LAKEWOOD -- Northbound Interstate 5 near 41st Division Drive near Joint Base Lewis-McChord will be restricted to one lane in the evening through early morning hours Friday and again Saturday.

Lane closures will start each night at 10:30 p.m. All lanes will reopen by 7:30 a.m. April 20, and by 8:30 a.m. April 21. The northbound I-5 on- and off-ramps at 41st Division Drive will also close and reopen at the same time.

The work, which is weather sensitive, is part of the ongoing I-5 widening project along JBLM. Crews will be repaving a section of northbound I-5 to give drivers a smoother ride through the work zone, according the Washington State Department of Transportation.

OTHER CLOSURES

For the week of April 22, overnight single and double lane closures are scheduled April 22 through April 25 between the hours of 8:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. on both directions of I-5 in the project limits.

Overnight drivers who use I-5 near JBLM are encouraged to give themselves extra time to reach their destinations.

Ramp closures for the week of April 22 are:

April 22

• Thorne Lane on-ramp to northbound I-5 will close from 8:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. April 23

• Thorne Lane on-ramp to southbound I-5 will close from 9:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. April 23.

April 23

• Thorne Lane on-ramp to northbound I-5 will close from 8:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. April 24.

• Northbound I-5 exit to Thorne Lane will close from 8:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. April 24.

April 24

• Thorne Lane on-ramp to northbound I-5 will close from 8:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. April 25.

April 25

• Thorne Lane on-ramp to northbound I-5 will close from 9:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. April 26.

• Berkeley Street on-ramp to southbound I-5 will close from 10 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. April 26.

April 26

• Berkeley Street on-ramp to southbound I-5 will close from 10:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. April 27.

Once the new overpass is complete, it will span all lanes of I-5 and the adjacent rail line, elevating traffic over trains.

For more information on the project, visit www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/I5/steilacoomdupontrdtothornelnimprove/default.htm

Related Links:

JBLM News

WSDOT Real-time traffic app

Overall Project

Pierce County construction and Traffic Updates