Drivers using the Interstate 405/State Route 167 interchange in Renton should prepare for newly configured ramps and lanes next week.
Starting as soon as Tuesday, March 14, contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will shift lanes and ramps near the interchange toward the median to create a work zone for the I-405/SR 167 Interchange Direct Connector project. Overnight ramp and lane closures and rolling slowdowns will be necessary to complete this work. Washington State Patrol on-site to assist with the rolling slowdowns.
This shift will allow crews to perform hillside grading and prepare to relocate a noise wall. Drivers can expect to see this configuration for the next several months. Signed detours will be in place during the overnight lane and ramp closures. The same number of lanes and ramps will remain in place after the shift. This work is weather dependent.
Ramp closures:
• Tuesday, March 14, to the morning of Thursday, March 16 – The northbound SR 167 ramp to northbound I-405 will be closed nightly from 10 p.m. to 4:30 a.m.
• Tuesday, March 14, to the morning of Friday, March 17 – The southbound SR 167 ramp to northbound I-405 will be closed nightly from 10 p.m. to 4:30 a.m.
• Wednesday, March 15, to the morning of Thursday, March 16 – The northbound I-405 ramp to northbound SR 167 will be closed from 10 p.m. to 4:30 a.m.
• Thursday, March 16, to the morning of Friday, March 17 – The northbound I-405 ramp to southbound SR 167 will be closed from 10 p.m. to 4:30 a.m.
• Thursday, March 16, to the morning of Friday, March 17 – The southbound I-405 ramp to southbound SR 167 will be closed from 10 p.m. to 4:30 a.m.
• Thursday, March 16, to the morning of Friday, March 17 – Southbound Rainier Avenue South access to southbound SR 167 will be closed from 10 p.m. to 4:30 a.m.
Lane closures:
• Monday, March 13, to the morning of Friday, March 17 – One lane of northbound I-405 between Talbot Road South and South Fourth Street will be closed nightly from 10 p.m. to 4:30 a.m.
• Monday, March 13, to the morning of Friday, March 17 – One lane of northbound SR 167 between Southwest 43rd Street and I-405 will be closed nightly from 9 p.m. to 4:30 a.m.
• Thursday, March 16, to the morning of Friday, March 17 – One lane of southbound SR 167 between I-405 and Southwest 43rd Street will be closed nightly from 9 p.m. to 4:30 a.m.
Rolling slowdowns:
• Tuesday, March 14, to the morning of Wednesday, March 15 – Crews will perform rolling slowdowns on northbound I-405 between SR 167 and Talbot Road South from midnight to 4 a.m. nightly. Traffic will be fully stopped for 15 minutes between these hours.
• Wednesday, March 15, to the morning of Thursday March 16 – Crews will perform rolling slowdowns on northbound SR 167 between Southwest 43rd Street and I-405 from midnight to 4 a.m. nightly. Traffic will be fully stopped for 15 minutes between these hours.
• Thursday, March 16, to the morning of Friday, March 17 – Crews will perform rolling slowdowns on southbound SR 167 between Southwest 23rd Street and I-405 from midnight to 4 a.m. nightly. Traffic will be fully stopped for 15 minutes between these hours.
These activities are part of initial construction work for the I-405/SR 167 Interchange Direct Connector Project. This project, scheduled to open in 2019, will build a new flyover ramp connecting the I-405 carpool lanes to the SR 167 high occupancy toll lanes.
For the latest closure information, visit the I-405 Construction Update page and the King County Construction Update page.
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