Date:  Monday, June 30, 2008

Contact: Chris Vigna, Incident Response Coordinator, (360) 921-1763 (Vancouver)
Sylvia Ross, WSDOT Communications, (360-905-2058) (Vancouver)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 30, 2008

VANCOUVER – In a cooperative effort by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), the Washington State Patrol (WSP) and the City of Vancouver, several on-and off-ramps on I-5 and State Route 14 will be closed between 6 p.m. and 12 midnight on the Fourth of July to help control traffic flow around the fireworks display area. These closures will occur on July 4 and are as follows:

6 p.m. to midnight (12 a.m.)

• Off-ramps from SR 14 eastbound & westbound to Columbia House Boulevard (exit 1) closed.
• Off-ramp from I-5 northbound to Mill Plain Boulevard closed.
• Off-ramp from SR 14 eastbound to Evergreen Boulevard/Riverside Drive (exit 3) closed.

WSDOT and the WSP would like to remind all motorists that stopping and parking along SR 14 or any of the on or off-ramps is prohibited. Both agencies will have vehicles patrolling the area starting at 6 p.m. As usual, motorists on SR 14 between Evergreen Boulevard and I-5 in both directions should anticipate very slow traffic during and immediately following the fireworks display. In addition, the Park & Ride Lot on SR 14 at Grove Street will be closed beginning at 6 a.m. on July 4, and will reopen at midnight (12 a.m.).

WSDOT also will have extra Incident Response Teams out on I-5 and SR 14 before, during and after the fireworks display to assist motorists who may experience car trouble while entering or leaving the fireworks viewing area.

For weekly updates on this and all other state traffic impacts in the region, please visit the WSDOT Southwest Region Weekly Travel Advisory Web page: www.wsdot.wa.gov/regions/southwest/construction. It is updated every Friday for the following week’s impacts.

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