Washington State Department of Transportation PUGET SOUND GATEWAY PROGRAM– 999 THIRD AVE., SUITE 2300 – SEATTLE, WA – 206-770-3500 TRAVEL ADVISORY OCT. 1, 2024 CONTACTS: KRIS OLSEN, COMMUNICATIONS, 206-440-4704 TOM SLIMAK, PROJECT ENGINEER, 253-365-6700 PLAN AHEAD: I-5 BETWEEN FEDERAL WAY AND FIFE CLOSED OVERNIGHT OCT. 4-6 FOR BRIDGE WORK FIFE – All lanes of Interstate 5 between Federal Way and Fife will be closed overnight the weekend of Oct. 4-6 while crews begin setting girders for a new bridge and finish the demolition of an old one. This is the second of four consecutive weekends that I-5 will be closed overnight as the State Route 167 Completion Project continues work to build a bridge over I-5 to extend SR 167 from the Puyallup area to State Route 509 near the Port of Tacoma. The remaining overnight closures are scheduled for Oct. 11-13 and Oct. 18-20. Closure information Northbound I-5 will be closed at 54th Avenue East. Southbound I-5 will be closed at State Route 18. * 7 p.m. – Lanes in both directions of I-5 begin closing. * 10:30 p.m. – All northbound lanes are closed. * 11 p.m. – All southbound lanes are closed. Saturday reopening times * 7 a.m. – Northbound lanes begin reopening. * 7:30 a.m. – Southbound lanes begin reopening. * 11 a.m. – All lanes in both directions are open. Sunday reopening times * 8 a.m. – Northbound lanes begin reopening. * 8:30 a.m. – Southbound lanes begin reopening. * Noon – All lanes in both directions are open. Ramp closure details Multiple ramps will also close beginning at 8:30 p.m. Ramps reopen by 8:30 a.m. on Saturdays and 9:30 a.m. on Sundays. * Southbound I-5 exit to Port of Tacoma Road (closed overnight for girder delivery). * Southbound I-5 exit to 54th Avenue East. * Westbound SR 18 and South 348th Street ramp to southbound I-5. * 54th Avenue East ramp to northbound I-5. * 54th Avenue East ramp to southbound I-5 (intermittent closures for girder delivery). Detour information Drivers who are headed into the Fife or Port of Tacoma areas are encouraged to detour to SR 99 between SR 18 and 54th Avenue East. All other travelers are strongly encouraged to use alternate routes such as SR 161, 167 and 512. Maps of the local SR 99 detour route and regional alternate routes are available online. SeaTac rest area closure The northbound I-5 SeaTac rest area in Federal Way will also close from 3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4 to 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 7 in support of the I-5 closure. SR 167 Completion Project information The SR 167 Completion Project builds 6 miles of new tolled highway between Puyallup and the Port of Tacoma. The new highway is being built in stages. The portion currently under construction between I-5 and the Port of Tacoma is scheduled to open in 2026. The third stage is scheduled to begin construction in 2025 and construction work on the last stage will begin in 2026. The entire project is planned for completion by 2029. Puget Sound Gateway Program overview The SR 167 Completion Project is part of WSDOT’s Puget Sound Gateway Program, which also includes the SR 509 Completion Project in south King County. Combined, the two completion projects finish critical missing links in Washington’s highway and freight network. HYPERLINKS WITHIN THE RELEASE: * BEGIN SETTING GIRDERS: WSDOT.WA.GOV/ABOUT/NEWS/2024/PREPARE-NOW-FOUR-OVERNIGHT-WEEKEND-CLOSURES-I-5-FIFE-PLANNED-SEPTEMBER-AND-OCTOBER * DEMOLITION OF AN OLD ONE: WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=XCEU-LWHAFO * STATE ROUTE 167 COMPLETION PROJECT: WSDOT.WA.GOV/CONSTRUCTION-PLANNING/SEARCH-PROJECTS/SR-167TOLL-UPGRADE-PROJECT * AVAILABLE ONLINE: HWSDOT.WA.GOV/CONSTRUCTION-PLANNING/SEARCH-PROJECTS/SR-167TOLL-UPGRADE-PROJECT * NEW TOLLED HIGHWAY: WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/PLAYLIST?LIST=PLEVVHY_EOUUAHYT6M4Z_UCSRIHYS3ERQM * PUGET SOUND GATEWAY PROGRAM: WSDOT.WA.GOV/CONSTRUCTION-PLANNING/MAJOR-PROJECTS/PUGET-SOUND-GATEWAY-PROGRAM * SR 509 COMPLETION PROJECT: WSDOT.WA.GOV/CONSTRUCTION-PLANNING/SEARCH-PROJECTS/SR-509-COMPLETION-PROJECT ### WSDOT KEEPS PEOPLE, BUSINESSES AND THE ECONOMY MOVING BY OPERATING AND IMPROVING THE STATE'S TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING, GO TO WWW.WSDOT.WA.GOV/NEWS FOR PICTURES, VIDEOS, NEWS AND BLOGS. REAL TIME TRAFFIC INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WSDOT.COM/TRAFFIC.   STAY CONNECTED   Visit our Blog Visit us on Facebook Visit us on Tiktok RSS Visit us on Instagram Visit us on YouTube   SUBSCRIBER SERVICES      |      |   Help   This email was sent to [email protected] using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Washington State Department of Transportation 310 Maple Park Ave SE · Olympia, WA 98504