I-5 Tacoma ramp, lane closures for HOV projects
Drivers may encounter a rare daytime ramp closures and a full weekend ramp closure to advance construction on WSDOT’s I-5 - M Street to Portland Avenue – HOV project in Tacoma. Winter rain has repeatedly canceled this construction, which is necessary to realign an Interstate 5 exit in Tacoma, thus providing room to construct the remaining piers for the new Pacific Avenue overpass. Additional information about the weather-related challenges for this project is available at WSDOT’s blog.
See full schedule below:
Lane closures
Northbound I-5 between L Street and Puyallup River Bridge will be reduced to a single lane during overnight hours Friday, March 18. Single, double and triple-lane closures will begin at 11 p.m. and 12:01 a.m. respectively. Two lanes will reopen by 5 a.m., with all lanes opening by 7 a.m. the following morning.
Drivers can also anticipate additional weeknight single- and double-lane closures on both northbound and southbound I-5 between L Street and the Port of Tacoma Road.
Ramp closures
Thursday, March 17 (Note unusual daytime ramp closure)
• Northbound I-5 collector/distributor exit to southbound SR 7 is closed around the clock through 9 a.m. Saturday, March 19.
• Bay Street/East 28th Street on-ramp to northbound SR 167 will close from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning.
• Northbound I-5 collector/distributor exit to northbound I-705 will close from 11:59 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning.
Friday, March 18
• Northbound I-5 exits to 20th Street East and Port of Tacoma Road (Exits #136 A and B) will close from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning.
Note unusual weekend closure:
Northbound I-5 collector/distributor exit to northbound I-705 will close around the clock from 11 p.m. Friday, March 19, to 5 a.m. Monday, March 21. (This closure is weather-dependent and could be rescheduled.)
Saturday, March 19
• Northbound I-5 collector/distributor exit to southbound SR 7 will close from 11 p.m. to 10 a.m. Sunday, March 20.