I-5 Lane Closures - NorthWestern U.S

Rizzle Mizzle · 08-20-2009, 05:47 PM

I-5 reduced to one lane in Fife for HOV widening project

Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Contact: Rumina Suafoa, WSDOT Project Engineer, 253-534-3100
Jamie Swift, WSDOT Communications, 360-507-4261

FIFE – If your Saturday night plans include traveling north on I-5 from Tacoma to Seattle, be ready for backups or, better yet, adjust your plans.
Crews on the I-5 HOV widening project through Fife begin closing lanes at 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22. By 11 p.m., a triple-lane closure will be in place, leaving just the inside lane open to traffic.

There will be workers and equipment on the freeway, so please stay alert and drive cautiously through the work zone.

Crews plan to begin reopening lanes by 8 a.m. Sunday, and have all four lanes open to traffic by 10 a.m. Sunday.

The lane closures allow crews to restripe a three-mile stretch of northbound I-5. The revised striping narrows each lane by a foot (from 12 feet to 11 feet) and shifts traffic away from the median to create work space for the widening project.

The I-5 Port of Tacoma Road to King County Line HOV project widens both directions of I-5 from four to five lanes from the Port of Tacoma Road to the King/Pierce county line. The two additional lanes extend the I-5 HOV network south from King County, three miles into Pierce County.
Construction, funded in part by the 2003 gas tax package, also includes more than $35 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

Online project information: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/Pie...tTacomatoKing/

jennypage · 08-20-2009, 05:49 PM

Going through Fife is already the biggest pain in the ass..... why not make it worse for the weekend??? That makes sense!

Del · 08-20-2009, 10:27 PM

Ugh. Remind me not to go south and attempt to come home. Narrowing the roads? That's gonna help traffic and accidents.

Damn all this construction - it's making I5 even less pleasant than usual.

cee_cee88 · 08-20-2009, 10:49 PM

makes me glad i'm not home and visiting my cousin... although I know the backroads so i think i'd be alright

s. rosa · 08-21-2009, 12:43 AM

Crap. This will make my drive to school just wonderful.

abbienikol · 08-21-2009, 01:06 AM

Originally Posted by cee_cee88

makes me glad i'm not home and visiting my cousin... although I know the backroads so i think i'd be alright

I was just gunna say

BACK ROADS!!

hannahb · 08-21-2009, 01:09 AM

reminds me why im staying home this weekend

cee_cee88 · 08-21-2009, 01:23 AM

i miss knowing all the back roads back home. i could probably make it from Seattle to Portland just driving on city roads and not even get on a state hwy. down here im clueless

jen1982 · 08-21-2009, 05:00 AM

So, Ladies, are the horror stories I've heard about I-5 true? That's one of the only bad things I've been warned about when it comes to our upcoming PCS. I'm usually good on the road, but get road rage when people drive like asshats. Are WA drivers idiots like Fayetteville drivers are?

08-20-2009, 05:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
Rizzle Mizzle Speak slower, I'm southern. Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lacey/Fort Lewis, WA Posts: 6,125 Classifieds: (1) Activity: 70% Longevity: 23%	I-5 Lane Closures I-5 reduced to one lane in Fife for HOV widening project Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 Contact: Rumina Suafoa, WSDOT Project Engineer, 253-534-3100 Jamie Swift, WSDOT Communications, 360-507-4261 FIFE – If your Saturday night plans include traveling north on I-5 from Tacoma to Seattle, be ready for backups or, better yet, adjust your plans. Crews on the I-5 HOV widening project through Fife begin closing lanes at 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22. By 11 p.m., a triple-lane closure will be in place, leaving just the inside lane open to traffic. There will be workers and equipment on the freeway, so please stay alert and drive cautiously through the work zone. Crews plan to begin reopening lanes by 8 a.m. Sunday, and have all four lanes open to traffic by 10 a.m. Sunday. The lane closures allow crews to restripe a three-mile stretch of northbound I-5. The revised striping narrows each lane by a foot (from 12 feet to 11 feet) and shifts traffic away from the median to create work space for the widening project. The I-5 Port of Tacoma Road to King County Line HOV project widens both directions of I-5 from four to five lanes from the Port of Tacoma Road to the King/Pierce county line. The two additional lanes extend the I-5 HOV network south from King County, three miles into Pierce County. Construction, funded in part by the 2003 gas tax package, also includes more than $35 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Online project information: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/Pie...tTacomatoKing/ __________________

08-20-2009, 10:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
Del solve problems with a little time and lots of vodka Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 9,230 Classifieds: (1) Activity: 80% Longevity: 48%	Ugh. Remind me not to go south and attempt to come home. Narrowing the roads? That's gonna help traffic and accidents. Damn all this construction - it's making I5 even less pleasant than usual. __________________ BrentsCrystal=fabulous!

08-20-2009, 10:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
cee_cee88 Proud Marine Wife Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Murrieta/Pendleton Posts: 1,243 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 22% Longevity: 26%	makes me glad i'm not home and visiting my cousin... although I know the backroads so i think i'd be alright __________________ "babe i always want u ..ur my other half ..my lady to grow old with" - DH

08-21-2009, 12:43 AM	#5 (permalink)
s. rosa MilitarySOS Jewel Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fort Lewis WA Posts: 3,514 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 33% Longevity: 57%	Crap. This will make my drive to school just wonderful. __________________

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08-20-2009, 05:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
jennypage Hating the world one asshole at a time.... Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: ME: Roy, Washington HIM: iraqistack Posts: 19,706 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 74% Longevity: 33%	Going through Fife is already the biggest pain in the ass..... why not make it worse for the weekend??? That makes sense!

08-21-2009, 01:23 AM	#8 (permalink)
cee_cee88 Proud Marine Wife Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Murrieta/Pendleton Posts: 1,243 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 22% Longevity: 26%	i miss knowing all the back roads back home. i could probably make it from Seattle to Portland just driving on city roads and not even get on a state hwy. down here im clueless __________________ "babe i always want u ..ur my other half ..my lady to grow old with" - DH

08-21-2009, 05:00 AM	#9 (permalink)
jen1982 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 6,828 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 9% Longevity: 32%	So, Ladies, are the horror stories I've heard about I-5 true? That's one of the only bad things I've been warned about when it comes to our upcoming PCS. I'm usually good on the road, but get road rage when people drive like asshats. Are WA drivers idiots like Fayetteville drivers are?