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I-5 southbound lane blocked starting Oct. 2

Friday, October 2, 2026

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Construction will be blocking the left lane on I-5 southbound from milepost 11.2 near North Bound Gee Creek Rest Area to milepost 9.7 near 179th Street.

Travelers along southbound SR 411 between Camelot Drive (milepost 10.5) and Waters Road (milepost 9.3) will shift to use a single lane weekday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., for underground utility line installation work.

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

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I-5 southbound lane blocked starting Oct. 2“005 [9 mi from Vancouver]: Construction will be blocking the left lane on I-5 southbound from milepost 11.2 near North Bound Gee Creek Rest Area to milepost 9.7 near 179th Street. Use caution and keep right beginning at 9:36 pm on October 2, 2026 until further notice.”
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I-5 southbound will have left lane blocked from milepost 11.2 to 9.7 near 179th Street beginning Oct. 2 at 9:36 p.m.“005 [9 mi from Vancouver]: Construction will be blocking the left lane on I-5 southbound from milepost 11.2 near North Bound Gee Creek Rest Area to milepost 9.7 near 179th Street. Use caution and keep right beginning at 9:36 pm on October 2, 2026 until further notice. Effective: Oct 2, 2026, 9:36 PM”
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Construction will be blocking the left lane on I-5 southbound from milepost 11.2 near North Bound Gee Creek Rest Area to milepost 9.7 near 179th Street.“005 [9 mi from Vancouver]: Construction will be blocking the left lane on I-5 southbound from milepost 11.2 near North Bound Gee Creek Rest Area to milepost 9.7 near 179th Street. Use caution and keep right beginning at 9:36 pm on October 2, 2026 until further notice.”
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Travelers along southbound SR 411 between Camelot Drive (milepost 10.5) and Waters Road (milepost 9.3) will shift to use a single lane weekday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., for underground utility line installation work.“411 [45 mi from Vancouver]: Thursday, Oct. 1 to Friday, Oct. 16: Travelers along southbound SR 411 between Camelot Drive (milepost 10.5) and Waters Road (milepost 9.3) will shift to use a single lane weekday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., for underground utility line installation work.”

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WSDOT highway construction and road closures within 50 miles of Vancouver — 10/2/2026:

005 [9 mi from Vancouver]: Construction will be blocking the left lane on I-5 southbound from milepost 11.2 near North Bound Gee Creek Rest Area to milepost 9.7 near 179th Street. Use caution and keep right beginning at 9:36 pm on October 2, 2026 until further notice. 
Effective: Oct 2, 2026, 9:36 PM

004 [40 mi from Vancouver]: Monday, Aug. 17 through Friday, Oct. 9: Travelers in both directions of SR 4 will take turns moving through a single lane between 50th Avenue (milepost 56.4) and 42nd Avenue (milepost 57.2), weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., for buried gas line extension work. 

Flaggers will direction travelers through the area. Plan ahead and expect delays.
Effective: Aug 17, 2026, 5:00 AM
Expected end: Oct 9, 2026, 5:00 PM

411 [45 mi from Vancouver]: Thursday, Oct. 1 to Friday, Oct. 16: Travelers along southbound SR 411 between Camelot Drive (milepost 10.5) and Waters Road (milepost 9.3) will shift to use a single lane weekday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., for underground utility line installation work. 

Flaggers will direct travelers through the area. Plan ahead and expect delays.
Effective: Oct 1, 2026, 5:00 AM
Expected end: Oct 16, 2026, 4:00 PM