Hogan: I-90 Bridge Reopens Saturday, Other Traffic Events

WSDOT officials say crews started and finished pouring seven truckloads of concrete Tuesday morning, locking in the new expansion joints into the floating bridge.

The contractor has started removing equipment from the construction zone and WSDOT expects to reopen all lanes of traffic by 5 a.m. Saturday.

Before that can happen, crews will need to close all but one westbound lane of I-90 on Friday night to restripe lanes from Mercer Island to Seattle.

The full scheduled of I-90 traffic changes is as follows:

• From 8 p.m. to midnight Friday, July 17: The westbound I-90 off-ramps to Rainier Avenue will close for restriping. • From 9 p.m. Friday, July 17, through 5 a.m. Saturday, July 18: Crews will close all but one westbound lane on I-90 for restriping work. • From 9 p.m. Friday, July 17, to 9 a.m. Saturday, July 18: Crews will close lanes on Bellevue Way near I-90 to restripe. Drivers still will have access to the eastbound and westbound ramps to I-90. Some turns from the Enatai neighborhood might be limited overnight and drivers should take 112th Avenue SE as a detour. • From 3-6:30 a.m. Saturday, July 18: The eastbound I-90 off-ramp to Bellevue Way will be closed for restriping. • By 5 a.m. Saturday, July 18: All westbound mainline lanes of I-90 are scheduled to reopen to traffic. All Mercer Island on-ramps to westbound mainline I-90 are scheduled to reopen. • By 5 a.m. Saturday, July 18: I-90 express lanes completely closed for restriping work. • By 5 a.m. Sunday, July 19: I-90 express lanes reopen for the Seafair Triathlon bicyclists. • After 10:30 a.m. Sunday, July 19: I-90 express lanes scheduled to reopen to vehicle traffic after the Seafair Triathlon.

That’s not all, there are many other things going on this weekend that will affect your traffic!

FRIDAY The Bite of Seattle at the Seattle center is going on today through Sunday. Expect heavy traffic in the area. Concert (The Decemberists) at Marymoor Park. Tonight 6 p.m.

SATURDAY The Covington Days Festival in the vicinity of SR 516 and SR 18. Saturday, July 18. The Seattle Sounders play Chelsea at Qwest Field. Game time is noon on Saturday. Concert (Death Cab for Cuties) at Marymoor Park. Saturday and Sunday 6 p.m.

SUNDAY The annual Seafair Triathlon will close the I-90 express lanes from the east side of the Day Street Tunnel to the east side of the Mercer Island Lid. Closure times are scheduled from 6:30 to 10:30 a.m. Concert (No Doubt with Paramore) at the White River Amphitheater. Sunday. The Seattle Storm play the Minnesota Lynx at KeyArena. Sunday 5 p.m.

If you're leaving your car keys at home, here are some links that may be useful:

Community Transit: All buses are running on a normal schedule today. Check your schedule at this link.

Sounder Alert: The Sounder is running on a normal schedule today. Check your schedule at this link.

Ferry Alert: We're are keeping a close eye on the ferry runs all morning. Check your schedule at this link.

Pierce Transit: All buses will run on a normal schedule today. Check your schedule at this link.

Metro Transit Alert: We're keeping a close eye on Metro routes all morning. Check your schedule at this link.

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Have a great weekend!

Cheers,

Jenni Hogan KIRO 7 Traffic Anchor