Drivers be warned: Multiple major road closures this weekend in the Seattle area

It’s not going to be easy to get around this weekend. Three construction projects will be getting in your way.

I-405 closure in Kirkland

All lanes of southbound I-405 will be closed in Kirkland starting late Friday night, at 11 p.m., until early Monday morning at 4 a.m. The I-405 closure in Kirkland is between N.E. 116th Street and N.E. 85th Street. Signed detours will be in place. Lane reductions could start as early as 8 p.m. Friday.

The closure is due to the state’s replacement of a fish culvert associated with the N.E. 85th interchange project.

“Expect a full southbound I-405 closure starting tomorrow until Monday morning, weather permitting,” the City of Kirkland stated. “Why is this closure happening? Crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will make progress on fish passage restoration, which is part of the larger I-405/N.E. 85th Street Interchange and Inline BRT Station Project.”…

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