Traffic

I-5 ramp, lane closures scheduled for Tacoma this week

Continuing construction means overnight traffic revisions this week in the South Sound.
Continuing construction means overnight traffic revisions this week in the South Sound. Staff file, 2010

A host of lane and ramp closures will take place this week as construction crews continue to work on improvements to Interstate 5 between Port of Tacoma Road in Fife to M Street in Tacoma, the state Department of Transportation reported.

Here’s the rundown.

▪ Monday: The onramp from East 28th Street to northbound state Route 167 will close at 10 p.m. and reopen at 4 a.m. Tuesday.

▪ Tuesday: The exit from southbound I-5 to southbound state Route 7 will close at 10 p.m. and reopen at 6 a.m. Wednesday. Also, the onramp from East 28th Street to northbound SR 167 will close at 10 p.m. and reopen at 4 a.m. Wednesday.

▪ Wednesday: The exit from southbound I-5 to southbound SR 7 will close at 11 a.m. and reopen at 6 a.m. Thursday. Also, the onramp from East 28th Street to northbound SR 167 will close at 10 p.m. and reopen at 4 a.m. Thursday.

▪ Thursday: The onramp from South 38th Street to northbound SR 7 will close at 11 p.m. and reopen at 6 a.m. Friday. Also, the onramp from East 28th Street to northbound SR 167 will close at 10 p.m. and reopen at 4 a.m. Friday.

▪ Friday: The onramp from South 38th Street to northbound SR 7 will be closed from 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m. Also, the onramp from East 28th Street to northbound I-5 will close from 11:59 p.m. to 4 a.m. Saturday. The onramp from East 28th Street to northbound SR 167 will close at 11 p.m. and not reopen until 7 a.m. Saturday.

In addition, the northbound collector-distributor lanes from I-5 to northbound Interstate 705 will be closed from 11 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Feb. 8.

Lastly, the northbound I-5 collector-distributor exit to southbound SR 7 will be closed from 3 p.m. Friday to 9 a.m. Saturday and from 11 p.m. Saturday to 10 a.m. Sunday.

Adam Lynn: 253-597-8644, @TNTAdam

This story was originally published January 30, 2016 at 10:29 AM with the headline "I-5 ramp, lane closures scheduled for Tacoma this week."

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