Date:  Friday, August 22, 2008

Contact: Dave Chesson, WSDOT Communications, 360-757-5947 (Burlington)

BURLINGTON – Crews will temporarily change the striping on I-5 in Burlington next week, shifting drivers in both directions a little closer to the median. This will create more room for crews working along the outside shoulder of the interstate to lengthen the on- and off-ramps at the SR 20 interchange (exit 230).

Crews will close the southbound right lane of I-5 from 10 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25, to 5 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 26. The on- and off-ramps will remain open during the lane closures.

Lengthening the northbound I-5 off-ramp and the southbound I-5 on-ramp will help improve safety for drivers merging on and off the interstate.

This work is part of a $118 million safety and congestion relief project to widen five miles of SR 20 and improve access at the I-5, SR 20 interchange.

For more details about the project, visit the project Web page – www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/sr20/sr536fredonia.

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