Northbound Interstate 5 SeaTac rest area will close for maintenance from 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 12 to noon Friday, Oct. 16, according to WSDOT. The closure is listed as project 005, 6 miles from Tacoma, with the effective date listed as Oct. 1, 2026, and expected end date Oct. 16, 2026.
I-5 SeaTac rest area to close Oct. 12-16
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- ✓I-5 SeaTac rest area to close Oct. 12-16“005 [6 mi from Tacoma]: From 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 12 to noon Friday, Oct. 16, the northbound Interstate 5 SeaTac rest area will close for maintenance.”
- ✓Northbound I-5 SeaTac rest area closes for maintenance Monday, Oct. 12 through Friday, Oct. 16, WSDOT says.“005 [6 mi from Tacoma]: From 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 12 to noon Friday, Oct. 16, the northbound Interstate 5 SeaTac rest area will close for maintenance.”
- ✓Northbound Interstate 5 SeaTac rest area will close for maintenance from 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 12 to noon Friday, Oct. 16, according to WSDOT. The closure is listed as project 005, 6 miles from Tacoma, with the effective date listed as Oct. 1, 2026, and expected end date Oct. 16, 2026.“005 [6 mi from Tacoma]: From 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 12 to noon Friday, Oct. 16, the northbound Interstate 5 SeaTac rest area will close for maintenance. Effective: Oct 1, 2026, 3:16 PM Expected end: Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 PM”
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WSDOT highway construction and road closures within 50 miles of Tacoma — 10/5/2026: 005 [6 mi from Tacoma]: From 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 12 to noon Friday, Oct. 16, the northbound Interstate 5 SeaTac rest area will close for maintenance. Effective: Oct 1, 2026, 3:16 PM Expected end: Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 PM 507 [13 mi from Tacoma]: SR 507 travelers near Spanaway should plan extra time for trips Monday, Oct. 5. Expect single-lane alternating traffic at the 208th Street South roundabout for permanent striping. Work may begin as early as noon and continue into the evening hours. <a href="https://wsdot.wa.gov/construction-planning/search-projects/sr-702-harts-lake-road-sr-507-208th-street-roundabouts">More info online</a>. Effective: Sep 15, 2026, 4:24 PM Expected end: Oct 5, 2026, 3:00 PM 599 [18 mi from Tacoma]: Daily from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. beginning Tuesday, Oct. 13 to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, one left lane of northbound State Route 599 from Interstate 5 to South 133rd Street (milepost 0) will close for maintenance. Effective: Oct 1, 2026, 4:11 PM Expected end: Oct 15, 2026, 1:00 PM 005 [22 mi from Tacoma]: Expect lane reductions overnight in southbound lanes of I-5 until 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 3 for <a href="https://bit.ly/4we6ZaO">concrete panel replacement</a>. Starting Tuesday, Oct. 6, crews will work in northbound lanes nightly until 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10. If it rains, work may be rescheduled. Effective: Sep 25, 2026, 10:49 AM Expected end: Oct 9, 2026, 7:00 PM 005 [25 mi from Tacoma]: The express lanes are northbound-only 24 hours a day through the end of 2026 due to lane reductions for construction on the northbound I-5 Ship Canal Bridge. Effective: Oct 4, 2026, 8:25 PM Expected end: Nov 22, 2026, 7:30 PM 405 [27 mi from Tacoma]: From 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8 to 5 a.m. Friday, Oct. 9, expect flaggers at the northbound Interstate 405 off-ramp to Southeast 8th Street near the Old Wilburton Tunnel (milepost 12) for utilities work. Effective: Oct 1, 2026, 3:24 PM Expected end: Oct 9, 2026, 5:00 AM 018 [28 mi from Tacoma]: Daily, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5 to Thursday, Oct. 22 westbound State Route 18 will have one lane closed between Raging River Bridge (milepost 26) and Tiger Mountain Summit Forest Park (milepost 23.61) near Tiger Mountain summit. One westbound lane will remain open each day. There will not be lane reductions Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays. Effective: Oct 2, 2026, 2:15 PM Expected end: Oct 22, 2026, 2:00 PM 405 [28 mi from Tacoma]: From 9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, until 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, two lanes of southbound I-405 will close between Northeast 68th and 12th streets for crack sealing and pavement repair. Delays are possible through the work zone. Effective: Oct 2, 2026, 2:39 PM Expected end: Oct 6, 2026, 5:00 AM
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