Multiple road closures and lane restrictions are scheduled for Tacoma area highways starting this week, according to Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) records. The Port of Tacoma Phase 2 project will cause lane closures on northbound I-5 from East 28th Street in Tacoma to 20th Street East in Fife through August 2027. A temporary closure of the northbound I-5 off-ramp to Port of Tacoma Road (Exit 136B) will occur from 11 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8 to 2 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9. Detours will be via Exit 137 to 54th Avenue to 20th Street. Additional closures include a ramp closure on SR 512 in Puyallup from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, and lane closures on I-5 and SR 599 during the weekend of Sept. 10-11. The longest closure is on SR 515 from Sept. 8-18 for southbound lane work.
I-5 and SR 512 closures scheduled for Sept. 8-11
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- ✓Multiple road closures and lane restrictions are scheduled for Tacoma area highways starting this week“005 [2 mi from Tacoma]: The right lane of northbound I-5 is closed from East 28th Street in Tacoma to 20th Street East in Fife. The lane closure will remain in place through August 2027. The exit to 20th Street East remains open. Work is for the City of Fife <a href="https://fifewa.gov/m/newsflash/home/detail/186">Port of Tacoma Phase 2 project</a>.”
- ✓The Port of Tacoma Phase 2 project will cause lane closures on northbound I-5 from East 28th Street in Tacoma to 20th Street East in Fife through August 2027“The right lane of northbound I-5 is closed from East 28th Street in Tacoma to 20th Street East in Fife. The lane closure will remain in place through August 2027. Work is for the City of Fife <a href="https://fifewa.gov/m/newsflash/home/detail/186">Port of Tacoma Phase 2 project</a>.”
- ✓A temporary closure of the northbound I-5 off-ramp to Port of Tacoma Road (Exit 136B) will occur from 11 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8 to 2 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9“005 [3 mi from Tacoma]: From 11 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8 to 2 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, the northbound I-5 off-ramp to Port of Tacoma Road (Exit 136B) in Fife will close to all travelers. Detour via Exit 137 to 54th Avenue to 20th Street. Work is for the City of Fife <a href="https://fifewa.gov/m/newsflash/home/detail/186">Port of Tacoma Phase 2 project</a>.”
- ✓Detours will be via Exit 137 to 54th Avenue to 20th Street“Detour via Exit 137 to 54th Avenue to 20th Street.”
- ✓Additional closures include a ramp closure on SR 512 in Puyallup from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8“512 [9 mi from Tacoma]: From 10 a.m.. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, the ramp from 9th Street SW to westbound SR 512 in Puyallup will close for maintenance. During the work, travelers will detour to the 31st Avenue SW ramp. <a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WADOT/bulletins/42849b9">Read the travel advisory</a>.”
- ✓Lane closures on I-5 and SR 599 will occur during the weekend of Sept. 10-11“005 [17 mi from Tacoma]: From 10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10 to 5 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11 the right lane of northbound Interstate 5 from South 144th Street to State Route 599 (milepost 155) will close for maintenance. The northbound I-5 off-ramp to SR 599 will have a lane shift during this time. 599 [18 mi from Tacoma]: From 10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10 to 5 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11 the left lane of northbound State Route 599 will close at Interstate 5 (milepost 0) for maintenance.”
- ⚠The longest closure is on SR 515 from Sept. 8-18 for southbound lane workNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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