4 weekend closures will make journey by means of Bothell and Woodinville depressing

Getting round Bothell and Woodinville isn’t going to be simple over the subsequent month. Four weekends of construction are about to start out because the state provides a brand new lane to I-405.

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) closed the old ramps between I-405 and State Route 522 (SR 522) in Bothell late final 12 months. Now it’s time to take them down, and that requires shutting the roads down.

This weekend is simply the appetizer, and the closures can have the least impression. WSDOT is predicted to shut westbound SR 522 at I-405 from Friday night time into Saturday. Contractors are taking down the shortest part of the previous northbound 405 ramp to westbound 522, close to the University of Washington Bothell.

Full I-405 closures in March will principally shut Bothell down

The following weekend, WSDOT will shut down each instructions of SR 522 at I-405 to take down the a part of the ramp that goes over the freeway. Both of those closures are manageable. The subsequent two weekends are going to be brutal.

As early because the weekend of March 6 by means of 9, WSDOT will shut each instructions of I-405 at SR 522 in Bothell. Northbound drivers will probably be pressured off the freeway and detoured right down to SR 522 after which again on I-405. Southbound drivers should exit at Canyon Park and take State Route 527 (SR 527) down by means of Bothell to eastbound SR 522 and again to I-405. This will principally shut Bothell down.

Second full closure set for March 13–16

Another full weekend closure of I-405 at SR 522 is scheduled for March 13 by means of 16.

WSDOT wants each full weekend closures to take away the flyover ramp. It’s anticipated that these two weekend closures might trigger as much as an hour of delays in each instructions of I-405.

A second categorical toll lane is coming to I-405

So what’s WSDOT doing right here that’s inflicting such a disruption?

The state is adding a second express toll lane to each instructions of I-405 between the Bothell/Woodinville exit and Canyon Park. To do this, contractors must construct a brand new bridge over SR 522. These previous ramps are in the best way.

Construction is predicted to complete in 2028.

Chris Sullivan is a site visitors reporter for KIRO Newsradio. Read extra of his tales right here. Follow KIRO Newsradio site visitors on X.

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