I-5

Route ID
005

April girder setting brings overnight I-5 lane and overpass closures in DuPont

Crews will set girders for a new overpass at Steilacoom-DuPont Road April 4, 5, 11 and 12

DUPONT – If April showers bring May flowers, then April girder setting will bring a new overpass, eventually, to a heavily used Interstate 5 intersection in DuPont. Nighttime travelers who use I-5, or the Steilacoom-DuPont Road overpass in DuPont, will see some delays and detours in April.

Start planning now: Major highway closures, lane reductions around Puget Sound Oct. 11-14

Update: Oct. 10, 2024 - I-5 lane closures in Seattle will now include northbound lanes between mid-Boeing Field and the West Seattle Bridge. The updated information is reflected in the release below.

Update: Oct. 9, 2024 - The hours for the I-405 overnight lane reductions and ramp closures have changed. Note the lane closures will occur 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11 to 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12. Ramps will be closed from 11 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Saturday. This updated information is reflected in the release below.

Prepare now: Four overnight weekend closures of I-5 in Fife planned for September and October

Additional closures planned in Puget Sound area Sept. 27-30 as part of ‘monster’ weekend of roadwork

FIFE – Setting the second longest pre-cast concrete girders in the world will close both directions of Interstate 5 in Pierce and King counties overnight on Friday, Sept. 27 and Saturday, Sept. 28. This is the first of four consecutive weekends the interstate will be closed overnight between State Route 18 in Federal Way and 54th Avenue East in Fife to build a new bridge and tear down an old one. The remaining overnight closures for I-5 are scheduled for Oct. 4-6, Oct.

Slow down – lives are on the line.

Drive the posted speeds, they’re there for your safety.

Phone down, eyes up.

Pay attention – both to workers directing you and to surrounding traffic.

Stay calm

Expect delays, leave early or take an alternate route if possible; no appointment is worth risking someone’s life.