Politics & Government

520 Bridge Set to Close This Weekend

The State Route 520 bridge will be closed from 11 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday so crews can finish demolishing the old Evergreen Point Road overpass.

Mark your calendars and plan your routesβ€”the State Route 520 Bridge will be closed all weekend for construction, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.

Crews plan to finish the demolition the old Evergreen Point Road overpass above State Route 520 in Medina and set 42 concrete girders at 84th Avenue Northeast to support a new Evergreen Point Road lidded overpass.

During the closure, drivers will have to find another way across or around Lake Washington from 11 p.m. Friday, April 27, until 5 a.m. Monday, April 30.

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All lanes and ramps will be closed between Montlake Boulevard in Seattle and Interstate 405 in Bellevue.


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