Revive I-5 finished early but express lanes still haven’t switched back to normal operations

Monday morning was supposed to mark the end of the commuting nightmares out of the north end, but the traffic gods had other ideas.

Even though Revive I-5 finished-up Sunday night and all lanes of northbound I-5 across the Ship Canal Bridge opened earlier than expected, the express lanes did not return to normal.   They were supposed to switch from northbound to southbound at 5 a.m., returning to their normal operations, but that switch did not happen.

A WSDOT spokesperson told me its workers were dealing with two issues that were keeping the lanes from switching.   There was a technical issue with the sign at Pike Street, and there was a crash that damaged one of the gates.

There is no estimate for when the lanes will reopen like normal.   So we’re not done with the impacts of Revive I-5 yet.

Chris Sullivan is a traffic reporter for KIRO Newsradio. Read more of his stories here. Follow KIRO Newsradio traffic on X.

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