Crews working on the Federal Way Link Extension will be closing one southbound lane on Interstate 5 from Kent/Des Moines Road to South 272nd Street for geotechnical exploration as part of light rail construction.
The night time closures will take place from 8 p.m. to 10 a.m. on May 3-6 and May 10-13.
Crews also will be closing the HOV lane on and off-ramps to I-5 at South 317th Street in Federal Way beginning at 11 p.m. on May 7 through 5 a.m. on May 10. This closure will allow construction of drilled shafts in the roundabout at South 317th Street and 28th Avenue South.
All project construction work is done under stringent COVID-19 health and safety guidelines.
The Federal Way Link Extension will open for service in 2024 with the 7.8-mile extension from SeaTac.
For more information, visit soundtransit.org/fwlink.
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