Community Transportation

Two westbound lanes of Narrows Bridge to close this weekend

Posted on December 13th, 2024 By:

If you plan to cross the Tacoma Narrows Bridge for Christmas shopping this weekend, be prepared for traffic delays getting home.

Washington State Department of Transportation will close two westbound (toward Gig Harbor) lanes of the bridge between 8 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, and 9 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15.

Crews plan repairs to an expansion joint on the surface of the bridge. This is a different expansion joint than the one that forced emergency lane closures and caused serious traffic headaches in May.

WSDOT will close the two right westbound lanes approaching the bridge on Saturday morning. The Jackson Avenue onramp to westbound 16 also will close in Tacoma.

The carpool lane will be open to all travelers during the work.

Work crews will repair the expansion joint, then pour new concrete. Because the concrete has to cure, drivers may see lane closures with little apparent activity during the closure.