A full nighttime lane closure on southbound Interstate 5 between Mounts Road overpass and the rail bridge has been scheduled for Saturday, June 25, to complete the demolition of the existing concrete rail structure.
The full closure will occur early morning Saturday between midnight and 4 a.m. Single-lane closures will take place between 9 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Saturday, and double-lane closures will occur between 11 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Saturday.
The rail bridge is being rehabilitated as part of the Point Defiance Bypass project, which reroutes Amtrak Cascades passenger trains to an inland rail line through DuPont, Lakewood and Tacoma and to the new Freighthouse Square Station, scheduled to be completed in late 2017.
— Sound Transit
Tacoma Avenue South bridge open
After a nearly 16 month closure, the Tacoma Avenue South Bridge (located between Center and Delin streets) is open to all vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic.
The closure was necessary to reconstruct the bridge deck, guardrails, replace the girders and paint the steel members of the over 80-year-old bridge. Traffic lanes have also been re-configured to three vehicular lanes and two bicycle lanes and wider sidewalks were added.
The bridge was opened for all traffic on June 16. Some minor remaining work will require some lane closures and possibly short term bridge closures.
— City of Tacoma
Overnight I-5 lane and ramp closures scheduled near Lacey, Nisqually
Nighttime lane and ramp closures on I-5 near Lacey will occur throughout the week while maintenance crews make repairs to bridge expansion joints.
Monday, June 20 and Tuesday, June 21 – Up to two lanes of SB I-5 will close near Martin Way from milepost 110 to 109 , 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Wednesday, June 22 to Thursday, June 23 – Up to two lanes of NB I-5 will close near the Nisqually River Bridge, from milepost 114 to 115, 10 p.m. to 5 a.m..
Thursday, June 23 to Friday, June 24 – Nisqually on-ramp to NB I-5 and the right lane of NB I-5 near the Nisqually River Bridge will close, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Thursday, June 23 – The Nisqually Cut-off Road on-ramp to NB I-5 will close overnight.
— Washington DOT
Tacoma I-5 ramp and lane closures
Drivers will have to contend with night ramp and lane closures this week related to the ongoing I-5 HOV construction work in Tacoma and Fife.
Lane closures:
Thursday, June 23 – All SB lanes of I-5 will detour via Exit # 133/City Center and Interstate 705, 1 a.m. to 4 a.m.
Ramp closures:
Tuesday, June 21 – East 28th Street on-ramp to NB I-5, 8:30 p.m. to 4 a.m.; SB I-5 exits to South 38th Street and westbound SR 16, 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Detour via the I-5/South 56th Street interchange; SB I-705 and Pacific Ave. on-ramps to SB I-5, 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Wednesday, June 22 – East 28th Street on-ramp to NB I-5, 8:30 p.m. to 4 a.m.; SB I-5, 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.; SB I-5 exits to South 38th Street and WB SR 16, 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Detour via the I-5/South 56th Street interchange.
Thursday, June 23 – East 28th Street on-ramp to NB I-5, 8:30 p.m. to 4 a.m.
Friday, June 24 – East 28th Street on-ramp to NB I-5, 8:30 p.m. to 4 a.m.
— Washington DOT
Gas prices down slightly last week
Average retail gasoline prices in Tacoma have fallen 0.8 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.64 per gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 271 gas outlets in Tacoma. This compares with the national average that has fallen 4.5 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.34.
Tacoma gas prices were 54.1 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and 6.9 cents per gallon higher than a month ago. The national average has increased 6.1 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 46 cents per gallon lower than one year ago.
– GasBuddy.com
