Lane closures on tap this week for southbound I-5 and Main Street in Ferndale

Expect traffic along Main Street in Ferndale to be more congested than usual this week as the city will implement lane closures to facilitate utility work related to its Civic Campus Project.

Contractors will work on both the north and south sides of Main Street at different times, according to a city of Ferndale news release.

Drivers should expect delays near 2113 Main St. — between Sterling and Fourth avenues — as traffic is lane-shifted through the area. The closures will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4 through Friday, Nov. 7.

North work zone

• Only one entrance/exit into the Post Office Main Street parking lot.
• Right turn only into and out of the Post Office parking lot.
• Right turn only into and out of 7-Eleven.
• If possible, use the Fourth Avenue access points for the Post Office and 7-Eleven.

South work zone

• Both driveways into the Post Office Main Street parking lot will be open.
• Right turn only into and out of the Post Office parking lot.
• Right turn only into and out of 7-Eleven.
• If possible, use the Fourth Avenue access points for the Post Office and 7-Eleven.

Southbound I-5

Southbound Interstate 5 will have overnight lane and ramp closures between State Route 543 Truck Route (milepost 275) in Blaine and the Nooksack River Bridge (milepost 263) in Ferndale beginning Sunday, Nov. 2.

Nightly from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 2 to the morning of Friday, Nov. 7 contractor crews will close one lane of southbound I-5 between SR 543 Truck Route and the Nooksack River Bridge. The Portal Way to southbound I-5 on-ramp and the southbound I-5 to Portal Way off-ramp will also close.

Contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will work on road improvements in support of the southbound I-5 Nooksack River to Blaine paving project.