Nighttime lane closures next week on I-5 in Bellingham

BELLINGHAM - Drivers who regularly use I-5 near Sunset Drive should prepare for nighttime lane closures next week so crews can install stormwater filter strips along the center median.

Crews will close the north- and southbound left lanes from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Thursday nights near Sunset Drive (exit 255). Crews will not work Friday night. Drivers can expect minor delays during the closures.

This work is part of a larger project to improve collection and treatment of stormwater runoff from I-5. Crews will install compost-amended vegetative filter strips along several stretches of I-5 to help collect any water that leaves the highway, treat and remove pollutants, then release cleaner water. For more information, visit the project page:www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/I5/WhatcomWaterQualityImprovement/ <http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/I5/WhatcomWaterQualityImprovement/>   

Contact: Bronlea Mishler, WSDOT communications,

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