Exit133

March 12, 2015 · Exit133

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. 

For additional information, check the I-5 - M Street to Portland Avenue – HOV project web page and via a downloadable map (pdf 318 kb). 

For a host of commute options check with Downtown: On the Go! and Pierce Transit.

I-5 ramp and lane closures in Tacoma for HOV construction: 

Monday and Tuesday, March 9-10 
At 10 p.m., the southbound Interstate 705 on-ramp to southbound I-5 and the northbound State Route 7/I-705 exit to City Center will close until 6 a.m. Tuesday, March 10. 
At 11 p.m., the northbound I-5 collector/distributor exit to northbound I-705 will close until 4 a.m. Tuesday, March 10. 

The same overnight ramp closures will take place from Tuesday night, March 10 into Wednesday morning, March 11. 

Wednesday, March 11 
At 10 p.m., the southbound I-705 on-ramp to southbound I-5 will close until 6 a.m. Thursday, March 12. 
At 11 p.m., the northbound I-5 collector/distributor exit to northbound I-705 will close until 4 a.m. Thursday, March 12. 

Thursday, March 12 
At 11 p.m. the northbound SR 7 on-ramp to northbound I-5 and southbound I-705 on-ramp to southbound I-5 will close until 6 a.m. Friday, March 13. 

Friday, March 13 
At 12:01 a.m. on Friday, March 13, the northbound I-5 collector/distributor exit to northbound I-705 will close until 4 a.m. 

Lane closures 
From Monday through Thursday, March 9-13, 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. 

Continued around-the-clock ramp closures:

  • The Pacific Avenue on-ramp to southbound Interstate 5 in downtown Tacoma will close until mid-March. Drivers will be detoured to I-5 via State Route 509 and Interstate 705.
  • 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 2016 for bridge construction.