DUPONT – Travelers will notice the opening of new Interstate 5 high occupancy vehicle lanes in the DuPont area. The northbound diamond lane extension allows people to pick up the new HOV lane at Mounts Road. The new southbound I-5 HOV lane extends beyond Steilacoom-DuPont Road.
FIFE – People who live, work or commute in north Pierce County are invited to an online open house for the final stage of the State Route 167 Completion Project. The last stage, also known as Stage 2b, is scheduled to begin heavy construction work in mid-July.
Beginning Monday, June 15, people can visit the Washington State Department of Transportation’s online open house to learn how construction in 2026 may affect the area.
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD – The Washington State Department of Transportation will close the Joint Base Lewis-McChord DuPont Gate for two weeks.
The JBLM DuPont Gate will begin its typical weekend closure at 9 p.m. Friday, May 22. Rather than opening after Memorial Day, the gate will remain closed until 5 a.m. Tuesday, June 9.
BELLINGHAM – As part of a project to restore fish passage at Friday, Lake and Chuckanut creeks near Bellingham, the Washington State Department of Transportation will relocate the well-known Bellingham Rock starting as early as Monday, April 20. Bellingham Rock has served as a community billboard along Interstate 5 for more than five decades.
BELLINGHAM – Emergency work will begin Saturday, March 21, on northbound Interstate 5 south of Bellingham after slides sent thousands of cubic yards of boulders, trees and other debris down a slope and across nearby lanes of the freeway.
Drive the posted speeds, they’re there for your safety.
Pay attention – both to workers directing you and to surrounding traffic.
Expect delays, leave early or take an alternate route if possible; no appointment is worth risking someone’s life.
