BOTHELL — Crews are expected to shut down a segment of westbound Highway 522 starting tonight through Monday morning, requiring drivers to take a six-mile detour, the state Department of Transportation reported.
The two westbound lanes of the highway are set to be closed between I-405 and Kaysner Way from 11 p.m. tonight through 5 a.m. on Monday to connect the road to a new lower roadway. The work is part of the $50.7 million project to build a new entrance to the south side of the University of Washington’s Bothell campus, where Cascadia Community College also operates.
In addition, workers plan to close lanes and ramps on I-405 this weekend, said Patty Michaud, a spokeswoman for the transportation department.
“Really, we are trying to encourage driver to avoid the area,” Michaud said.
About 30,000 drivers typically head toward Bothell on westbound Highway 522 on a weekend, Michaud said. Those drivers would have to detour the closed westbound lanes this weekend by taking northbound I-405 and southbound Highway 527.
The university and the community college need to add a south access to their campus from Highway 522 to attract more students. Construction for the project started in April and is expected to wrap up in fall 2009.
Reporter Yoshiaki Nohara: 425-339-3029 or ynohara@heraldnet.com.
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