The City of Auburn Traffic Division, Police Department and Streets Division will be working hard in the coming days and weeks to accommodate the extra activities, festivals and traffic.
The majority of the impacts will be seen on Auburn Way South, the Muckleshoot Casino area and the White River Amphitheatre. Officials want to inform area residents of the upcoming activities so you can plan accordingly for increased traffic and noise.
Street & Lane Closures:
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Between 11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19 and 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 22, WSDOT crews will fully close all lanes of southbound SR 167 between Ellingson Road and 8th Street East and the 8th Street East off-ramp from southbound SR 167.
- Starting
Wednesday, August 24, 2016 through approximately October 31, 2016, ‘D’ Street
NE from 49th Street NE to S 277th Street will be closed
to through traffic for construction activities for the S 277th Street
Corridor Capacity and Non-Motorized Trail Improvements project. This work
is dependent on weather. Signed detour
routes will be posted. Access to residences and businesses within the project
area will be maintained during construction but delays should be
expected.
- On Monday,
August 22, 2016 and Tuesday, August 23, 2016 construction of the MIT Master
Meters project will require intermittent daytime lane closures for westbound
traffic on Auburn Way South from Dogwood Street SE to Riverwalk Drive from 8:30
AM to 3:00 PM for construction activities. This work is dependent on weather. Access to
residences and businesses within the project area will be maintained during
construction, but delays should be expected.
Traffic Advisory:
Crews will be striping arterial and collector
roads throughout the City through September. Please do not follow paint vehicles too closely or
cross over wet paint. This work is dependent on weather.
Access to residences and businesses will be
maintained during painting, but minor delays should be expected in areas where
painting is currently taking place.
Construction Locations:
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South 277th St - Auburn Way N to Green River Bridge
- West Main St. - Interurban Trail to W Valley Hwy, W Valley Hwy from W Main St. to 15th St SW, 15th St NW from W Valley Hwy to C St. SW
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Southbound I-5/S - 320th to Duwamish River
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Auburn Way South - Muckleshoot Plaza to Dogwood St. SE - beginning in September
- Southbound I-5 weekend lane reductions: August 19-22 at the Duwamish River Bridge
- Dykstra Levee - area of 12 St NE to 24th St NE
Upcoming Events: Expect Higher than normal traffic volumes and noise.
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Sunday, August 21: Concert (1 p.m. - gates open)
Location: White River Amphitheatre
99.9 KISW Presents Pain In The Grass 2016
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Tuesday, August 23: Concert (5:30 p.m. - gates open)
Location: White River Amphitheatre
Journey & The Doobie Brothers
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Friday, August 26: Concert (5:30 p.m. - gates open)
Location: White River Amphitheatre
Heart with Joan Jett and Cheap Trick
- Sunday, August 28: Concert (6:30 p.m. - gates open)
Location: White River Amphitheatre
5 Seconds of Summer
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Friday, September 2: Concert (6 p.m. - gates open)
Location: White River Amphitheatre
Snoop Dog & Wiz Khalifa: The High Road Tour
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Friday, September 9: Concert (6 p.m. - gates open)
Location: White River Amphitheatre
Daryl Hall & John Oats
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Saturday, September 10: Concert (6 p.m. - gates open)
Location: White River Amphitheatre
Prophets of Rage - Make America Rage Again Tour
- Saturday, September 17: Concert (11 a.m. - gates open)
Location: White River Amphitheatre
Evergreen Fest: House of Pain, Devin The Dude & Afroman}
- Sunday, September 18: Concert (4:15 - gates open)
Location: White River Amphitheatre
Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival
City officials encourage residents to expect traffic delays during this time, allow extra time when traveling and to exercise patience. Please use caution around fireworks and obey all local laws and regulations. Auburn’s fireworks regulations can be found at www.auburnwa.gov/fireworks.
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