What the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) calls a “monster weekend,” several parts of South King County’s interstates and state routes will be closed, primarily through Renton, Kent and the southern end of Federal Way.<\/p>\n
WSDOT announced Monday that drivers traveling throughout South King County will be effected by closures on northbound Interstate 405 through Renton, southbound State Route 167 through Kent, and Interstate 5 from Federal Way to Fife, beginning late Friday night (Sept. 27).<\/p>\n
Renton<\/strong><\/p>\n Depending on weather, northbound I-405 will be closed from Sunset Boulevard Northeast\/Southport Drive at Exit 5 to Coal Creek Parkway Southeast from 11 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, until 4 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 30.<\/p>\n Detours for northbound traffic will utilize Sunset Boulevard Northeast, Duvall Avenue Northeast and Coal Creek Parkway Southeast. Workers will shift the northbound traffic onto a new bridge during the closure.<\/p>\n Kent<\/strong><\/p>\n Another weather-dependent closure, southbound SR 167 through Kent will begin at 11:59 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, and end at 4 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30. A short distance, the closure goes from State Route 516 to South 277th Street, with detours marked for West Valley Highway North. These lanes will be closed for paving and striping.<\/p>\n Federal Way<\/strong><\/p>\n Both directions of I-5 will be closed between SR 18 in Federal Way and 54th Avenue East in Fife so that workers can set girders for a new overpass.<\/p>\n There will be two overnight closures on Friday, Sept. 27, and Saturday, Sept. 28. The northbound lanes will close at 10:30 p.m. while southbound lanes will close at 11 p.m. each night. The lanes will begin to reopen at 7 a.m. on Saturday morning and at 8 a.m. on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n