Section of West Willis Street in Kent to close all weekend

Published 12:32 pm Thursday, July 23, 2026

Kent drivers who plan to use West Willis Street between 74th Avenue South and Fourth Avenue South, which is the roundabout, will need to find a new route from 9 p.m. Friday, July 24th through about 11 p.m. Sunday, July 26.

There will be a full road closure all weekend in that section along the well-traveled street so Union Pacific Railroad can replace tracks, crossing pads and pave new asphalt, according to a spokesperson with RoadSafe Traffic Systems, who confirmed the closing times and dates.

While regular maintenance is performed as needed, a full rehabilitation of a crossing with high volume traffic is done about every eight to 10 years, according to the spokesperson.