EVERETT — The gorgeous, balmy weather on Saturday helped crews finish more work on I-5 over the weekend than they had expected, according to the state Department of Transportation.
A new southbound carpool lane opened from U.S. 2 to the Lowell bridge on Sunday morning. A new lane that carries traffic from U.S. 2 to 41st Street also opened on Sunday. Crews poured asphalt and painted stripes on four ramps along the freeway in Everett.
Also, crews took out an island of work zone in the middle of southbound I-5 at Pacific Avenue, which had split traffic for weeks while the transportation department repaired a damaged girder being replaced. Traffic is now back to normal in the area.
Workers removed old asphalt off southbound I-5 from Broadway to the Lowell bridge. The freeway’s surface in that section is left bumpy.
“It’s still an active construction zone,” said Patty Michaud, a spokeswoman for the transportation department. “It’s important for (drivers) to slow down.”
The state plans to put down a new layer of asphalt within two weeks if the weather permits, Michaud said.
Crews had waited for a sunny day for weeks, Michaud said. When the sun finally came out and stayed on Saturday, they rushed to paint stripes and put down asphalt.
“They got a ton of work done during the weekend,” she said.
Reporter Yoshiaki Nohara: 425-339-3029 or ynohara@heraldnet.com.
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