Starting Thursday, the WSDOT maintenance crews will repair the electronic message board signs at two locations on southbound I-5 in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Travelers who use southbound Interstate 5 in Vancouver should plan for lane closures and delays.
Starting Thursday, July 17, the Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews will repair the electronic message board signs at two locations on southbound I-5 in Vancouver.
Electronic message boards show real-time updates like traffic delays, crashes, road work and safety alerts, helping travelers avoid delays and stay safe.
What to expect
Thursday, July 17:
- The right lane of southbound I-5 will close between Northeast 179th Street (milepost 9.1) and the I-205 interchange (milepost 8.4) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Friday, July 18 to Saturday, July 19:
- The left and center lanes of southbound I-5 will close overnight between East Fourth Plain Boulevard (milepost 1.7) and Evergreen Boulevard (milepost 0.70) from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Know before you go
Get real-time travel information via the WSDOT mobile app, the real-time travel map, or by signing up for email updates and alerts.
Also read:
- Opinion: Greg Johnson’s $2 million contract delivered a huge mess
Johnson’s $1.9M pay coincided with IBR costs tripling and construction timeline doubling to 20 years. - Cracking down on rough roads along I-5 in Vancouver
Crews are rebuilding 2.2 miles of southbound I-5 using a crack, seat and overlay method through summer 2026. - Opinion: IBR Environmental Review confirms impacts to Hayden Island while leaving key safeguards undefined
59 residential displacements and up to 15 years of construction face Hayden Island under the IBR’s Final SEIS. - Vancouver prepares for 2026 pavement season
Vancouver’s $14 million pavement program will pave or preserve over 100 lane miles of street this summer. - Letter: Interstate Bridge Replacement lies and nonsense
Ortblad’s comment asked whether IBR studied routing 28,000 daily trucks to rail and I-205 by 2040.
