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Mark Your Calendars: 520 Bridge Closure This Weekend

Bellevue Way over 520 will also be closed Friday night to Sunday morning between Northup Way in Kirkland and Northeast 32nd Place in Bellevue. The 520 Bridge closure extends to Monday morning at 5 a.m.

It's time once again for a weekend closure of the State Route 520 Bridge.

If your weekend plans might include crossing Lake Washington, you'd better chart another route: The 520 bridge will be closed all weekend, says the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT).

This week, crews will demolish the old Bellevue Way Northeast overpass over SR 520 and install a fish-friendly culvert, according to the state.

Find out what's happening in Bellevuewith free, real-time updates from Patch.

In addition, major closures are planned for State Route 9 in Snohomish County, in the Clearview and the Lake Stevens areas, as well as for State Route 167 south of Renton. On top of all that, the Seattle Seahawks play at CenturyLink Field Saturday at 7 p.m.

WSDOT is advising motorists in these areas to leave an hour early, and carefully plan their routes (see the attached detours map).

Find out what's happening in Bellevuewith free, real-time updates from Patch.

SR 520 will be closed from 11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10, to 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 13, between Montlake Boulevard in Seattle and Interstate 405 in Bellevue.

In addition, Bellevue Way will also be closed from 11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10, to 5 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 12, between Northup Way (at the Kirkland/Bellevue boundary) to Northeast 32nd Place in Bellevue. Crews with Eastside Corridor Constructors are scheduled to demolish the east half of the old Bellevue Way bridge over 520 during the closure, in preparation for building a new one.

WSDOT advises Seattle-area motorists to avoid discretionary trips, to expect heavy congestion on alternate routes, such as I-405, I-5 and I-90, and to use the I-90 and I-5 express lanes, which are adjusted to help ease congestion.

The 520 closure is related to the $306 million State Route 520 Eastside Transit and HOV project. 

More information on the Eastside Transit and HOV Project can be found on the WSDOT website.

If you need to drive to the other side of the lake this weekend, try out Bellevue Patch's traffic page to plan your drive.

For more coverage about State Route 520 project on Bellevue Patch, click here.

-- Information from the Washington State Department of Transportation

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