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SR 169 to close for fish barrier removal

Thursday, August 6, 2026

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State Route 169 will close both directions between Southeast 332nd Street and Plass Road near Jones Lake starting at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 17, for 35 days.

The closure, effective through Sept. 21, is for fish barrier removal work. WSDOT states local access north and south of the closure remains open, and businesses along SR 169 will stay accessible. Signed detours will guide drivers around the work zone.

Other roadwork includes nightly closures on I-405 and SR 203, with the latter running through Aug. 28. The SR 161 closure near Bellingham will begin Aug. 7 for culvert installation.

📄 Source: WSDOT — Highway Construction & Closures — https://wsdot.wa.gov/travel/road-construction

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State Route 169 will close both directions between Southeast 332nd Street and Plass Road near Jones Lake“169: Starting at 12:01 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17, both directions of SR 169 will close between Southeast 332nd Street and Plass Road near Jones Lake for 35 days for fish barrier removal.”
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The closure will start at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 17“169: Starting at 12:01 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17, both directions of SR 169 will close between Southeast 332nd Street and Plass Road near Jones Lake for 35 days for fish barrier removal.”
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The closure will last for 35 days“both directions of SR 169 will close between Southeast 332nd Street and Plass Road near Jones Lake for 35 days for fish barrier removal.”
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The closure, effective through Sept. 21, is for fish barrier removal work“169: Starting at 12:01 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17, both directions of SR 169 will close between Southeast 332nd Street and Plass Road near Jones Lake for 35 days for fish barrier removal.”
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Local access north and south of the closure remains open“Local access is permitted north and south of the closure, and businesses are open and accessible along SR 169.”
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Businesses along SR 169 will stay accessible“Local access is permitted north and south of the closure, and businesses are open and accessible along SR 169.”
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Signed detours will guide drivers around the work zone“Separate signed detours will guide people around the closure.”
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Other roadwork includes nightly closures on I-405 and SR 203“405: The right general-purpose lane of northbound I-405 between Northeast 160th Street (milepost 22.61) and SR 527 (milepost 26.35) will be closed nightly from 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 4 to 5 a.m. Friday, August 7. 405: Up to three lanes of northbound I-405 from Coal Creek Parkway Southeast (milepost 10.5) to Northeast Sixth Street (milepost 13.8) will be closed nightly, 9 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3 – 5 a.m. Friday, Aug. 7. 203: From 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday nights through Friday mornings crews will alternate traffic with flaggers and pilot cars in sections between a nearly 11-mile stretch of SR 203, just south of Duvall to the Monroe city limits (mileposts 12.53 to 23.20).”
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The SR 203 closure will run through Aug. 28“203: From 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday nights through Friday mornings crews will alternate traffic with flaggers and pilot cars in sections between a nearly 11-mile stretch of SR 203, just south of Duvall to the Monroe city limits (mileposts 12.53 to 23.20). Effective: Aug 3, 2026, 12:19 PM Expected end: Aug 28, 2026, 6:00 AM”
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The SR 161 closure near Bellingham will begin Aug. 7No usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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The SR 161 closure is for culvert installation“all lanes of SR 161 will close between 28th Avenue South and Military Road South for installation of two fish-passable culverts.”