FREIGHT ALERT - I-5 Skagit River Bridge restrictions

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Subject: FREIGHT ALERT - I-5 Skagit River Bridge restrictions
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 18:20:37 -0500
To: guyperea@live.com
From: wsdot@service.govdelivery.com

MOUNT VERNON – Drivers carrying oversize or overweight loads, including permitted tour buses, are not allowed to cross the Interstate 5 Skagit River Bridge and must use the marked detour route. Detour route:  Southbound - Use exit 229 and follow signs east onto George Hopper Road. Next, head south on Riverside Drive/Burlington Boulevard, then turn right onto State Route 538/East College Way and back to I-5. Northbound – Use exit 227 and follow signs east to State Route 538/East College Way, turn left onto Riverside Drive then turn left onto George Hopper Road and back to I-5. Loads that require a permit must use this detour. Drivers will notice a reduced speed limit of 40 miles an hour between College Way and State Route 20 before they approach the temporary span on the north side of the bridge.  Drivers will also notice that each direction of the temporary span is narrower, and has been reduced from two 12-foot lanes with 3-foot shoulders, to two 11-foot lanes with 1-foot shoulders. STAY CONNECTED:   SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: Manage Preferences  |  Unsubscribe  |  Help This email was sent to guyperea@live.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: WSDOT · 310 Maple Park Ave SE · Olympia, WA 98504