Brief overnight SR 167 closures this month in Renton, Kent and Auburn

Drivers should prepare for brief overnight closures a few dates this month of northbound and southbound State Route 167 in Kent, Renton and Auburn.

Contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will be installing sign bridges and toll gantry structures as part of the SR 167 Corridor Improvements Project, according to WSDOT.

Kent, June 8-9:

All lanes of northbound and southbound SR 167 in Kent will be closed overnight from 84th Avenue South/Central Avenue North and West Willis Street/SR 516 from 10 p.m. Sunday, June 8, to 3 a.m. Monday, June 9. A signed detour will be in place.

The following on- and off-ramps will also be closed:

• 84th Avenue South on-ramp to southbound SR 167

• Willis Street on-ramp to northbound SR 167

• Northbound SR 167 off-ramp to 84th Avenue South

• Southbound SR 167 off-ramp to Willis Street

Renton, June 9-10

All lanes of southbound SR 167 in Renton will be closed overnight from I-405 to South 180th Street from 11:59 p.m. Monday, June 9, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, June 10. A signed detour will be in place.

The following on- and off-ramps will also be closed:

• Southbound SR 167 off-ramp to Southwest 41st Street

• Northbound I-405 on-ramp to southbound SR 167

• Southbound I-405 on-ramp to southbound SR 167

Auburn, June 12-13

All lanes of northbound SR 167 in Auburn will be closed overnight from 15th Street Southwest to 15th Street Northwest from 10 p.m. Thursday, June 12, to 3 a.m. Friday, June 13. A signed detour will be in place.

The following on- and off-ramps will also be closed:

• 15th Street Southwest on-ramp to northbound SR 167

• Northbound SR 167 off-ramp to 15th Street Northwest

• Eastbound SR 18 on-ramp to northbound SR 167

• Westbound SR 18 on-ramp to northbound SR 167

Once the project is complete, travelers will experience new, modern SR 167 express toll lanes that tie into the Renton to Bellevue I-405 express toll lane system, currently under construction, and the express toll lanes to Lynnwood, which opened to the public in 2015, according to WSDOT. The long-term vision includes a 50-mile express toll lane system between SR 512 in Puyallup and the I-405/I-5 interchange in Lynnwood.