TACOMA – Over the next two weeks, construction crews will begin installing signs and restriping Interstate 5 between East L Street and Port of Tacoma Road to create a median work zone as weather allows. Overnight drivers should be prepared for multiple lane closures on I-5 from 54th Avenue East in Fife to South 48th Street in Tacoma, and on eastbound State Route 16 near South Sprague Avenue.
Overnight ramp closures
Saturday, Feb. 16
- Southbound I-5 exit to South 38th Street using exit 132A will close from 11:59 p.m. to 8 a.m. Sunday. Drivers on southbound I-5 will detour to the South 56th Street interchange, back to northbound I-5, and proceed to exit 132.
Monday, Feb.18
- Northbound I-5 exit 134 to Portland Avenue will close from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. Tuesday.
Tuesday, Feb. 19
- Northbound I-5 exit 134 to Portland Avenue will close from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. Wednesday.
- Southbound I-5 exit to South 38th Street using exit 132A will close from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Wednesday. Drivers on southbound I-5 will detour to the South 56th Street interchange, back to northbound I-5, and proceed to exit 132.
Wednesday, Feb. 20
- Southbound I-5 exit to South 38th Street using exit 132A will close from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Thursday. Drivers on southbound I-5 will detour to the South 56th Street interchange, back to northbound I-5, and proceed to exit 132.
Friday, Feb. 22
- Southbound I-5 exit 135 to SR 167/Bay Street/ Portland Avenue will close from 11:59 p.m. to 6 a.m. Saturday.
- SR 167 on-ramp to southbound I-5 will close from 11:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. Saturday.
- East 27th Street/Portland Avenue on-ramp to southbound I-5 will close from 11:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. Saturday.
Updated HOV construction information is available on Tacomatraffic.com. Before heading out the door, travelers can find the latest road conditions on the WSDOT app and by following theWSDOT regional Twitter feed.