Get ready: Long-term I-5 impacts affecting your commute and personal trips – take transit and avoid stress
Repair and resurfacing of the northbound lanes of the Ship Canal Bridge will continue next year. Revive I-5 construction will have long-term impact on travel. That means the public will need to find long-term solutions to how they travel to and through Seattle.
During each lane closure or reduction, the express lanes will run northbound only, 24 hours a day. Express lanes are open to all. Be sure to observe all height restrictions and HOV-only signed ramps.
2026 dates to know
- Full closure as early as the weekend of Jan. 9 – 12*
- Months-long two-lane reduction as early as Jan. 12 – June 5**
- Full closure weekend of June 5 – 8*
- June 8 – July 10 (all lanes open for FIFA World Cup)
- Full closure weekend of July 10 – 13*
- Months-long two-lane reductions July 12 – end of 2026**
- Full closure weekend TBD (end of 2026)*
* Full northbound I-5 closures extend from I-90 to Northeast 45th Street
** Two-lane reductions extend from SR 520 to Northeast 45th Street
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