E30 Picnic I-5 Dilema.

[Matt-B]

The free way is gonna be a fucking nightmare to use for the picnic.
Im getting more info tomorrow morning.

Were talking traffic for 10 miles in many areas. 1-3 delays. It was in the paper the other day.

Sorry to be vague. But I wanted to warn people ASAP. Alternate routes have been given by WSDOT. Im searching their site now.

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Areas there working. I want everyone to know and Im waiting on a call back from WSDOT in the morning. to see what speed limits etc are on the detour and how long it takes. Ive heard some say that you might have to go to seattle then tacoma.
It appears that work might not happen on June 26-27 BUT there is about a huge chance lanes will still be closed for concrete to dry

Motorists can expect night and weekend lane and ramp closures on I-5 in Thurston and Pierce counties.
Backups can be expected. During construction there will be a total of nine weekend closures.

Weekend lane closures on I-5 between Martin Way and Mounts Road could create up to 15-mile backups.
Weekend lane closures on I-5 between Gravelly Lake and 48th Street could create up to 10-mile backups.

September 2010: Project scheduled for completion.
Total funding from all sources - $8.4 million

[MacBudd541]

huh? how else are we supposed to get there? and how are they pre-planning for traffic?

[Matt-B]

there re concreting long strips of the road i guess. there was an alternate route listed in the paper trying to find it.

[daniel]

i guess we'll have to take the backroads then. darn.

[Matt-B]

Areas there working. I want everyone to know and Im waiting on a call back from WSDOT in the morning. to see what speed limits etc are on the detour and how long it takes. Ive heard some say that you might have to go to seattle then tacoma.


It appears that work might not happen on June 26-27 BUT there is about a huge chance lanes will still be closed for concrete to dry

[Matt-B]

updated 1st post

[ldsbeaker]

GREAT lookin' out, dude.

[Matt-B]

yea. I dont want people out of town or locals either driving up and having to sit for hours. and be late to the picnic. i should find an alternate route today

[cramer]

It sucks but it's something you have to deal with.

Crews right now are on weekend schedules of 7pm saturday till 11am on sunday. You can either wait through traffic or go through Yelm, no easy way around it.

As it is now, the traffic clears up pretty quick on the weekends, I haven't had any issue with the lacey work on the weekends. It may just mean arriving at the picnic a little later, unless you want to leave really early ;).

[ck_taft325is]

From Olympia you can cut through the Puyallup/Sumner/Orting area. There's a back road from around Mt. Rainier that takes you right through Orting and from Orting you can jump over on 512 to Tacoma. I'll get some streets mapped out and post 'em up.

[Matt-B]

thanks chris. I might drive up friday and crash withsome. To avoid this

[StereoInstaller1]

It sucks but it's something you have to deal with.

Crews right now are on weekend schedules of 7pm saturday till 11am on sunday. You can either wait through traffic or go through Yelm, no easy way around it.

As it is now, the traffic clears up pretty quick on the weekends, I haven't had any issue with the lacey work on the weekends. It may just mean arriving at the picnic a little later, unless you want to leave really early ;).

I just got off the southbound I-5 freewway half an hour ago, like 11:00PM.

I got off on exit 109. Northbound I5 looked like 10MPH for several miles.

I think you guys should figure out a better way to get to Tacoma.

[Matt-B]

tomorrow. Im going to have an alternative route. WSDOT said theyd email me way to get their quicker in areas of higher speed.

[kenika65]

I say just put a propellor coming out of your kidneys and fly over the traffic!

You Can Do It!

[StereoInstaller1]

I say just put a propellor coming out of your kidneys and fly over the traffic!

You Can Do It!

So you will be pretty easy to spot at the picnic?

"lookit that car with the landing gear!"