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I-5 Maintenance Closes Lane, Ramp in Vancouver

Sunday, August 16, 2026

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The left lane of northbound Interstate 5 will close from 6 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, through Sunday, Aug. 16, between Samish Way and Iowa Street. The Iowa Street on-ramp to northbound I-5 will also close from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

WSDOT states the closure is for maintenance work. Drivers should expect delays and follow detour signs. The closure ends Sunday at 10 a.m.

The agency also reports other ongoing construction, including a 35-day closure of SR 169 starting Aug. 17 for fish barrier removal, and a nightly bridge repair on US 12 over I-5 from Aug. 10 to Aug. 20.

📄 Source: WSDOT — Highway Construction & Closures — https://wsdot.wa.gov/travel/road-construction

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The left lane of northbound Interstate 5 will close from 6 to 10 a.m. Saturday“005: Daily from 6 to 10 a.m. starting Saturday, Aug. 15 to Sunday, Aug. 16, the left lane of northbound Interstate 5 will be closed for maintenance between Samish Way (milepost 252) and Iowa Street (milepost 254). The Iowa Street on-ramp to northbound I-5 will close from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15.”
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The closure of the left lane of northbound Interstate 5 will be from Aug. 15“005: Daily from 6 to 10 a.m. starting Saturday, Aug. 15 to Sunday, Aug. 16, the left lane of northbound Interstate 5 will be closed for maintenance between Samish Way (milepost 252) and Iowa Street (milepost 254). The Iowa Street on-ramp to northbound I-5 will close from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15.”
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The left lane of northbound Interstate 5 will close through Sunday, Aug. 16“005: Daily from 6 to 10 a.m. starting Saturday, Aug. 15 to Sunday, Aug. 16, the left lane of northbound Interstate 5 will be closed for maintenance between Samish Way (milepost 252) and Iowa Street (milepost 254). The Iowa Street on-ramp to northbound I-5 will close from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15.”
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The closure of the left lane of northbound Interstate 5 will be between Samish Way and Iowa Street“005: Daily from 6 to 10 a.m. starting Saturday, Aug. 15 to Sunday, Aug. 16, the left lane of northbound Interstate 5 will be closed for maintenance between Samish Way (milepost 252) and Iowa Street (milepost 254). The Iowa Street on-ramp to northbound I-5 will close from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15.”
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The Iowa Street on-ramp to northbound I-5 will also close from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday“The Iowa Street on-ramp to northbound I-5 will close from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15.”
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WSDOT states the closure is for maintenance work“005: Daily from 6 to 10 a.m. starting Saturday, Aug. 15 to Sunday, Aug. 16, the left lane of northbound Interstate 5 will be closed for maintenance between Samish Way (milepost 252) and Iowa Street (milepost 254). The Iowa Street on-ramp to northbound I-5 will close from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15.”
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Drivers should expect delays“Slow down, stay focused and expect delays.”
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Drivers should follow detour signsNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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The closure ends Sunday at 10 a.m.No usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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The agency also reports other ongoing constructionNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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A 35-day closure of SR 169 starting Aug. 17 for fish barrier removal“Starting at 12:01 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17, both directions of SR 169 will close between Southeast 332nd Street and Plass Road near Jones Lake for 35 days for fish barrier removal.”
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A nightly bridge repair on US 12 over I-5 from Aug. 10 to Aug. 20“From 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10 to 6 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 20: A single lane of US 12 over I-5 (milepost 66.5) will close nightly for bridge repairs.”