Date:  Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Contact: Stacy Trussler, Deputy Project Director, (206) 437-4870 (Bellevue)Steve Peer, WSDOT Communications, (425) 301-2023 (Bellevue)

BELLEVUE – Crews paving this weekend means drivers heading northbound on I-405 in Bellevue should plan extra time for their trips and expect delays.

Crews working to widen I-405 in Bellevue will close one lane on northbound I-405 in Bellevue between 112th Ave. SE and Coal Creek Parkway from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. A second lane will close nightly for the following three nights:

• 11 p.m. Friday until 7 a.m. Saturday
• Midnight until 8 a.m. Sunday
• 11 p.m. Sunday until 5 a.m. Monday

The closures are necessary to give crews room to pave the new northbound I-405 lane between 112th Ave. SE and Coal Creek Parkway. Crews will also close the following ramps from 11 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday:

• The ramp from 112th Ave SE to northbound I-405
• The ramp from northbound I-405 to Coal Creek Parkway

If possible, drivers should use I-5 and avoid the area, otherwise there may be several miles of backups. Drivers who need to use I-405 in Bellevue should slow down, use caution and pay close attention to detour signage while driving in this active construction zone.

This work is part of the I-405, South Bellevue Widening Project. For more information or to sign up for e-mail updates, visit www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/i405/.

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