Ahead of another full closure of northbound I-5 through Seattle this weekend, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is preparing to try and ease drivers’ path around the closure.
SDOT reports Aurora Avenue, the University and Montlake bridges are all routes that have seen more traffic during the first weekend closure of NB I-5 and through the last four weeks of two NB lanes being closed.
“[There’s] a lot more vehicles on the streets, on the side streets, as people try to navigate and find their way to where their final destination is,” said Sonia Palma, an operations manager with SDOT’s incident response team…