Six days until crunch time in Bellevue for tunnel work

Weekend closures of southbound I-405 in Bellevue are only six days away. During the closures crews will remove the Wilburton Tunnel.

August 1, 2008 3:46 am
An aerial view of the Wilburton Tunnel in July shows trucks removing dirt in preparation for knocking down the tunnel next weekend.
An aerial view of the Wilburton Tunnel in July shows trucks removing dirt in preparation for knocking down the tunnel next weekend.

Weekend closures of southbound I-405 in Bellevue are only six days away. During the closures crews will remove the Wilburton Tunnel.

To safely remove the tunnel, WSDOT crews need to close southbound I-405 from Southeast Eighth Street to I-90 in Bellevue for three weekends in August. The closures will take place from 11 p.m. on Friday to 5 a.m. on Monday on the following weekends:

August 8 – August 11

August 15 – August 18

August 22 – August 25

The state has created a Web page with detour maps that people can use to get around the closures (http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/i405/112thAvetoSE8th/detours.htm).