The World Cup is over. The orange boxes are back. This week’s paint map is headlined by a full NB I-5 closure through Seattle

The red, white, and blue has left the World Cup, and the orange has returned to the Seattle metro area.

Leading the voyage across this weekend’s sea of orange is the full closure of northbound I-5 through Seattle. And if your course takes you through Snoqualmie, you’ll also encounter one final SR 18 closure beneath I-90 before the new diverging diamond opens.

Let’s navigate these orange waters. Here’s the breakdown for July 10-13:

-NB I-5 in Seattle will be FULLY CLOSED between I-90 & NE 45th St starting at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, July 10, through 5 a.m. Monday, July 13. Beginning as early as 9 p.m., Friday, on- and off-ramps along this section of NB I-5 are scheduled to begin closing. Crews will use the closure to shift the long-term work zone onto the RIGHT two lanes of the Ship Canal Bridge. When the bridge reopens on Monday morning, those two right lanes will be closed, and the I-5 express lanes will return to operating NB only 24/7 until the end of 2026. The Harvard Avenue East on-ramp to NB I-5 will also close through mid-October.

Not sure where the full NB I-5 closure in Seattle is? Here’s a visual of the exact closure area.

– Both directions of SR 18 will fully close under I-90 in Snoqualmie from 9 p.m. Thursday, July 9, through 5 a.m. Monday, July 13, while crews complete the final paving before the diverging diamond is fully finished. Right-turn ramps at the interchange will remain open, but no traffic will be allowed beneath I-90 on SR 18/Snoqualmie Parkway. This closure requires dry weather and may be rescheduled if rain is forecast.

– Beginning at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 9, both directions of I-5 near Lake Samish Road (exit 240) will reduce to one lane as crews prepare to replace a fish barrier beneath the SB lanes of the freeway. By 5 a.m. Friday, both NB and SB traffic will be traveling on the NB side of I-5, separated by concrete barriers, through July 25.

Also worth knowing:

– I-90 Vantage Bridge is back to around the clock lane reductions

– u/oregonDOT has a FULL CLOSURE of I-5 in Portland on Saturday night and into Sunday

– SR 160/Sedgwick Road in Port Orchard remains closed through October

– EB I-90 in Issaquah reduced to one lane from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Friday

Whether you’re pedaling to Portland, running like Ragnar, polishing off a Polish dog or meeting Macklemore downtown, check the travel maps before you go, know your route and leave yourself extra time.

Here’s the “less doodle, more detail” map.