Nighttime lane closures set for I-5 in Tacoma

Nighttime traffic might see delays on Interstate 5 through Tacoma this week.

The state Department of Transportation said the southbound freeway will be reduced to one lane from 1 a.m. to 4 a.m. on Tuesday (Aug. 25) and Wednesday in the Tacoma area.

The closures are part of a project to add a new High Occupancy Vehicle lane to each direction of the freeway.

Crews will reduce northbound traffic to one lane from 1 a.m. to 4 a.m. Thursday.

Drivers will be detoured through interchanges during the closures.

There will also be lane closures this week on both directions of I-5 between M Street and the Port of Tacoma Road in Fife, the Transportation Department said.

Various ramps will also have nighttime closures this week.

This story was originally published August 24, 2015 at 2:49 PM with the headline "Nighttime lane closures set for I-5 in Tacoma."