Exit133

March 18, 2015 · Exit133

Overnight ramp closures slated for I-5 in Tacoma

Ramp closures: 

The following overnight ramp closures are scheduled for March 16-20. Please note the northbound I-5 collector/distributor lanes to City Center will close multiple times overnight this week. This closure affects drivers who use northbound I-5 City Center exit (exit 133), and the collector/distributor lanes to I-705 and SR 7 from eastbound State Route 16 and South 38th Street. 

Tuesday, March 17 
• At 10 p.m., the southbound I-705 on-ramp to southbound I-5 will close until 6 a.m. the following day. 

Wednesday, March 18 
• At 10 p.m., the southbound I-705 on-ramp to southbound I-5 will close until 6 a.m. the following day. 
• At 11 p.m., the northbound I-5 exit to City Center and northbound I-705 will close until 4 a.m. the following day. 

Thursday, March 19
• At 10 p.m., the southbound I-705 on-ramp to southbound I-5 will close until 6 a.m. the following day. This closure is weather dependent. 

Friday, March 20 
• At 11 p.m., the northbound I-5 exit to City Center and northbound I-705 will close until 4 a.m. the following day.

Continued around-the-clock ramp closures: 

Weather permitting the Pacific Avenue on-ramp to southbound I-5 will reopen Thursday, March 19. Three remaining around the clock ramp closures are still in place:

  • Southbound Interstate 5 exit to State Route 7 remains closed until spring 2015.
  • Northbound SR 7 on-ramp to southbound I-5 remains closed until spring 2015 for bridge construction.
  • A-Street on-ramp to northbound I-5/southbound SR 7 remains closed until spring 2017 for bridge construction.


Lane closures: 
From Monday through Thursday, March 16-20, overnight single lane closures will take place on northbound and southbound I-5 between M Street and Portland Avenue. The lanes will reopen each following morning. 

Upcoming extended closure of Pacific Avenue overpass in Tacoma

In early April, work to demolish and rebuild the Pacific Avenue overpass will begin. The overpass will be closed around the clock for 11 months or longer, depending on weather. All Pacific Avenue traffic will be detoured. If all goes according to schedule, in March 2016 the Pacific Avenue overpass will reopen to two lanes - one lane of traffic in each direction. Two months later in May, 2016, all lanes will reopen over the new Pacific Avenue overpass.