Montlake Bridge Closed This Week-end

The Montlake Bridge and westbound SR520 off ramp will be closed this week-end.

Here is information from WSDOT:

The Montlake Bridge and the westbound SR 520 off-ramp to Montlake Boulevard will be closed to traffic from 10 pm to 5am on Monday, August 14th.

During the closure, maintenance crews will replace sections of the aging grid deck, or roadbed, across Montlake Bridge.

Bicyclists and pedestrians will have access across the bridge all weekend. However, marine traffic will be restricted to single leaf openings from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. tomorrow and Sunday.   Boaters must provide at least a one-hour notice. There will be no bridge openings from 6 p.m. tomorrow to 5 a.m. Sunday, or from 6 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 14.

During the closure, our maintenance crews will replace sections of the aging grid deck, or roadbed, across the bridge. Bicyclists and pedestrians will have access across the bridge all weekend. However, the south half of the bridge will be open to marine traffic with one-hour advance notice from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Drivers on a key alternate route around the Montlake Bridge closure may also experience additional delays Sunday morning, Aug. 13.

The right lane of southbound I-5 at the Northeast 45th/Northeast 50th Street off-ramp will be closed from 5 to 9 a.m. The Northeast 50th Street on-ramp to southbound I-5 will also be closed from 5 to 10 a.m. The lane and ramp closure will give city of Seattle crews a safe space to perform roadside cleanup work.