WSDOT Travel Advisory: Overnight full northbound and southbound I-405 closures in Bothell and Kirkland, July 15-17

Washington State Department of Transportation sent this bulletin at 07/10/2026 01:57 PM PDT

Washington State Department of Transportation
I-405/SR 167 Corridor Program – 777 108th Avenue Northeast – Bellevue, WA 98004

TRAVEL ADVISORY
July 10, 2026

Contacts: Lauren Penning, communications, 206-380-2054 

Overnight full northbound and southbound I-405 closures in Bothell and Kirkland, July 15-17 

BOTHELL – People travelling should prepare for full directional closures on Interstate 405 in Bothell and Kirkland overnight from July 15-17. Crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will set girders over the roadway to support a future pedestrian bridge as part of the I-405/Brickyard to SR 527 Improvement Project. 

Northbound closure details
Crews will close all lanes of northbound I-405 between Northeast 124th Street and Northeast 160th Street starting at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, July 15 until 5 a.m. Thursday, July 16. The following northbound ramps will also close: 

  • Northeast 124th Street on-ramp
  • Northeast 128th Street on-/off-ramps
  • Northeast 132nd Street on-/off-ramps
  • Northeast 160th Street off-ramp 

Southbound closure details 
Crews will close all lanes of southbound I-405 between Northeast 160th Street and Northeast 124th Street starting at 11 p.m. Thursday, July 16 until 4 a.m. Friday, July 17. The following southbound ramps will also close: 

  • Northeast 160th Street on-ramp
  • Northeast 132nd Street on-/off-ramps
  • Northeast 128th Street on-/off-ramps
  • Northeast 124th Street off-ramp 

Signed detours will be in place:  

“Know before you go" or, if possible, delay discretionary travel to help minimize backups.  

Schedule updates will be available on the project webpage, WSDOT’s Travel Center map, the WSDOT mobile app and by signing up for King County email updates. 

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