A busy section of Steilacoom-DuPont Road near Barksdale Station in DuPont will be closed to drivers starting at 7 p.m. Friday, May 2 , according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.
Work crews will close Steilacoom-DuPont Road to all traffic between Pendleton Avenue and Station Drive to connect a new roundabout to Steilacoom-DuPont Road, according to WSDOT. The road will reopen by 5 a.m. Monday, May 5.
Drivers will be able to access businesses and hotels at Barksdale Station through the business park’s south entrance, and a signed detour will direct travelers from Interstate 5 to take Wilmington Drive to Center Drive, WSDOT said. Travelers coming from Steilacoom will first detour from Steilacoom-DuPont Road to Center Drive, then I-5.
Truck traffic will use Center Drive temporarily, WSDOT said. Once the road reopens, travelers will be able to use two sections of the roundabout north of Station Drive…