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I-5 lane closures, US 12 bridge work to start this weekend

Sunday, August 16, 2026

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Northbound I-5 will have a left lane closure from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, to Sunday, Aug. 16, between Samish Way and Iowa Street. The Iowa Street on-ramp to northbound I-5 will close from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15.

US 12 over I-5 will have a single-lane closure nightly from 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10, to 6 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 20. Drivers must follow a signed detour using northbound I-5 to Exit 71 for SR 508, then southbound back to US 12.

WSDOT will close both directions of SR 169 starting Aug. 17 for 35 days to remove a fish barrier near Jones Lake. Local access remains open. A separate detour will guide vehicles around the closure.

📄 Source: WSDOT — Highway Construction & Closures — https://wsdot.wa.gov/travel/road-construction

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Northbound I-5 will have a left lane closure from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15“005: Daily from 6 to 10 a.m. starting Saturday, Aug. 15 to Sunday, Aug. 16, the left lane of northbound Interstate 5 will be closed for maintenance between Samish Way (milepost 252) and Iowa Street (milepost 254). The Iowa Street on-ramp to northbound I-5 will close from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15.”
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Northbound I-5 will have a left lane closure from 10 a.m. to 10 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 16No usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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Northbound I-5 will have a left lane closure between Samish Way and Iowa Street“005: Daily from 6 to 10 a.m. starting Saturday, Aug. 15 to Sunday, Aug. 16, the left lane of northbound Interstate 5 will be closed for maintenance between Samish Way (milepost 252) and Iowa Street (milepost 254). The Iowa Street on-ramp to northbound I-5 will close from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15.”
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The Iowa Street on-ramp to northbound I-5 will close from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15“The Iowa Street on-ramp to northbound I-5 will close from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15.”
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US 12 over I-5 will have a single-lane closure nightly from 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10“From 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10 to 6 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 20: A single lane of US 12 over I-5 (milepost 66.5) will close nightly for bridge repairs.”
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US 12 over I-5 will have a single-lane closure nightly to 6 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 20“From 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10 to 6 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 20: A single lane of US 12 over I-5 (milepost 66.5) will close nightly for bridge repairs.”
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Drivers must follow a signed detour using northbound I-5 to Exit 71 for SR 508“Flaggers will direct travelers to a signed detour using northbound I-5 to Exit 71 for SR 508, then southbound back to US 12.”
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Drivers must follow a signed detour using southbound I-5 to US 12No usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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WSDOT will close both directions of SR 169 starting Aug. 17“169: Starting at 12:01 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17, both directions of SR 169 will close between Southeast 332nd Street and Plass Road near Jones Lake for 35 days for fish barrier removal.”
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WSDOT will close both directions of SR 169 for 35 days“169: Starting at 12:01 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17, both directions of SR 169 will close between Southeast 332nd Street and Plass Road near Jones Lake for 35 days for fish barrier removal.”
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WSDOT will close both directions of SR 169 to remove a fish barrier near Jones Lake“169: Starting at 12:01 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17, both directions of SR 169 will close between Southeast 332nd Street and Plass Road near Jones Lake for 35 days for fish barrier removal.”
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Local access remains openNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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A separate detour will guide vehicles around the closure“Separate signed detours will guide passenger vehicles and freight vehicles around the closure.”