Seattle's weekend warriors are in for a bout with detours and delays as road closures sweep across the city. According to KOMO News, the "Revive I-5" project resumes with a significant impact on travel. Drivers can expect several lanes of southbound I-5 to be throttled down to a mere two lanes from Boeing Access Road to SR 900/Martin Luther King Jr. Way. The construction, starting at 11 p.m. Friday through 4 a.m. Monday, will also see the closure of the SR 900/MLK Jr. Way ramp.
Under the heavy hand of renovation, the SR 520 Trail will shut down unwelcome to pedestrians and cyclists alike, commencing at 10 p.m. Friday. The shutdown stretches until 1 p.m. on February 2, as publicized by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). Crossing Montlake Boulevard will not be an option either, sealed off in both directions between Hamlin St. and Louisa St. until Monday, AOL News reports.
Interstate travelers must brace for similar interruptions. Eastbound I-90 lanes from Seattle to Mercer Island will halt starting at 11 p.m. Friday until the early hours of 6 a.m. Saturday for vital tunnel maintenance. WSDOT clamps down on the southbound I-5 on-ramp to eastbound I-90 at 10 p.m. Friday, and the Rainier Ave S on-ramps will follow suit at 10:30 p.m., as confirmed by a statement obtained by AOL News.
Vigorously pursuing roadway perfection, crews on I-405 will orchestrate their symphony of repairs over the weekend. All northbound lanes between NE 124th St. and Totem Lake Boulevard, as well as NE 160th St. will go dark. This blackout descends from 11:59 p.m. Saturday and the lights won't come back on until 6 a.m. Sunday, KOMO News advises. Furthermore, a slew of ramps will join the weekend shutdown, leaving drivers to navigate the quagmire of closures.
Lastly, and certainly not least to those it inconveniences, a repair on a troublesome expansion joint nudges into the right lane of eastbound I-90 near E. Mercer Way. Motorists, take heed and plan for a longer journey; Seattlites should expect more braking than cruising on these affected routes.
