By DAVID NELSON, SPECIAL TO INSIDE BELLTOWN

Get ready for traffic congestion in Downtown Seattle, Belltown, and on I-5 this weekend.

The State Route 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct will be closed both ways between Denny Way and South Spokane Street from 6am to 6pm on Saturday and Sunday according to WSDOT.

Prior to that, State Route 99 will close at 10pm on Friday, February 28th to 6am Sunday, March 2nd between Valley Street and the south end of the Battery Street Tunnel.

Why the closures?

According to WSDOT, the Viaduct’s closure on Saturday and Sunday is for the semiannual inspection, and State Route 99 closure Friday night through Sunday morning is to shift a lane and create space for crews to start building new on and off ramps.

See WSDOT’s SR-99 Tunnel Project page here.

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