Lane closures on both Interstate 5 and N.E. 92nd St. as light rail heads north

Lanes will temporarily close on both Interstate 5 and the Northeast 92nd Street bridge over the freeway as crews work in several new areas to bring light rail to the Maple Leaf Portal.

The portal is where the light rail trains will emerge from underground to travel along I-5 to the Northgate rail station.

For the next two months crews will be relocating utility lines along the Northeast 92nd Street bridge over I-5.

The work will occur Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., according to Sound Transit.

It will involve occasional lane closures with flagging crews alternating traffic.

“Crews will also work beneath the bridge at night, requiring I-5 lane closures between 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., Monday through Friday. Nighttime work is not anticipated to rise above the noise level of the freeway.”

There’s also a related Seattle Times story here.

Sound Transit also notes the following work:

Soldier pile installation near NE 94th Street
Crews will install solider piles to support the walls of the Maple Leaf Portal excavation. This daytime activity is unavoidably louder than other typical construction noise. Nearby residents may hear a periodic clanging noise. Crews expect pile installation to take approximately three months.

Utility work at First Avenue NE and NE 95th Street
Crews will work during the day in the intersection. Crews will flag traffic around the work.

Construction staging on First Avenue NE between NE 90th and NE 92nd streets
Construction crews will use the area between the west side of First Avenue NE and the WSDOT noise wall to store equipment and materials through 2017. Crews will install a screening and security fence before using the area.