UPDATE: The start of this project has been rescheduled to Tuesday, Aug. 25. The information below has been updated.
LACEY – Travelers should be on the lookout for orange signs, cones and flashing lights announcing lane closures starting in August as work begins to repair areas of Interstate 5 between Lacey and DuPont.
GRAND MOUND – For Interstate 5 travelers in south Thurston County, a smoother ride is coming this July.
Starting Monday night, July 6, contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will remove and replace nearly 7 miles of worn asphalt on both directions of the highway. Work also includes paving ramps and rest area parking lots.
BELLINGHAM – Community members have a limited opportunity to obtain a piece of Bellingham Rock from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 11, at the Civic Stadium parking lot in Bellingham.
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.
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.
