WSDOT ALERT: One lane open on southbound I-5 through University District and Eastlake

Starting Friday, March 22, 2013, 10:05pm, three out of four lanes on southbound I-5 from NE Ravenna Blvd. to just north of the Mercer Street exit are closed until 10am Saturday for pavement repairs.

The NE Ravenna Boulevard on-ramp to southbound I-5 is also closed. Drivers can avoid traffic delays by using the I-5 express lanes which are open southbound, or taking an alternate route.

LOCATION: I-5 Southbound from NE Ravenna Blvd. to just north of the Mercer Street exit, Seattle, King County

The estimated end is Saturday March 23, 2013, 10am, but this closure will also occur from 10pm Saturday, March 23 to 10am Sunday, March 24.