Crews will briefly close the middle lane of eastbound state Route 18 at Interstate 5 in Federal Way this afternoon for a bridge inspection, the state DOT announced this morning.
The closure is expected to last from 12:30 to 1 p.m.
An obstruction is blocking the two right lanes of the southbound Interstate 5 off-ramp to South 320th Street in Federal Way, the state DOT reports.
More nighttime closures are planned on Interstate 5 in Federal Way this weekend, according to the state Department of Transportation.
On Friday night, crews will close all I-5 southbound lanes and two northbound lanes at state Route 18. They will reopen by 7 a.m. Saturday.
Also closing Friday night are the westbound SR 18 off-ramp to southbound I-5 and the southbound I-5 off-ramp to eastbound SR 18.
On Saturday night, all northbound lanes of I-5 at SR 18 will close until 7 a.m. Sunday. The eastbound SR 18 off-ramp to northbound I-5 and northbound I-5 ramp to westbound SR 18 …
More nighttime closures are planned this week on Interstate 5 and state Route 18 in Federal Way.
Washington State Department of Transportation crews are still installing steel girders for a pair of new flyover bridges as part of a $112 million project. The ramps – one between westbound SR 18 and the other between eastbound SR 18 and northbound I-5 – are scheduled to open this fall.
Here are this week’s closures:
– The two right southbound lanes on I-5 will close at 10 p.m. tonight and reopen at 6 a.m. Tuesday.
– The northbound I-5 on-ramp from westbound SR …
Drivers traveling through Federal Way this weekend should expect delays.
The state Department of Transportation will be closing all lanes of southbound Interstate 5 at state Route 18 by 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday nights. They will reopen at 7 a.m. each morning.
The closures are to allow crews to begin installing large steel girders over I-5 for two new flyover ramps. Cranes will be used to lift the girders into place.
Other closures for the weekend include two northbound I-5 lanes near SR 18. The first lane will close at 8 p.m., the second lane will close at 9 …
A crash is blocking two lanes of northbound Interstate 5 in Federal Way, the state DOT reports this morning.
The left and HOV lanes at South 320th Street are blocked by the crash. The crash was reported shortly after 7 a.m.
Paramedics, firefighters and DOT crews are on the scene.
8:10 a.m. UPDATE: The left lane is no longer blocked. The crash still blocks the HOV lane.
8:20 a.m. UPDATE: The crash has been cleared and all lanes reopened, DOT reports.
A late-night closure is planned on westbound state Route 18 in Federal Way, according to the state Department of Transportation.
The lanes near Interstate 5 will be closed from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. Thursday.
Drivers will be directed on a four-mile detour onto northbound I-5 to S. 320th Street, then southbound on I-5 to SR 18.
Crews are installing framework for a future flyover ramp between westbound SR 18 and southbound I-5.
Drivers on state Route 18 in Federal Way should be prepared for overnight closures this week as crews lift concrete bridge girders into place.
The eastbound lanes near Interstate 5 will shut down from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. tonight and Tuesday night.
A nine-mile detour will send traffic from southbound Interstate 5 to 54th Avenue East before continuing on to northbound I-5.
Crews will close westbound lanes from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday nights while construction on the $112 million project continues.
A four-mile detour will be available from northbound I-5 to South 320th Street before …