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SR 542 maintenance causes alternating traffic

Thursday, October 15, 2026

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Eastbound and westbound traffic is alternating on SR 542 at Dewey Rd (MP 2) to Mission Rd (MP 5) due to maintenance.

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

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SR 542 maintenance causes alternating traffic“542 [3 mi from Bellingham]: Eastbound & westbound traffic is alternating on SR 542 at Dewey Rd (MP 2) to Mission Rd (MP 5) due to maintenance. Effective: Oct 15, 2026, 7:47 AM 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. 16, 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 16, 2026, 2:30 PM”
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Eastbound and westbound traffic alternates on SR 542 between Dewey Rd and Mission Rd starting Oct. 15, 2026, due to maintenance.“542 [3 mi from Bellingham]: Eastbound & westbound traffic is alternating on SR 542 at Dewey Rd (MP 2) to Mission Rd (MP 5) due to maintenance. Effective: Oct 15, 2026, 7:47 AM”
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Eastbound and westbound traffic is alternating on SR 542 at Dewey Rd (MP 2) to Mission Rd (MP 5) due to maintenance.“542 [3 mi from Bellingham]: Eastbound & westbound traffic is alternating on SR 542 at Dewey Rd (MP 2) to Mission Rd (MP 5) due to maintenance. Effective: Oct 15, 2026, 7:47 AM”

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WSDOT highway construction and road closures within 50 miles of Bellingham — 10/15/2026:

542 [3 mi from Bellingham]: Eastbound & westbound traffic is alternating on SR 542 at Dewey Rd (MP 2) to Mission Rd (MP 5) due to maintenance.
Effective: Oct 15, 2026, 7:47 AM

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. 16, 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 16, 2026, 2:30 PM

005 [12 mi from Bellingham]: Northbound I-5 will be reduced to a single lane from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly Monday, Oct. 12, through Friday morning, Oct. 16, near the Alger/Lake Samish Road exit (milepost 240-242) for construction as part of a project correcting 17 barriers to fish migration.
Effective: Oct 9, 2026, 9:22 AM
Expected end: Oct 16, 2026, 5:00 AM

020 [22 mi from Bellingham]: The temporary speed limit on eastbound and westbound SR 20 is 40 mph near Campbell Lake Road (mileposts 45.48 to 46.62) during a six-month settlement period. An advisory speed of 30 mph is posted through a curve where banking was removed.

Construction of a new roundabout at the intersection will resume in spring 2027.
Effective: Sep 4, 2026, 8:25 AM

536 [24 mi from Bellingham]: Expect intermittent closures of the sidewalk over the SR 536 Skagit River Bridge to pedestrians, bicyclists and people using mobility devices between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. daily to sand blast the western span of the bridge. When the sidewalk is closed, a free, ADA-complaint shuttle service will be available, with pickup locations on both sides of the river.
 
More on project webpage.
Effective: Oct 7, 2026, 8:54 AM

536 [24 mi from Bellingham]: The SR 536 Skagit River Bridge is closed to eastbound traffic to repaint the bridge. Eastbound vehicles should detour using eastbound SR 20 and southbound I-5.

The bridge remains open to westbound traffic. Pedestrians bicycles and emergency vehicles may use the bridge in both directions.

More information on project webpage
Effective: Jun 5, 2026, 9:06 AM

009 [36 mi from Bellingham]: Northbound and southbound SR 9 will alternate from 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, to 5 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16, near Finn Settlement Road (milepost 36) for utility work.
Effective: Oct 9, 2026, 12:02 PM
Expected end: Oct 16, 2026, 5:00 AM

525 [41 mi from Bellingham]: Northbound and southbound SR 525 will alternate from 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, to 5 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16, near Admiral Drive (milepost 30) for utility work.
Effective: Oct 12, 2026, 8:07 AM
Expected end: Oct 16, 2026, 5:00 AM