Heading south on Chuckanut or I-5? Here’s what might slow you down this week
Participants in the 2022 Run Like A Girl half marathon and 10K will be along Chuckanut Drive at various points from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 14, the Washington State Department of Transportation said in a statement.
Drivers should expect to see runners near California Street at milepost 18.5 and see heavier traffic along the course from Fairhaven Village south to Fragrance Lake Road, according to a race map.
Other WSDOT road work scheduled this week that could affect traffic includes both daytime and nighttime closures on Interstate 5, mostly south of Bellingham, although work is scheduled again this week at I-5 and Bakerview Road:
▪ A single lane in each direction of Bakerview Road in Bellingham near the new northbound on-ramp will be closed from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, May 16, through Thursday, May 19. This work is weather-dependent.
▪ On southbound I-5 at Bow Hill (milepost 236), the left lane will be closed from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. Sunday, May 15, for guardrail repair.
▪ On southbound I-5 from Lake Samish Road to Bow Hill, the left lane will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday, May 16, for guardrail repair and to remove shoulder debris.
▪ On northbound I-5 at Old Fairhaven Parkway, the left lane will be closed from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, May 16, for work on Padden Creek fish passage.
▪ On northbound I-5 north of the Bow Hill rest area the right lane will close from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. Monday, May 16, for guardrail repair.
▪ The northbound I-5 off-ramp to Chuckanut Drive/Old Fairhaven Parkway, the right lane of northbound I-5 at Old Fairhaven Parkway and the left lane of southbound I-5 at Old Fairhaven Parkway in Bellingham will close from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Tuesday, May 17, for work on Padden Creek fish passage.
▪ The southbound I-5 on-ramp from Old Fairhaven Parkway, the left lane of northbound I-5 at Old Fairhaven Parkway and the right lane of southbound I-5 at Old Fairhaven Parkway in Bellingham will close from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Wednesday, May 18, for work on Padden Creek fish passage.
▪ One lane in each direction of Old Fairhaven Parkway and 30th Street In Bellingham will close for striping from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Thursday, May 19.
