405 Closures Begin - Avoid 405
405 closures are beginning now. Crews are beginning work to build a pump that will divert water around 405. To install this drainage system, crews will close one right northbound lane 20 hours a day for up to two weeks. The round-the-clock lane closures are scheduled to begin Saturday. WSDOT “recognizes the significant amount of traffic in the area” (great understatment) and will make every effort to open all lanes in the northbound direction during the peak morning commute.
Once the pipe is in place, crews will begin the long-term repair work. This work involves replacing this 48-inch culvert under the freeway. Although engineers haven’t exactly settled how they will get the new pipe into place, they know it will likely NOT involve closing lanes on I-405.
Because this is emergency work, the nature of the lane closures is changing. WSDOT advises drivers who use this freeway to stay on top of the closures by:
* Checking the 511 drivers information line before they head out
* Checking the WSDOT travel page
* Checking the Web page specifically for this project
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