WSDOT will close the right lane of northbound Interstate 5 from Samish Way (milepost 252) to State Route 542/Sunset Drive (milepost 255) from 6 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 to 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 11. The closure is for maintenance work on the highway, with no additional details provided in the notice.
I-5 lane closures for maintenance Oct. 10-11
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- ✓I-5 lane closures for maintenance Oct. 10-11“005 [1 mi from Bellingham]: From 6 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 to 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, the right lane of northbound Interstate 5 will close from Samish Way (milepost 252) to State Route 542/Sunset Drive (milepost 255) for maintenance.”
- ✓WSDOT will close a northbound I-5 lane from Samish Way to Sunset Drive for maintenance on Oct. 10-11.“005 [1 mi from Bellingham]: From 6 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 to 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, the right lane of northbound Interstate 5 will close from Samish Way (milepost 252) to State Route 542/Sunset Drive (milepost 255) for maintenance.”
- ✓WSDOT will close the right lane of northbound Interstate 5 from Samish Way (milepost 252) to State Route 542/Sunset Drive (milepost 255) from 6 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 to 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 11. The closure is for maintenance work on the highway, with no additional details provided in the notice.“005 [1 mi from Bellingham]: From 6 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 to 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, the right lane of northbound Interstate 5 will close from Samish Way (milepost 252) to State Route 542/Sunset Drive (milepost 255) for maintenance.”
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WSDOT highway construction and road closures within 50 miles of Bellingham — 10/6/2026: 005 [1 mi from Bellingham]: From 6 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 to 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, the right lane of northbound Interstate 5 will close from Samish Way (milepost 252) to State Route 542/Sunset Drive (milepost 255) for maintenance. Effective: Oct 1, 2026, 4:07 PM Expected end: Oct 11, 2026, 10:00 AM 005 [6 mi from Bellingham]: Northbound I-5 will use a temporary, two-lane bypass road near Chuckanut Creek (milepost 247) south of Bellingham around the clock through Thursday, Oct. 8. Expect lane reductions and rolling slowdowns from 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8 to 5 a.m. Friday, Oct. 9, to allow crews to make the switch. More information on the <a href="https://wsdot.wa.gov/construction-planning/search-projects/i-5-tributaries-friday-lake-chuckanut-creeks-fish-passage">project webpage</a>. Effective: Sep 11, 2026, 9:30 AM Expected end: Oct 9, 2026, 5:00 AM 544 [10 mi from Bellingham]: From 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14 to 5 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, State Route 544 traffic from Golf View Drive to Raspberry Drive (milepost 2) will alternate with flaggers for utilities work. Effective: Oct 1, 2026, 3:40 PM Expected end: Oct 15, 2026, 5:00 AM 009 [11 mi from Bellingham]: Northbound and southbound SR 9 will alternate from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily Monday through Thursday, Oct. 5-8, from Backacre Road to SR 544/East Pole Road (mileposts 84 to 90) to install lane markings and rumble strips, as a <a href="https://wsdot.wa.gov/construction-planning/search-projects/sr-9-park-road-vicinity-and-sr-547-saar-creek-sumas-river-paving">Whatcom County paving project</a> nears completion. Effective: Oct 2, 2026, 1:18 PM Expected end: Oct 8, 2026, 6:00 PM 009 [11 mi from Bellingham]: From 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, State Route 9 traffic will alternate with flaggers from Siper Road/Lind Road to George Road (milepost 86) for utilities work. Effective: Oct 1, 2026, 3:53 PM Expected end: Oct 7, 2026, 3:00 PM 542 [11 mi from Bellingham]: Daily from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. beginning Monday, Oct. 5 to 2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, State Route 542 traffic from Finsrud Road (milepost 11) to James Road (milepost 17) will alternate with flaggers for utilities work. Effective: Oct 1, 2026, 3:50 PM Expected end: Oct 9, 2026, 2:30 PM 005 [12 mi from Bellingham]: Northbound and southbound I-5 will be reduced to a single lane from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly Sunday, Oct. 4, through Friday morning, Oct. 9, near the Alger/Lake Samish Road exit (milepost 240-242) for fish passage construction. Expect delays. More information on the <a href="https://wsdot.wa.gov/construction-planning/search-projects/i-5-tributaries-friday-lake-chuckanut-creeks-fish-passage">project webpage</a>. Effective: Oct 2, 2026, 11:48 AM Expected end: Oct 9, 2026, 5:00 AM 009 [14 mi from Bellingham]: Daily from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. (except Saturday, Sunday) beginning Wednesday, Oct. 7, State Route 9 traffic will alternate with flaggers from Maleng Road (milepost 70) to Galbraith Road (milepost 72) for utilities work. Effective: Oct 1, 2026, 3:51 PM Expected end: Oct 23, 2026, 3:00 PM
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