Seattle work pinches I-5 down to two lanes

The News Tribune
August 17th, 2007


The traffic situation on northbound Interstate 5 should
tighten today after crews moved traffic barriers overnight
to allow only two lanes of travel. Crews working on the I-5
construction project in Seattle began the shift late Thursday.
A rolling slowdown of at least half an hour was expected
sometime after 1 a.m. today as workers moved the barriers.

Drivers in the far right lane will be diverted onto the
collector-distributor roadway, which provides access to off-
ramps to I-90, Dearborn Avenue, James Street and Madison Street,
but later reconnects with the I-5 mainline, the state Department
of Transportation said in a news release.

"Right-lane drivers can help keep traffic moving if they know
they are not leaving I-5," said regional administrator Lorena Eng.

Workers planned to gradually reduce northbound I-5 to one lane
for much of the night, with lane closures starting at 8 p.m.

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Worst traffic on the planet, bar none. Every time I
go back there I remember why I left there........