MARYSVILLE — The soggy weather has delayed the state’s project to repave a portion of Highway 528 near I-5 in Marysville, the state Department of Transportation reported Tuesday.
“Paving is always weather dependent,” said Aurora Jones, a spokeswoman for the transportation department. “It’s always a possibility.”
Crews plan to close I-5 ramps at the highway, also known as Fourth Street, for grinding and paving at nights on Sept. 3, 4, 7 and 8, Jones said. The closures are set to take place between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m.
State officials originally said that the ramp closures would happen this week, but rain on Sunday and Monday nights changed the plan.
During the closures, drivers are advised to take detours using either Highway 529 or 88th Street NE.
The $1.4 million work aims to improve half a mile of Highway 528. The portion of the road has been rutted and cracking partly because of high traffic volumes. Marysville city officials estimate that drivers make about 28,000 trips a day on the street. Fourth Street along the stretch has two lanes in each direction and a center left-turn lane.
The project is expected to wrap up by the end of this year, according to the Department of Transportation.
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