WSDOT TRAFFIC ADVISORY                                                           

July 11, 2012

Drivers headed into and out of downtown Seattle overnight Thursday, July 12 must use alternate routes if the trip includes the Aurora Avenue Bridge.

Crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will close all southbound lanes from 10 p.m., Thursday, July 12 through 5 a.m. Friday, July 13 and all northbound lanes from 11:59 Thursday, July 12 to 5 a.m. Friday, July 13. Detour routes will be posted but most drivers will want to use I-5.

During the closure, crews will remove scaffolding that is part of the Aurora Avenue seismic improvement work.

Contact:   Jamie Holter, WSDOT Communications, 206-440-4698 (Shoreline)