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And IIIIIIIII will always love painting you an artistically questionable drawing of what’s happening across the state. Before you ask, yes, there’s a lot of big hair on this weekend’s map and you know what they say… “the bigger the hair, the bigger the highway impacts.” So let’s comb through what you actually need to know. -Northbound I-405 will CLOSE in Kirkland between NE 70th Pl. and NE 85th St. from 11 p.m. Friday, August 28 to 4 a.m. Monday, August 31. Crews will use this closure to dig out a section of the freeway to install a concrete culvert to reconnect the fish passage beneath northbound and southbound I-405. Expect backups in the area and heavier traffic on nearby highways and local streets. Give yourself extra time and follow signed detours. -Seattle is looking pretty in pink this weekend, but all that pink also means it’s going to be pretty packed. There are multiple events happening around the city, including sports games, concerts and a sold-out Skrillex show. Add ongoing Revive I-5 work into the mix, and getting around Seattle could take longer than usual. Northbound I-5 remains reduced to two lanes across the Ship Canal Bridge, with the express lanes running northbound 24/7. Expect extra traffic in and around Seattle, leave early and take transit if you can. -Heading north or toward Deception Pass this weekend? The Deception Pass Classic is Sat. and Sun., so expect cyclists on roads around Skagit and Whidbey counties. SR 20 near Campbell Lake Road also remains reduced to one lane of alternating traffic through Sept. 4 while crews prepare for a new roundabout. The work is on a key route between Anacortes and Whidbey Island, so keep that in mind if you’re headed to the ferry or across Deception Pass. Farther north, the Bellingham Traverse is happening Saturday, with participants on the shoulder of SR 11 and near I-5. Keep an eye out for cyclists and other participants along the way. If there’s one thing we’re begging of you this weekend, it’s this: please check the real-time travel map before you go. Give yourself extra time, make a plan, be kind to each other out there on the roads and leave a little metaphorical sparkle along the way. submitted by /u/wsdot |
