ARLINGTON – One new roundabout on SR 530, just west of Arlington, is done. One more roundabout to go. This weekend, from 9 p.m. Friday, July 28 through 4 a.m. Tuesday, August 1, SR 530 will be closed between 59th Avenue NE and 211th Place NE, just west of Arlington for roundabout construction.
Follow the detour and respect the signs
A signed detour will be in place using SR 9, SR 530, SR 531 and I-5 guiding folks around the closure. The detour is approximately 9.5 miles long, so people should plan for extra travel time. For this second closure, extra signs and barricades have been added and closure points have been extended to the east, past Dyke Street and further west to Smokey Point Boulevard.
Navigating roundabouts
Remember to slow down, yield and find the flow when approaching roundabouts. The central island of many roundabouts includes a truck apron a raised section of concrete which acts as an extra lane for large vehicles. The back wheels of the oversize vehicle can ride up on the truck apron so the truck can easily complete the turn. Roundabouts reduce the risk of major collisions so drivers will no longer have to turn across lanes of fast-moving traffic.
Additional work on SR 530
People traveling along SR 530 may encounter two work zones, as crews work weekdays on both projects. In addition to building the two new roundabouts, contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation are working on a paving project along SR 530 west of Darrington.
Daily, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and again 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, flaggers will alternate traffic through a single lane to accommodate the 13-mile stretch of pavement repairs along the SR 530 corridor