Emergency expansion joint repair doesn’t top 2018 wish lists, but northbound I-5 is getting one anyway during dual weekend lane reductions

Two lanes through Tukwila remain open during closures Jan. 5-6 and in February

By Frances Fedoriska

"New expansion joint hardware" did not make any vacation want lists this year, but I-5 is nonetheless going to get one because of the actuality an vintage one broke in October.

This emergency replacement requires NULL weekends of lane reductions on northbound I-5 on the Duwamish River Bridge. Contractor crews running for WSDOT will spend the primary weekend – Jan. 5-6 - replacing metallic on half the joint, then move to the different half throughout the moment weekend closure, seemingly in February. This permits us to preserve NULL lanes of northbound I-5 open whereas extreme work is nonetheless being done.



Why scale back lanes now?

With State Route 99 ultimate for 3 weeks beginning the evening time of Friday, Jan. 11, we ought to be certain I-5 is within the finest condition it is easy to so it may well deal with all of the more traffic.



What was old, was the truth is really, the truth is old

Contractor crews running for the Washington State Department of Transportation changed this joint in May 2017. They used metallic items from the antique joint, which on the time, have been concept to nonetheless have a few helpful life left. Flash ahead to October 2018, when edge of the metallic broke and needed to be removed. This permanent repair will preserve the joint in nice running order for a lot of years.



What we want from drivers

Be ready for the power on I-5 north by means of Tukwila to take longer than ordinary throughout the NULL weekends of lane reductions. The first weekend starts at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. four and can quit by 5 a.m. Monday, Jan. 7.

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Thanks in advance
We recognise there is no nice time to restrict lanes on I-5. As quickly as we've the dates for the moment closure in February, we can replace the hyperlinks stated above. We thanks in develop for any modifications you make to assist us entire this most very very main repair.

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