FYI, DOT SAYS, but read it closely: Getting up to speed: Speed limit on I-5 in Centralia returns to 60 mph CENTRALIA – Travelers passing through the north end of Centralia on Interstate 5 will soon be able to do so at full highway speed. The return to 60 mph on Thursday, Aug. 14, comes nearly nine months to the day after the Washington State Department of Transportation issued a notice for the temporary reduction in both directions of I-5 in Centralia. On Nov. 13, 2013, WSDOT reduced the speed limit to 50 mph through the construction zone between Mellen Street and Blakeslee Junction as a safety precaution for crews working near—and drivers traveling along—the roadway. Work continues along this important stretch of the I-5 corridor, and additional speed reductions through the construction zone may be necessary when WSDOT shifts traffic while crews retrofit and paint the bridges over the Skookumchuck River. Once completed, this project will include new collector-distributor lanes, safety improvements north of Blakeslee Junction, congestion relief at the Mellen Street and Harrison Avenue interchanges, and a local-travel option along the Louisiana Avenue/Airport Road connection. Improvements are funded through the 2005 gas tax. This is the last phase of an eight-year-long, $168 million effort to improve safety and congestion on I-5 in Lewis and south Thurston counties. Construction is expected to be complete in late 2015.
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 18:51:55 +0000
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