I-5 Tacoma ramp, lane closures for HOV projects
Drivers who use Tacoma area highways may encounter nighttime delays the week of Feb. 22. Crews plan a series of ramp and lane closures as part of adjacent HOV projects in Tacoma and Fife.
Lane closures:
Monday, Feb. 22
• Northbound I-5 between L Street and Puyallup River Bridge will be reduced to a single lane during overnight hours. Single, double and triple-lane closures will begin at 9 p.m., 11 p.m. and 11:59 p.m. respectively. All lanes will open by 4 a.m. the following morning.
Tuesday, Feb. 23
• Southbound I-5 between Puyallup River Bridge and L Street will be reduced to a single lane during overnight hours. Single, double and triple-lane closures will begin at 8 p.m., 10 p.m. and 11:59 p.m. respectively. Two lanes will open by 4 a.m., with all lanes opening by 6 a.m. the following morning.
Drivers can also expect additional overnight single- and double-lane closures in segments of both northbound and southbound Interstate 5 between M Street and the Port of Tacoma Road.
Night ramp closures:
Monday, Feb. 22
• Bay Street/East 28th Street on-ramp to northbound SR 167 (River Road) will close from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning.
• Northbound I-5 exit to northbound SR 167 (River Road) will close from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning.
• East 28th Street on-ramp to northbound I-5 will close from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning.
• Southbound Interstate 705 on-ramps to northbound I-5 and southbound State Route 7 will close from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning.
Tuesday, Feb. 23
• Southbound SR 167 (River Road) on-ramp to southbound I-5 will close from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning.
• Bay Street/East 28th Street on-ramp to northbound SR 167 (River Road) will close from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning.
• Southbound I-5 exit to East 27th Street/Bay Street will close from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning.
• Southbound I-705 on-ramps to northbound I-5 and southbound SR 7 will close from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning.
Wednesday, Feb. 24
• Bay Street/East 28th Street on-ramp to northbound SR 167 (River Road) will close from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning.
• Northbound I-5 exit to northbound SR 167 (River Road) will close from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning.
• South 38th Street on-ramp to northbound SR 7 will close from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following morning.
• Southbound I-705 on-ramps to northbound I-5 and southbound SR 7 will close from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning.
Thursday, Feb. 25
• Southbound SR 167 (River Road) on-ramp to southbound I-5 will close from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning.
• Bay Street/East 28th Street on-ramp to northbound SR 167 (River Road) will close from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning.
• South 38th Street on-ramp to northbound SR 7 will close from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following morning.
• Southbound I-705 on-ramps to northbound I-5 and southbound SR 7 will close from 11:59 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning.
Friday, Feb. 26
• Southbound SR 167 (River Road) on-ramp to southbound I-5 will close from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. the following morning.
• Southbound I-705 on-ramps to northbound I-5 and southbound SR 7 will close from 11:59 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following morning.
Around-the-clock closures next weekend:
• Northbound I-5 collector/distributor exit to northbound I-705 will close around the clock from 11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 29. (This closure is weather-dependent and could be rescheduled.)
Friday, Feb. 26 and Saturday, Feb. 27 night closures:
• Northbound I-5 collector/distributor exit to southbound SR 7 will close the following hours:
o 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, to 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 27;
o 11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, to 10 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 28.
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).
