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Another weekend of lane closures in Kent on SR 167 near Willis Street

Published 1:10 pm Friday, August 4, 2023

By Steve Hunter

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Crews work on southbound SR 167 just north of SR 516/Willis Street in Kent to repair the concrete and create a smooth driving surface on the bridge deck. COURTESY PHOTO, WSDOT

Another weekend of southbound State Route 167 lane reductions in Kent is set for Friday, Aug. 4 to Monday, Aug. 7.

Southbound SR 167 will be reduced to a single lane Aug. 4-7 for repairs to a bridge just north of SR 516/Willis Street, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). This is the fourth of six weekends of southbound lane reductions for bridge deck resurfacing.

The around-the-clock lane reductions begin at 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4, and by 11 p.m. southbound will be down to a single lane. All lanes will reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 7.

The cost of the project is $3 million, according to WSDOT documents.

Last weekend, contractor crews applied a polyester concrete overlay to the left half of the bridge and kept the far-right lane open. This weekend, instead of switching to the other side, they will stay on the left and grind a textured finish to the new layer of concrete.

Next weekend, Aug. 11-14, they’ll apply the polyester concrete to the right side of the bridge and leave the far-left lane open. The final weekend closure, Aug. 18-21, will allow crews to finish grinding texture on the right side of the bridge.

While polyester concrete has a much shorter cure time than cement concrete, it can’t be applied in the rain, so work may be rescheduled if the forecast is unfavorable, according to WSDOT.

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