WSDOT Travel Advisory: Multiple I-5 lanes, ramps closed overnight Monday, April 28 to Friday, May 2, in Seattle

Washington State Department of Transportation sent this bulletin at 04/24/2025 04:57 PM PDT

Washington State Department of Transportation
Northwest Region – 15700 Dayton Avenue – Shoreline, WA 98133 – 206-440-4000

TRAVEL ADVISORY    
April 24, 2025

Contact:          Aisha Dayal, communications, 206-482-1130

Multiple I-5 lanes, ramps closed overnight Monday, April 28 to Friday, May 2, in Seattle

SEATTLE – Beginning Monday night, April 28, multiple lanes and ramps of Interstate 5 through Seattle will close overnight for roadwork on a City of Seattle project until Friday morning, May 2. 

People traveling on I-5 through downtown Seattle should expect the following nightly closures:

Overnight Monday, April 28

  • The Cherry Street on-ramp to northbound I-5, starting at 9 p.m. to 4:30 a.m.
  • The northbound I-5 off-ramp to Olive Way and the three right lanes of northbound I-5 between I-90 and Olive Way, 10 p.m. to 4:30 a.m.

Overnight Tuesday, April 29

  • The Pike Street on-ramp to the I-5 express lanes, 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. The express lanes will open southbound on schedule Wednesday, April 30.
  • The Yale Avenue/Howell Street on-ramp to southbound I-5, 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
  • The southbound I-5 off-ramp to Union Street and the three right lanes of southbound I-5 between Stewart Street and Pike Street, 11 p.m. to 4 a.m.

Overnight Wednesday, April 30

  • All lanes of northbound I-5 between I-90 and Olive Way with traffic going north of downtown diverted to the express lanes, 10 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. People going to downtown Seattle will need to exit at Dearborn, James or Madison streets. There are no exits from the northbound express lanes to downtown.
  • The University Street on-ramp to northbound I-5 and the northbound I-5 off-ramp to Seneca Street, 10 p.m. to 4:30 a.m.
  • The three left lanes of southbound I-5 between Stewart and Pike streets, 11 p.m. to 4 a.m.

Overnight Thursday, May 1

  • The Pike Street on-ramp to the I-5 express lanes, 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. The express lanes will open southbound on schedule Friday, May 2.
  • The Yale Avenue/Howell Street on-ramp to southbound I-5, 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. 
  • The southbound I-5 off-ramp to Union Street and the three right lanes of southbound I-5 between Stewart and Pike streets, 11 p.m. to 4 a.m.

City crews supporting the Pike Pine Streetscape and Bicycle Improvements Project will work on removing a containment system during the closure. People should plan for delays through the area.

Real-time travel information is available from the WSDOT mobile app, the WSDOT Travel Center Map or by signing up for WSDOT's email updates.

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