press release:
Beginning Monday morning, August 20, the eastbound off-ramp at First Avenue S will be closed for repaving and will remain closed through the end of September. The eastbound off-ramp at Fourth Avenue will remain open. In addition, eastbound surface Spokane Street will be closed to through traffic between East Marginal Way S and First Avenue S, also through the end of September.

Calendar of Upcoming Project Traffic Impacts

Thursday, August 16, 2012

· Eastbound travel on the Spokane Street Viaduct will be closed overnight from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. All traffic on the West Seattle Bridge will be detoured to northbound SR99. At the end of this closure on Friday morning, August 17, the eastbound Harbor Island on-ramp to the Spokane Street Viaduct will reopen.

Thursday, August 16 – Friday, August 17

· The westbound left lane of the Spokane Street Viaduct will be closed both nights from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. the following morning. The right lane will remain open to traffic.

Friday, August 17

· The left eastbound travel lane of the Spokane Street Viaduct will be closed overnight from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. on Saturday morning. The northbound SR99 on-ramp will remain open.

Monday, August 20 – Tuesday, August 21

· The westbound travel lanes of the Spokane Street Viaduct between I-5 and SR 99 will be closed overnight both evenings from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. the following morning. The I-5 off-ramps to the Spokane Street Viaduct will also be closed.

Monday, August 20 thru September

· The eastbound off-ramp from the Spokane Street Viaduct at First Avenue S and eastbound surface Spokane Street between East Marginal Way S and First Avenue South will be closed 24/7 for repaving. The eastbound off-ramp at Fourth Avenue S will remain open.

Wednesday, August 22 – Thursday, August 23

· The eastbound travel lanes of the Spokane Street Viaduct between SR 99 and I-5 will be closed overnight both evenings from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. the following morning. All traffic on the West Seattle Bridge will be detoured to northbound SR99. Traffic wishing to continue further east will be diverted to the lower level swing bridge.