Expect traffic hassles from road closures during weekend events
A busy weekend of sports and events is once again battling a weekend of road work.
Drivers heading to Lumen Field for the Seahawks home opener against the Rams may have a hard time getting there.
As usual, the Washington State Department of Transportation created a map with some of the many events happening in Western Washington and beyond, from a Lumineers concert at the Gorge, to a Lego convention, and Seahawks, Seattle Storm and Huskies games.
Another weekend means another paint map!🗺️
There's a full closure of I-405, work on I-5, SR 99, and more. On top of that, there's lots of events, concerts, fairs and sporting events.
Check out our real-time travel map: https://t.co/exz0TVvgFr & keep our map close by👇 pic.twitter.com/NcJSAsTLYe— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) September 7, 2023
People going to those events and others will be up against closures that will make getting around difficult this weekend.
Interstate 405 between Renton and Bellevue is the big one. All lanes in both directions will be closed between Sunset Boulevard Northeast and Coal Creek Parkway from Friday night to Monday morning.
That will put extra pressure on Interstate 5, where the express lanes and southbound exits to Mercer Street in Seattle will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.
In Seattle’s SoDo neighborhood, the ramp from South Spokane Street to southbound I-5 will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Sunday.
In Downtown Seattle on Saturday and Sunday, the Seattle Slam 3-on-3 youth basketball tournament will close part of Fifth Avenue between Denny Way and Wall Street, and part of Vine Street between Fourth Avenue and Denny.
The State Route 99 Tunnel will be closed in both directions overnight for scheduled maintenance from 10 p.m. Friday until 6 a.m. Saturday.
Add the Bainbridge Island ferry being temporarily closed to vehicles, and drivers should expect some major traffic hassles.
Remember the FULL CLOSURE of I-405 between #Bellevue and #Renton THIS WEEKEND!
Fri Sept 8 @ 11pm-Mon Sept 11 @ 430am
NB/SB I-405 btwn SR 900/Sunset Blvd/Southport Dr & Coal Creek Pkwy & NE 44th St over I-405
PLAN ahead and use ALTERNATE routes! Check out the details and blog⬇️ https://t.co/yHhYi7cyn2 pic.twitter.com/ewGkwgO7NI— WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) September 7, 2023