Washington State Department of Transportation press release.
FIFE – For two nights next week, drivers traveling overnight on Interstate 5 through Fife will need to plan for delays or alternate routes while crews set up a work zone and install temporary striping on I-5 for the next stage of the SR 167 Completion Project.
On July 8, WSDOT and local partners broke ground on the SR 167, I-5 to SR 509 New Expressway project (Stage 1b) between I-5 in Fife and State Route 509 near the Port of Tacoma. Two weeks later, construction is underway with crews setting up the work zone along I-5 between Wapato Way East and Porter Way in Fife between mileposts 136 and 139.
At 7 p.m. on Monday, July 25 crews will close four of the five northbound lanes on I-5 followed by the 54th Avenue East northbound on-ramp at 10 p.m. The lanes and ramp will reopen at 4:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 26. At 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday crews will repeat this work on southbound I-5, opening by 6 a.m. on Wednesday, July 27.
Drivers are advised to slow down in the work zones and obey all traffic control directions.
Reduced lane widths and a speed advisory will be in place while crews work to replace the bridge over Hylebos Creek.
As part of the project, crews working for WSDOT will re-route Hylebos Creek to improve the floodplain surrounding this section of I-5 in Fife that often experiences over-the-highway flooding during storms.
Driver tips
- Delay or reschedule discretionary trips during overnight hours Monday, July 25 and Tuesday, July 26.
- Know before you go; check the WSDOT app, and follow wsdot on twitter @wsdot_tacoma
