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SR 534, I-5, and SR 169 closures planned

Saturday, August 8, 2026

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Construction crews will close a single lane of SR 534 with alternating traffic from 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7 through 5 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8 for paving work between I-5 and SR 9.

Starting Monday, Aug. 17, both directions of SR 169 will close for 35 days between Southeast 332nd Street and Plass Road near Jones Lake for fish barrier removal, with detours in place. Local access and business access will remain open during the closure.

I-5 and SR 96 will also see temporary lane closures and detours through mid-August, with specific dates and times provided by WSDOT.

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

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Construction crews will close a single lane of SR 534 with alternating traffic from 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7“534: Construction crews will close a single lane of SR 534, with alternating traffic 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7 through 5 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8 to complete paving between I-5 and SR 9.”
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The closure of SR 534 will end at 5 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8“534: Construction crews will close a single lane of SR 534, with alternating traffic 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7 through 5 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8 to complete paving between I-5 and SR 9.”
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The closure of SR 534 is for paving work between I-5 and SR 9“534: Construction crews will close a single lane of SR 534, with alternating traffic 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7 through 5 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8 to complete paving between I-5 and SR 9.”
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Both directions of SR 169 will close starting Monday, 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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The closure of SR 169 will last for 35 days“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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The closure of SR 169 is between Southeast 332nd Street and Plass Road 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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Detours will be in place during the closure of SR 169“Separate signed detours will guide people around the closure.”
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Local access and business access will remain open during the closure of SR 169“Local access is permitted north and south of the closure, and businesses are open and accessible along SR 169.”
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I-5 and SR 96 will see temporary lane closures and detours through mid-AugustNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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Specific dates and times for I-5 and SR 96 closures will be provided by WSDOT“005: Nightly from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next day beginning Monday, Aug. 10 to 5 a.m. Friday, Aug. 14, the northbound Interstate 5 off-ramp to northbound Southcenter Parkway (milepost 154) will close for maintenance. The off-ramp to southbound Southcenter Parkway will remain open. Effective: Aug 7, 2026, 10:17 AM Expected end: Aug 14, 2026, 5:00 AM 096: Daily from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. beginning Monday, Aug. 10 to 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, State Route 96 traffic will alternate with flaggers from East Lowell Larimer Road (milepost 5) to Lark Dairy Farm (milepost 6) for utilities work. Effective: Aug 7, 2026, 9:18 AM Expected end: Aug 14, 2026, 2:00 PM”