WSDOT Travel Advisory: I-5 Smokey Point rest area dump stations to close June 4-5 for scheduled maintenance

Washington State Department of Transportation

Northwest Region – 15700 Dayton Ave N - Shoreline, WA 98106 – 206-440-4000

TRAVEL ADVISORY
June 3, 2025

Contact:     Elizabeth Mount, communications, 206-482-2276

I-5 Smokey Point rest area dump stations to close June 4-5 for scheduled maintenance

ARLINGTON – The RV dump stations at the Smokey Point rest areas on both directions of Interstate 5 will close Wednesday and Thursday, June 4 and 5, for scheduled maintenance. The rest areas will remain open during the dump station closure. 

Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews will close the northbound dump station first, beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday, June 4. Once work is finished, crews will shift to the dump station at the southbound I-5 rest area.

One dump station will always remain open during this maintenance. Dump stations at the northbound and southbound rest areas are scheduled to reopen no later than June 5. 

People can find other rest areas on the WSDOT website.

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

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