The 520 floating bridge will have some late-night closures for five weeks starting tonight. Road crews will be installing equipment above lanes for the electronic tolling that will begin this spring.
All eastbound lanes from Montlake Boulevard in Seattle to 92nd Avenue N.E. in Medina will be closed overnight on Jan. 10-14. The bridge will be closed from 11:59 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning. Drivers will need to plan ahead for detours across and around Lake Washington.
“This work is a major step to prepare for tolling the SR 520 floating bridge this spring,” said Craig Stone, WSDOT Toll Division Director. “Installing the equipment now allows us time to thoroughly test the toll collection system before we start tolling traffic to pay for a much-needed replacement bridge.”
During the closures, crews will install conduit, Good to Go! pass readers, photo tolling equipment and overhead electronic toll rate signs on and near the east highrise of the bridge.
Work and overnight closures continue into February, alternating between the eastbound and westbound lanes as crews shift their work zones. There also will be three weekends of overnight closures on Friday and Saturday nights beginning the weekend of Jan. 21-22. Those weekend closures begin at 11:59 p.m. and crews will reopen lanes by 7 a.m. on Saturdays and 7:30 a.m. on Sundays.
Drivers should plan to take alternate routes such as I-90, I-405, I-5 and SR 522. Updated closure information and links are on the project website.
Traffic closure details
Where: Eastbound or westbound SR 520 from Montlake Boulevard E. in Seattle to 92nd Avenue NE in Medina. SR 520 will remain open from I-5 to Montlake Boulevard E. and east of the 92nd Avenue NE exit.
When:
• Monday through Thursday nights beginning Jan. 10 and continuing until work is complete in February: 11:59 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning.
• Friday nights beginning Jan. 21: 11:59 p.m. to 7 a.m. the following morning.
• Saturday nights beginning Jan. 22: 11:59 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. the following morning.
