KIRKLAND – Four nights of bridge deck repairs will reduce portions of Interstate 405 to a single lane beginning Saturday night, Nov. 5. This includes a full closure of the northbound lanes in Kirkland, with all traffic shifting to the Northeast 85th Street collector/distributor from 11 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, through 7 a.m. Sunday Nov. 6.
This weather-dependent work will repair pavement on three bridge decks damaged by last winter’s weather.
People traveling northbound in the area should expect slowdowns and heavy traffic conditions nightly between Nov. 5, and Wednesday morning, Nov. 9. During the lane reductions, contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will repave sections of three bridges. One lane will be available for traffic passing through these work zones, including a detour Saturday, Nov. 5, to the collector/distributor ramp at Northeast 85th Street.
Northbound I-405 detour and lane closure information
- 11 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, to 7 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 6
All northbound I-405 lanes over 85th Street in Kirkland will close and through traffic will shift to the collector-distributor lanes to detour around the work zone. - 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6 to 4:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 7, and 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8
Three southbound I-405 right lanes over Southeast 228th Street in Bothell will close, and people will use the HOV lanes to detour around the work zone. The on-ramp from State Route 527 to southbound I-405 also will close during work hours. Traffic will detour to the Northeast 195th Street on-ramp. - 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, to 5 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9
The three right lanes of southbound I-405 over Northeast 124th Street in Kirkland will close. Southbound traffic will use the HOV lanes. The southbound I-405 on-ramp from Northeast 124th Street will close during work hours. Traffic will detour to the Northeast 116th Street on-ramp.
In the event of wet weather, these closures and lane reductions may be postponed and rescheduled.
This bridge work on I-405 represents the final portions of the Northwest Region Emergency Pavement Repair project. Following heavy snowfall during December 2021, Gov. Jay Inslee signed an emergency proclamation Jan. 8, 2022, to fund 88 pavement repair projects across King, Snohomish, Skagit and Whatcom counties. The $7 million project is scheduled to wrap up by spring 2023 with permanent striping still to be completed at several locations.