 August 16, 2024
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LUDA is in the NORTHEND at the Northwest Washington Fair.
 When you’re sitting in traffic, you and Ludacris might want to say: MOVE, please, GET OUT THE WAY. Traffic is an inevitability in the summer, but our Paint Map can prepare you for another busy summer construction and maintenance weekend.
You might walk, you might run or you might travel on wheels to concerts in Seattle, visit our ocean beaches, head to the Northwest Washington or Southwest Washington fairs or take a weekend trip to Portland. No matter where you go, plan on delays and leave earlier than you think you need to.
Take note of a couple of weekend-long ramp closures in Seattle (Montlake Boulevard, Southbound Interstate 5 to Mercer Street) and add more travel time for those detours. Or consider other forms of transportation, such as light rail, carpooling or Amtrak Cascades. And make sure you Know Before You Go by checking out our Travel Center map or our mobile app and social media accounts.
And please, don’t Bring the Madness with you or Act a Fool on our roads. Slow down, be patient, be kind, pay attention and make smart decisions if you’re travelling through our work zones or alongside cyclists or pedestrians.
We don't take your patience for granite
State Route 20 still closed due to fire activities (milepost 148 to 157) and will remain closed through the weekend after rain caused mudslides in this area. Lots of heavy equipment and crews are working in the closure zones to clear debris, mud and rocks, which will take some time as the conditions were worse that initially anticipated. (Look at how big this rock, crewmember for scale, is that we had to remove from the roadway, like woah!)
Please continue using alternative routes to head east/west, including US 2 and I-90.
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We often have special events and roadwork taking place in the Northend, including construction projects, maintenance and repairs. We always try to minimize any effects to travel, but sometimes it is necessary to close a lane to do the work or create a safe work zone for our crews.
While we aren't doing a lot of roadwork this week, our crews will still be out monitoring and keeping the roads safe. If you spot them, slow down and give them space to work! A huge thanks to our crews for all their hard work through the holidays.
Want more information? Visit our real time travel center, where these projects and repairs can be found on our travel map, and download our app to receive alerts directly to your smartphone.
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Saturday, August 17
- From 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., participants will be on SR 20 and SR 525.the 2024 Tour de Whidbey in Island County. Travelers should expect to see extra congestion and pay attention for extra pedestrian and cyclist congestion.
Monday, August 19
- From 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19, maintenance crews will close the right lane of northbound Interstate 5 south of Bellingham between north of North Lake Samish (milepost 248) and south of State Route 11/Chuckanut Drive (milepost 249) for rumble strip installation.
- From 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, PSE crews will alternate traffic on State Route 546/East Badger Road in Nooksack west of Nooksack Road (milepost 8) for utility work.
Monday, August 21 to Wednesday, August 23
- Nightly, from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, Aug. 19 to Wednesday morning, Aug. 21, PSE crews will alternate traffic on State Route 20 west of Anacortes between Rosario Road (milepost 43) and Quiet Cove Road (milepost 44) for conduit installation.
Monday, August 21 to Friday, August 23
- Until further notice, from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, contractor crews will intermittently alternate traffic on State Route 20 east of Concrete between Sauk Store Road (milepost 94) and Hornbeck Lane (milepost 95) for road construction related to a fish passage project. The work is expected to end at noon on Fridays.
Wednesday, August 21
- From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21, maintenance crews will close the right lane of State Route 543/Truck Route in Blaine between Boblet Street (milepost 0) and H Street (milepost 0.5) for brush clearing.
Wednesday, August 21 and Thursday, August 22
- From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug 21, maintenance crews will close the left lane of State Route 20 east of Anacortes between Swin Slough Bridge (milepost 50) and Laconner Whitney Road (milepost 53) for sign base prep work.
- From 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21 and Thursday, Aug. 22, maintenance crews will alternate traffic on State Route 11/Chuckanut Drive north of Burlington between Cove Road (milepost 15) and Chuckanut Crest Drive (milepost 17) for sign installation.
Thursday, August 22
- From 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22 to 5 a.m. Friday, Aug. 23, PSE crews will alternate traffic on State Route 9 in Mount Vernon between West Big Lake Boulevard (milepost 47) and Big Lake Road (milepost 49) for pole replacement.
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