Infrastructure

Olympic Peninsula Roads Face Multiple Closures

Monday, August 17, 2026

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Multiple highway closures and lane restrictions begin or continue across the Olympic Peninsula starting August 10, 2026. US 2 west of Cashmere will have single-lane closures Mondays through Thursdays until mid-to-late September. US 12 over I-5 will close nightly from August 10 to 20 for bridge repairs.

SR 169 near Jones Lake will close both directions for 35 days starting August 17 for fish barrier removal. I-5 southbound lanes will close nightly from August 16 to 18 between Barnes Drive and Exit 49. SR 9 south of Mount Vernon will close until August 19 for fish passage installation. Other closures include US 97 near Peshastin and SR 509 on-ramps from August 15 to 17 and 22 to 24.

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

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Multiple highway closures and lane restrictions begin or continue across the Olympic Peninsula starting August 10, 2026No usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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US 2 west of Cashmere will have single-lane closures Mondays through Thursdays until mid-to-late September“002: Travelers on US 2 west of Cashmere will encounter single-lane closures in both directions while crews pave the roadway from milepost 105 to 109, Mondays through Thursdays from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. until mid-to-late September.”
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US 12 over I-5 will close nightly from August 10 to 20 for bridge repairs“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.”
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SR 169 near Jones Lake will close both directions for 35 days starting August 17 for fish barrier removal“169: 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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I-5 southbound lanes will close nightly from August 16 to 18 between Barnes Drive and Exit 49“005: From 7 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 16 to 5 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 18: Up to two lanes of southbound I-5 will close nightly between Barnes Drive (milepost 52.6) and Exit 49/SR 504 (milepost 50) for paving work.”
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SR 9 south of Mount Vernon will close until August 19 for fish passage installation“Both directions of SR 9 are closed until 6 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, south of Mount Vernon Big Lake Road (milepost 49) to install a fish passage.”
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Other closures include US 97 near Peshastin“097: Travelers on US 97 near the junction with US 2 at the Don Senn Memorial Interchange in Peshastin will encounter single-lane closures and shoulder closures from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays starting on Aug. 17 until Aug. 31. Crews associated with Charter Communications will perform maintenance on its fiber infrastructure from milepost 182 to milepost 184, which is a mile south of the junction.”
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SR 509 on-ramps from August 15 to 17 and 22 to 24No usable supporting receipt — unverified.