SR 520 closing westbound closed tonight, next Monday for construction equipment delivery

A large crane needed to construct the West Approach Bridge North Project will be delivered to the Montlake area beginning at 11 p.m. To safely deliver the oversize load along the floating bridge, crews are required to shut down all westbound State Route 520 lanes from 92nd Avenue Northeast to Montlake Boulevard. All eastbound lanes will remain open during the closure and the westbound highway will reopen by 5 a.m. tomorrow. A second crane will be delivered next Monday night to Tuesday morning, requiring an identical closure

February 2, 2015 4:03 pm

The following is a release from the Washington State Department of Transportation:

A large crane needed to construct the West Approach Bridge North Project will be delivered to the Montlake area beginning at 11 p.m. To safely deliver the oversize load along the floating bridge, crews are required to shut down all westbound State Route 520 lanes from 92nd Avenue Northeast to Montlake Boulevard. All eastbound lanes will remain open during the closure and the westbound highway will reopen by 5 a.m. tomorrow. A second crane will be delivered next Monday night to Tuesday morning, requiring an identical closure

In addition to the highway lane closures, crews also will intermittently close a single northbound lane of Montlake Boulevard weeknights, as early as 7 p.m., throughout February. Timing and locations of the Montlake Boulevard lane closures will depend on construction sequencing. All lanes will be reopened by 6 a.m. the following day. Drivers should use caution and follow traffic signs.

SR 520

  • All westbound lanes of SR 520 will close between 92nd Avenue Northeast and Montlake Boulevard from 11 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2, until 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3.
  • At 11 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9 all westbound lanes will again close until 5 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10.
  • Westbound drivers should use Interstate 90 or another route around Lake Washington, or consider delaying cross-lake trips until after SR 520 reopens.

Montlake Boulevard

  • A single northbound lane of Montlake Boulevard will close weeknights through February as early as 7 p.m.  All lanes we be reopened by 6 a.m. the following day.
  • Timing and locations of these closures will be dependent on construction sequencing.

For information on road closures associated with SR 520 construction, please visit the SR 520 Orange Page and follow the project on Twitter.