Columbia Mountain Times™: FREIGHT TRAVEL ADVISORY

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From: "Washington State Department of Transportation" <wsdot@service.govdelivery.com>
Sent: September 18, 2014 6:27 PM
To: guyperea@live.com
Subject: FREIGHT TRAVEL ADVISORY - SOUTH SEATTLE I-5 ROAD CLOSURE

LOCATION: Overnight closures of northbound and southbound Interstate 5 between South Boeing Access Road and State Route 599 in south Seattle from Friday, Sept. 19 to Monday, Sept. 22. Both directions of Martin Luther King Jr. Way South/State Route 900 and the Interurban Avenue South on-ramp to northbound I-5 will also be closed.

DETAILS:

Friday, Sept. 19 to the morning of Sunday, Sept. 21
- All lanes of northbound and southbound I-5 between South Boeing Access Road and SR 599 will close nightly from 11:59 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- Both directions of Martin Luther King Jr. Way South/SR 900 between South Boeing Access Road and South 129th Street will close nightly from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. Drivers will follow a signed detour.
- The Interurban Avenue South on-ramp to northbound I-5 will close nightly from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. Drivers will follow a signed detour.
Saturday, Sept. 20 only
- WSDOT maintenance crews will reduce Northbound I-5 to one right lane from South Boeing Access Road to the I-90 interchange from 11:59 p.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Sunday. The northbound I-5 off-ramp to Corson Avenue South will also close.
Sunday, Sept. 21 to the morning of Monday, Sept. 22
- All lanes of northbound and southbound I-5 between South Boeing Access Road and SR 599 will close from 11:59 p.m. to 5 a.m.
- Both directions of Martin Luther King Jr. Way South/SR 900 between South Boeing Access Road and South 129th Street will close from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Drivers will follow a signed detour.
- The Interurban Avenue South on-ramp to northbound I-5 will close from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Drivers will follow a signed detour.

I-5 Detour details:

Northbound I-5 – All northbound I-5 traffic will be diverted to northbound SR 599, exit to Pacific Highway South, then continue onto South Boeing Access Road back to northbound I-5.
Southbound I-5 – All southbound I-5 traffic will be diverted to westbound South Boeing Access Road, exit to Pacific Highway South, then continue onto southbound SR 599 back to southbound I-5.

MORE INFORMATION: In the Puget Sound area, drivers can get real-time traffic information on their phone with the WSDOT traffic app, tracking the WSDOT traffic Twitter feed, and get advanced information from the What's Happening Now page.