LYNNWOOD—Southbound Interstate 5’s Exit 181 – 196th St SW (SR 524)- will be closed June 1 thru June 4, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night, but alternative routes are available.
There will be two detour routes, one at Exit 183 to 164th Street Southwest to Alderwood Mall Parkway to 196th Street Southwest. The other detour is at Exit 179 to 220th Street Southwest to Highway 99 to 196th Street Southwest.
With construction of the Poplar Way Bridge officially beginning here are some additional alternative travel routes in Lynnwood to avoid congestion and disruption resulting from ongoing construction.
As of the week of May 22 excavation, asphalt grinding and pillow wall installation continues with construction taking a break on Monday, May 25 for Memorial Day.
The project team has heard the Community’s concerns with traffic congestion near the project site and have developed a semi-truck detour route to help mitigate the effects. Reroute signs have been placed and are applicable to semi-trucks only.
The next phase of traffic configurations, anticipated to shift in the next three weeks, will reinstate the right lane and turn lane onto Poplar Way.
The next steps are expected to reduce congestion, but it will not eliminate it.
The alternative travel routes include Highway 99 (from 220th Street Southwest to 168th Street Southwest), 164th Street to Larch Way, Filbert Road, 204th Street Southwest, 36th Avenue West (from 196th to 164th), 44th Avenue West (from 196th to 212th Street Southwest), and 52nd Avenue West (from 212th Street Southwest to 196th Street).
I-5 Southbound has an alternate access point at 204th Street Southwest and 44th Avenue West, as well as another alternate access point via Sr 525 on Alderwood Parkway.
I-5 Northbound has an alternative access point at the intersection of Highway 99 and 220th Street Southwest, as well as on 164th Street Southwest just west of Martha Lake.
The work zone covers areas of I-5 and 196th Street, just east of Lowe’s Home Improvement and south of Pure Hockey.
The city urges the public to watch for flaggers and continue practicing additional caution near the project site.
Check this article for frequent updates as they become available.
About the Poplar Way Bridge
Lynnwood’s Poplar Way Bridge will be an arterial bridge connecting Poplar Way/196th Street Southwest to 33rd Avenue West, traveling over Interstate 5, providing a much-needed solution to decongest traffic within the City Center by offering an additional multimodal alternative in, and out, of the city’s downtown core.
The nearly $60 million bridge will span 600 feet in length, have six vehicle lanes, sidewalks and bike facilities (the multimodal portion), and integrate into the nearby Interurban Trail via grade-separated crossing.
Lynnwood’s City Center Access Study identified the project as the most significant solution for congestion relief along 196th Street Southwest around Alderwood Mall and will be a pivotal infrastructure improvement for the city’s plan to absorb, and foster, growth in the region.
Author: Kienan Briscoe
