Washington
520 Bridge To Close Over Lake Washington Later This Month
SEATTLE — Drivers, cyclists and joggers planning to move over Lake Washington won’t have entry to the State Route 520 bridge for the final weekend of February, with a full closure scheduled between Seattle and the Eastside. Not like different current closures, officers mentioned the most recent spherical of labor additionally requires the closure of the SR 520 Path.
In line with the Washington State Division of Transportation, crews will shut SR 520 in each instructions, between Interstate 5 in Seattle and 92nd Avenue Northeast on the Eastside, starting at 11 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24.
The closure will enable contractors to put girders for the brand new bike owner and pedestrian bridge over the freeway, together with the direct entry ramp to the longer term Montlake lid. The work is scheduled to conclude by 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 27.
The $455 million undertaking began in the summertime of 2019 and is scheduled for completion subsequent 12 months. It features a new eastbound bridge over Union Bay and a three-acre lid over the freeway in Montlake that includes new transit stops and open inexperienced house. The brand new bicycle and pedestrian bridge might be situated simply east of the lid.