Date:
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Contact:
Seema Javeri, WSDOT Project Engineer, (425) 401-4126 (Bellevue)
Steve Peer, WSDOT Communications, (425) 301-2023 (Bellevue)
BELLEVUE – WSDOT contractor crews will close all but one lane on northbound I-405 in Bellevue this weekend to pave the highway between 112th Avenue SE and NE 6th Street. Only one northbound lane will be open between 5 a.m. Sat. Aug. 15 and 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17.
“Drivers must plan ahead to avoid lengthy delays,” said Seema Javeri, WSDOT Project Engineer. “We are paving sections that span the width of the freeway. To accomplish that over a weekend, we can only have one lane open at a time for drivers.”
WSDOT closes lanes on the weekend when traffic is lightest, but drivers still may face hour-long delays. The best way to avoid congestion is to take alternate routes, travel early or late or factor in extra time to get to your destination.
Saturday closures
- At 5 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 15, crews will close all but one lane on northbound I-405 between 112th Street and NE Sixth Street through Monday, Aug. 17 at 5 a.m.
- Crews will close the carpool off-ramp to NE Sixth Street from northbound I-405 at 5 a.m. It will reopen early Sunday morning.
Sunday closures
By 5 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, crews will close:
- the on-ramp from Coal Creek Parkway to northbound I-405.
- the off-ramps to eastbound and westbound I-90 from northbound I-405.
- the off-ramp to SE Eighth Street from northbound I-405.
All ramps will reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17.
Drivers who plan to use northbound I-405 to get to I-90 will be detoured north to NE Sixth Street where they will exit the freeway and return to I-405 headed in the southbound direction. Detour maps can be found at
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/I405/112thAvetoSE8th/Closures.htm
The I-5 express lanes will run northbound from noon Friday, Aug. 14 through 5 a.m. Monday Aug. 17 to give drivers an alternate to northbound I-405 through Bellevue.
Events
There are many events scheduled in downtown Seattle this weekend. These include:
- Friday, Aug. 14 at 7:10 p.m. Mariners vs Yankees at Safeco
- Saturday, Aug. 15 at 7:10 p.m. Mariners vs Yankees at Safeco
- Saturday, Aug. 15 Seattle Hempfest in downtown Seattle
- Sunday, Aug. 16 5:30 – 10:30 Danskin Triathlon on I-90 express lanes
- Sunday, Aug. 16 at 1:10 p.m. Mariners vs Yankees
- Sunday, Aug. 16 Seattle Hempfest in downtown Seattle
Construction information throughout the weekend
Drivers can stay on top of the closures throughout the weekend by:
This weekend’s planned work on northbound I-405 in south Bellevue is just another in a month of milestones for widening work that includes new lanes, new pavement and new striping.
For information on the South Bellevue Widening Project visit: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/i405/112thAvetoSE8th/
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