I-5 Project Will Impede Traffic Flow In Lakewood Friday Night

LAKEWOOD, WA — Ahead of the first Thorne Lake overpass bridge girder installation scheduled for Friday, northbound commuters along Interstate-5 will see the exit ramp to 41st Division Drive closed between 8:30 p.m. and 4:30 a.m. on June 25, 26, and 27.

On June 28, I-5 in both directions will be reduced to a single lane that will be detoured up and over the Thorne Lane off- and on-ramps between 10:30 p.m. and 5:30 a.m.

The closures, lane reductions, and detours are all to accommodate an ongoing widening project that will eventually see both north and southbound I-5 increased to four lanes, and a new overpass installed just north of the existing Thorne Lane overpass, which will allow traffic along Thorne Lane to pass safely above train traffic.

The entire project is slated for completion by 2025 and will cost roughly $495 million.

For more on the project, visit the project page at www.wsdot.wa.gov.