Motorists who use Padden Parkway will be facing back-to-back weekend closures starting Friday during paving projects on the east Vancouver roadway.
Contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will close a single direction of Padden Parkway between Northeast 117th Avenue and Northeast 162nd Avenue on the weekends of Aug. 18-21 and Aug. 25-28, according to a WSDOT statement.
The shared-use path on the south side of Padden Parkway in this location will also close while new ADA ramps are installed from 8 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Aug. 28.
Here are the details of the planned closures:
• The westbound lanes of Padden Parkway between Northeast 162nd Avenue and Northeast 117th Avenue will close from 8 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday. Due to the closures, north and southbound traffic will not be permitted to cross Padden Parkway between Northeast 162nd Avenue and Northeast 117th Avenue.
• Drivers on westbound Northeast Ward Road will not be able to turn left onto Northeast 162nd Avenue, nightly from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.
• The eastbound lanes of Padden Parkway between Northeast 117th Avenue and Northeast 162nd Avenue will close from 8 p.m. Aug. 25 until 5 a.m. Aug. 28. Due to the closures, north and southbound traffic will not be permitted to cross Padden Parkway between Northeast 162nd Avenue and Northeast 117th Avenue.
• Drivers on northbound Northeast162nd Avenue will not be able to turn right onto Northeast Ward Road or turn left onto westbound Padden Parkway, nightly from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.
WSDOT is encouraging drivers to use alternate routes and expect delays. The work is weather dependent and may be rescheduled due to rain.
Day and nighttime lane closures are expected in both directions of the highway until the work is complete this fall.
