Weekend closures planned for I-5, SR-99 in Seattle Probably best to just stay home

Photo: Courtesy WSDOT A map showing this weekend's Revive I-5 lane closures.

Motorists should be aware of major closures planned on thoroughfares through Seattle this weekend.

Just two northbound lanes will be open on Interstate 5 between Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Olive Way starting 8 p.m. Friday, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). Lane closures will last until 5 a.m. Monday.

Additionally, several ramps will be closed. The West Seattle Bridge/Spokane Street/Columbian Way off-ramp, Columbian Way on-ramp, both on- and off-ramps for Michigan Street, Cherry Street on-ramp, Olive Way off-ramp, Seneca Street off-ramp and University Street on-ramp will all be closed for the weekend.

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The closure is for continued work on the Revive I-5 project, which includes pavement repair, according to WSDOT.

Because of the closure, drivers should know that the I-5 Express Lanes will be open in the northbound direction only all weekend long.

Rainier Avenue will also have some closures. All lanes in both directions underneath Interstate 90 will be closed all weekend long, as well as the westbound I-90 off-ramp to Rainier. This closure begins at 11 p.m. Friday and ends at 5 a.m. Monday.

Southbound traffic on state Ropute 99 will also experience a slowdown. Starting at 9 p.m. Friday, all lanes between the south end of the Battery Street tunnel and South Spokane Street will be closed. They will reopen at 5 a.m. Monday.

North of Seattle, motorists will experience delays on state Route 524 in Lynnwood, as all lanes in both directions will close at Locust Way while work is done on two new roundabouts.