• Southbound Interstate 705 on-ramps to northbound I-5 and southbound State Route 7 will close from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning.
Tuesday, Feb. 23
• Southbound SR 167 (River Road) on-ramp to southbound I-5 will close from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning.
• Bay Street/East 28th Street on-ramp to northbound SR 167 (River Road) will close from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning.
• Southbound I-5 exit to East 27th Street/Bay Street will close from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning.
• Southbound I-705 on-ramps to northbound I-5 and southbound SR 7 will close from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning.
Wednesday, Feb. 24
• Bay Street/East 28th Street on-ramp to northbound SR 167 (River Road) will close from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning.
• Northbound I-5 exit to northbound SR 167 (River Road) will close from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning.
• South 38th Street on-ramp to northbound SR 7 will close from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following morning.
• Southbound I-705 on-ramps to northbound I-5 and southbound SR 7 will close from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning.
Thursday, Feb. 25
• Southbound SR 167 (River Road) on-ramp to southbound I-5 will close from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning.
• Bay Street/East 28th Street on-ramp to northbound SR 167 (River Road) will close from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning.
• South 38th Street on-ramp to northbound SR 7 will close from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following morning.
• Southbound I-705 on-ramps to northbound I-5 and southbound SR 7 will close from 11:59 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning.
Friday, Feb. 26
• Southbound SR 167 (River Road) on-ramp to southbound I-5 will close from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. the following morning.
• Southbound I-705 on-ramps to northbound I-5 and southbound SR 7 will close from 11:59 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning.
Friday, Feb. 26 and Saturday, Feb. 27 night closures:
• Northbound I-5 collector/distributor exit to southbound SR 7 will close the following hours:
3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, to 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 27;
11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, to 10 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 28.
Long-term ramp closures
Northbound SR 7 on-ramp to southbound I-5 into winter 2017.
A Street on-ramp to northbound I- 705/I-5 through project completion.
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