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I-5 closures near Fife this week; drivers should expect delays

Expect overnight lane restrictions on Interstate 5 near Fife this week.
Expect overnight lane restrictions on Interstate 5 near Fife this week. The News Tribune archives
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  • Four lanes will be closed between 54th Avenue East and Porter Way May 5–8.
  • Northbound I-5 nightly closures run 7 p.m. to 4:30 a.m., and 7 p.m. to 10 a.m. on May 8–9.
  • Southbound I-5 nightly closures run 7:30 p.m. to 6 a.m., and 8 p.m. to 9 a.m. on May 8–9.

Drivers on Interstate 5 can expect lane closures near Fife this week.

According to an alert from the Washington State Department of Transportation, four lanes in both directions will be closed between 54th Avenue East and Porter Way from May 5-8 because of construction.

The northbound lanes will be closed nightly from 7 p.m. to 4:30 a.m., and the southbound lanes will be closed from 7:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. There will be one lane open in each direction, the alert said.

Closures will extend into the evening of Friday, May 8 and the morning of Saturday, May 9, the alert said. The northbound lanes will be closed from 7 p.m. to 10 a.m. and the southbound lanes will be closed from 8 p.m. to 9 a.m., with one lane open in each direction.

Isabela Lund
The News Tribune
Isabela Lund is the Lead Breaking News Reporter at The News Tribune. Before joining The News Tribune in 2025, she was the digital content manager at KDRV NewsWatch 12 in Medford, Oregon and a reporter at the Stanwood Camano News in Stanwood, Washington. She grew up in Kitsap County and graduated from Western Washington University in 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. 
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