Traffic Impact
Traffic impacts on I-5 include nighttime lane closures, up to four weekend lane closures and up to five overnight closures in the project area. Overnight closures are currently planned during the summer. Expect delays and use caution when driving through the work zone.
Construction Impacts
This week, Saturday, March 29 – Saturday, April 5:
UPDATE (March 26): Traffic impacts originally planned for this weekend to prep for new RealTime Signs will be rescheduled.
The work and associated lane closures on I-5 planned for this weekend will be rescheduled because some supplies needed for the work did not arrive on time.
- The around-the-clock right lane closure on I-5 southbound scheduled for this weekend from 8 p.m., Friday, March 28, to 6 a.m. Monday, March 31 will need to be postponed to a later date.
- We will provide updates before the next planned closure.
Upcoming:
Traffic impacts on I-5 include intermittent nighttime lane closures, up to four weekend lane closures and up to five overnight closures in the project area. Expect delays and use caution when driving through the work zone.
Lane closure dates are subject to change. Nighttime lane closures on I-5 will continue intermittently throughout the project. Lane closure hours are 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Up to five nights of full closures of I-5 this summer. These are needed to install the new sign bridges spanning the interstate.
- Closures will occur between midnight and 5 a.m.
- Several on-ramps leading to the area will also close.
- Neighborhood traffic can detour using Barbur Boulevard.
- Regional traffic detours will use I-205 to I-84 or U.S. 26 to OR 217.
We will continue to share dates and details of the traffic impacts and detour here on the project website in advance. Expect delays and use caution when driving through the work zone.
Nighttime Noise
Those working or living in the area may hear the noise from heavy equipment, construction trucks, beeping noise when vehicles are in reverse, and equipment such as auger drills, backhoes, concrete mixers and saws, jackhammers and generators.
A 24/7 nighttime noise hotline is available at: 503-276-7816.
Schedule
Construction: March 2025 through summer 2025.
Design was completed in 2024.