BELLEVUE, Wash. — Both directions of Interstate 405 in downtown Bellevue are now open after being closed over the weekend so crews could safely demolish the Main Street Bridge.
The freeway closed between Northeast Fourth Street and Southeast Eighth Street Friday night and reopened to traffic by 5 a.m. Monday.
Crews demolished the Main Street Bridge during the closure as the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) plans to build a new bridge. Work on the Main Street Bridge started last week and the bridge itself will be closed for up to five months.
I-405 reopened Monday morning, but traffic in the area is expected to continue for months until the new bridge is completed. Click here to check current traffic conditions on the WSDOT website.
The WSDOT is not planning on closing the interstate in the area again, but residents in Renton and Bellevue can expect different full weekend closures in the upcoming years as part of the department’s Renton to Bellevue project.
Once complete, the WSDOT said the Renton to Bellevue project will add a new lane in each direction of I-405 between State Route 167 in Renton and Northeast Sixth Street in Bellevue.
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