Traffic

Update: Thursday guardrail repair is completed on Interstate 5 in Bellingham

Traffic is backed up over three miles for guardrail repair Thursday morning.
Traffic is backed up over three miles for guardrail repair Thursday morning. WSDOT Courtesy to The Bellingham Herald

Update: WSDOT reported the maintenance work on southbound I-5 has been completed and all lanes are open. Below is the original article.

Traffic is backed up for more than 3 miles on southbound Interstate 5 in Bellingham as state crews repair a guardrail Thursday morning.

The guardrail repair work is being done in the right lane of I-5 around the Sunset Drive exit, with delays expected in the area, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT).

Repair work is expected to continue until noon, according to WSDOT.

This story was originally published October 9, 2025 at 9:01 AM.

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Jack Belcher covers transportation and recreation for The Bellingham Herald. He graduated from Central Washington University with a degree in digital journalism in 2020 and joined the staff in September 2022. Belcher resides in Bellingham.
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