Traffic alert: Lane closures are coming to these Tacoma-area freeways this week

Lanes on several key highways will close for construction in the Tacoma area starting Monday, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.

The lane restrictions include portions of Interstate 5, State Route 509, State Route 99 and Wapato Way in and near Fife. They are necessary to complete bridge work as part of the SR 167 Completion Project, which will build six miles of new tolled highway between Puyallup and the Port of Tacoma.

“People are encouraged to plan ahead, make alternative plans and use caution while driving near the work zone,” WSDOT said in a Friday news release.

Here’s the schedule as reported by WSDOT:

Interstate 5

• Wednesday, Feb. 11 to the morning of Friday, Feb. 13, 7 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. One lane of northbound I-5 will close from Wapato Way East to Porter Way.
• Thursday, Feb. 12 to the morning of Friday, Feb. 13, 7 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. One lane of southbound I-5 will close from Porter Way to Wapato Way East.

State Route 99

• Monday, Feb. 9 to the afternoon of Friday, Feb. 13, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. One lane of northbound State Route 99 will close east of the Wapato Way roundabout.
• Wednesday, Feb. 11 to the afternoon of Friday, Feb. 13, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. One lane of southbound State Route 99 will close east of the Wapato Way roundabout.

State Route 509

• Monday, Feb. 9 to the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 10, 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. One lane of State Route 509 will close in each direction between Alexander Avenue East and Taylor Way East
• Tuesday, Feb. 10 to the morning of Friday, Feb. 13, 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. One lane of southbound State Route 509 will close from Taylor Way East to Alexander Avenue East.

Wapato Way East

• Monday, Feb. 9 to the morning of Saturday, Feb. 14, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. One lane of Wapato Way East will close in each direction between 20th Street East and the State Route 99 roundabout.