Date:  Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Contact: Bob Kofstad, WSDOT Maintenance, (360) 905-2130 (Vancouver)
Abbi Russell, WSDOT Communications, (360) 905-2058 (Vancouver)

VANCOUVER – The Gee Creek rest areas on I-5 in Clark County will close for four days this month, beginning on Wednesday, April 15, as crews perform annual maintenance. The rest areas are located on I-5 northbound and southbound near the SR 502 Interchange (Exit 11).

The southbound Gee Creek Rest Area will be closed from 5 a.m. April 15 until 8 p.m. April 16. The northbound Gee Creek Rest Area will be closed from 5 a.m. April 20 to 8 p.m. April 21.

The closures are necessary so WSDOT crews can conduct annual maintenance work such as painting, facility repairs and sanitation services. The blue signs along I-5 alerting motorists to the Gee Creek rest areas will have “Closed” signs put over them throughout the closures, and the on-ramps to the rest areas will be blocked with orange traffic control barrels.

For southbound motorists, the next rest area on I-5 after Gee Creek is the Baldock Rest Area, 14 miles south of Portland, Ore. For northbound motorists, the next rest area on I-5 after Gee Creek is the Toutle River Rest Area, five miles north of Castle Rock in Cowlitz County.

For weekly updates on this and all other traffic impacts in the region, please visit the WSDOT Southwest Region Weekly Travel Advisory Web page at: www.wsdot.wa.gov/Regions/SouthWest/Construction. 

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