Construction in the Tacoma area I-5 Tacoma lane closures

 I-5 Tacoma lane closures

Drivers on southbound I-5 between Port of Tacoma Road and Puyallup River Bridge will encounter single- and double-lane closures during the overnight hours each weeknight starting Monday, Jan. 25. Sequential lane closures begin at 8 p.m. All lanes will reopen by 5 a.m. each following day. 

Ramp closures 

Wednesday, Jan. 27 

• East 28th Street on-ramp to northbound SR 167 will close from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning. 

• Northbound SR 7 on-ramp to northbound I-705 will close from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following morning. 

Thursday, Jan. 28 

• Northbound I-5 collector distributor exits to northbound I-705 and southbound SR 7 will close from 12:01 a.m. to 4 a.m. 

• East 28th Street on-ramp to northbound SR 167 will close from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning. 

• Southbound I-705 on-ramp to southbound I-5 will close from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following morning. 

Friday, Jan. 29

• I-705 on-ramps to northbound I-5 and southbound SR 7 will close from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. 

• East 28th Street on-ramp to northbound SR 167 will close from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. the following morning. 

Around-the-clock weekend closure: 

• Northbound I-5 collector/distributor exit to northbound I-705 will close around-the-clock from 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 1. 

Weekend night closures:
• Northbound I-5 collector/distributor exit to southbound SR 7 will close the following hours: 

o 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, to 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 30 

o 11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, to 10 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 31. 

Overnight ramp closures for State Route 512 planned in Parkland 

Drivers who use the State Route 7/Pacific Avenue ramps to and from State Route 512 may encounter overnight ramp closures during the week of Jan. 25. The ramp closures are necessary so contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation can continue to install infrastructure related to ramp meters and other intelligent transportation systems (ITS) devices. 

Drivers are advised to give themselves extra time and use alternate routes. 

Closure specifics 

Wednesday, and Thursday, Jan. 27-28 

• The SR 7/Pacific Avenue/108th Street South on-ramp to westbound SR 512 and the westbound SR 512 exit to SR 7/Pacific Avenue to will close from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. each following morning. 

Friday, Jan. 29 and Saturday, Jan. 30
• The SR 7/Pacific Avenue/108th Street on-ramp to westbound SR 512 and the exit to SR 7/Pacific Avenue from westbound SR 512 will close from 9 p.m. to 12 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 30. 

• From 12:30 a.m. to 5 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 30, the SR 7/Pacific Avenue/108th Street South on-ramp to westbound SR 512 will close. 

Alternate route for eastbound SR 16 drivers going to northbound I-5

Tired of backups on eastbound SR 16 heading toward northbound I-5? Try this alternate route, which uses the SR 7 U-turn at South 38th Street.  We've clocked it, and when backups at the merge are heavy this will take you about half the time! Just make sure that as you're heading up the hill on SR 7, take the route to South 38th Street east (not west).