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@wsdot Ah the ol’ April Fools Day double bluff where it might look like we’re joking but… we aren’t. Really. Both directions of I-5 will CLOSE OVERNIGHT in DuPont this Friday and Saturday, April 3 and 4, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. each night. We’ve opened a new diverging diamond interchange over I-5 in DuPont to replace the original 1950’s era bridge to the south. Now that the new overpass is fully open, we will close both directions of I-5 approaching DuPont to demolish and remove the older bridge. The closure will detour both directions of I-5 through Exit 119 at Steilacoom-DuPont Road. After demolition, crews will shift focus to adding a new HOV lane in both directions. Video description: Shrek helps us announce a full closure of I-5 in DuPont the nights of April 3 and 4. The video starts with “Who would be crazy enough to announce a full closure of I-5 on April Fools Day?” Then the video cuts away to details of the closure. An aerial view of the old 1950s-era bridge gives way to an aerial of the new diverging Diamond interchange built just north of the old bridge. The new bridge is taller, more efficient and has no train crossings - improvements all around! The detour during the closure will take travelers through Exit 119 in both directions.
