March ushers in new construction on I-5 along JBLM

By Washington State Department of TransportationMarch 1, 2019

March ushers in new construction on I-5 along JBLM
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Contractor crews widening Interstate 5 along Joint Base Lewis-McChord are creating a work zone that will allow them to build two new overpasses as part of the Interstate 5 -- Steilacoom-DuPont Road to Thorne Lane Corridor Improvements.

The work requires several overnight closures of the southbound I-5 Thorne Lane on- and off-ramps. Crews are also advancing work at the new Berkeley Street overpass and widening I-5 from Thorne Lane to just south of 41st Division Drive.

Daytime drivers will see shoulder closures in both directions of I-5 from Steilacoom-DuPont Road to Thorne Lane.

Overnight ramp closures:

March 4

• Northbound I-5 exit 122 at Berkeley Street will close from 8:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. Tuesday.

• Southbound I-5 exit 123 to Thorne Lane will close from 9:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. Tuesday

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

• Northbound I-5 exit 120 to 41st Division Drive will close from 8:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. Tuesday.

• 41st Division Drive on-ramp to northbound I-5 will close from 8:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. Tuesday.

March 5

• Northbound I-5 exit 122 at Berkeley Street will close from 8:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. Wednesday.

• Southbound I-5 exit 123 to Thorne Lane will close from 9:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. Wednesday.

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

• Northbound I-5 exit 120 to 41st Division Drive will close from 8:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. Wednesday.

• 41st Division Drive on-ramp to northbound I-5 will close from 8:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. Wednesday.

March 6

• Southbound I-5 exit 123 to Thorne Lane will close from 9:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. Thursday.

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

• Northbound I-5 exit 120 to 41st Division Drive will close from 8:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. Thursday.

• 41st Division Drive on-ramp to northbound I-5 will close from 8:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. Thursday.

March 7

• Southbound I-5 exit 123 to Thorne Lane will close from 10 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. Friday.

• Thorne Lane on-ramp to southbound I-5 will close from 10 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. Friday.

• Northbound I-5 exit 120 to 41st Division Drive will close from 9:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. Friday.

This work is weather sensitive.

As a reminder, bicyclists are not allowed to use the shoulder of I-5 in the work zone and are required to follow a signed bicycle detour.

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

Related Links:

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JBLM Garrison Public Affairs overall story

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