SR 520 highway and directional closures planned for girder delivery week of March 14

Published 9:10 am Friday, March 11, 2016

The following is a release from the Washington State Department of Transportation:

Drivers who use State Route 520 overnight are encouraged to stay engaged and plan ahead for nighttime closures. Beginning Monday, March 14, contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will deliver and place bridge girders for the West Approach Bridge North Project. A total of 353 girders will be delivered and placed in position through 2016. The girders will eventually support the bridge deck for new westbound lanes between the floating bridge and Montlake Boulevard.

During the first night of girder installation, crews will close all lanes and ramps of SR 520 between Montlake Boulevard and 92nd Avenue Northeast to ensure that the trucks can safely maneuver into the construction staging area.

SR 520 full closure – the first night of girder delivery

• 11 p.m. Monday, March 14, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, March 15: All lanes and ramp of SR 520 between Montlake Boulevard East and 92nd Avenue Northeast will be closed.

SR 520 directional closures – the first week of girder delivery

• 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Tuesday, March 15 to Friday, March 18: All lanes and ramps of westbound SR 520 between 92nd Avenue Northeast and Montlake Boulevard will close nightly.

Flaggers will briefly hold traffic in both directions on East Lake Washington Boulevard as trucks turn onto the 24th Avenue East bridge overcrossing. After the first night of deliveries, intermittent rolling slowdowns will be in place on the westbound SR 520 off-ramp to East Lake Washington Boulevard and the eastbound SR 520 on-ramp from Montlake Boulevard.

In the Seattle area, drivers can get real-time traffic information on their phone with the WSDOT traffic app, by tracking theWSDOT traffic Twitter feed, and get advanced information from the What’s Happening Now page.