Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will reduce SR-161 to one lane between 36th Street East and Dechaux Road East from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3 through Thursday, Nov. 5.
The lane reduction creates a work zone for maintenance crews to prepare the roadway for winter weather.
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WSDOT highway construction and road closures within 50 miles of Puyallup — 10/31/2026: 161 [2 mi from Puyallup]: From 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3 through Thursday, Nov. 5, the road will reduce to one lane between 36th Street East and Dechaux Road East. The lane reduction creates a work zone for Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews to prepare the roadway for winter weather. For more information, visit the project webpage. Effective: Oct 30, 2026, 11:00 AM Expected end: Nov 5, 2026, 4:35 PM 167 [5 mi from Puyallup]: From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, the northbound SR 167 express toll lane will close approaching Stewart Road for guardrail repairs. While the tolled lane will be closed for approximately 2 miles, the rest to the lane will still be tolled. Anyone using the tolled lane will be charged the toll they see when they enter the lane. Read the travel advisory. Effective: Oct 27, 2026, 9:06 AM Expected end: Nov 2, 2026, 3:00 PM 161 [5 mi from Puyallup]: Both directions of State Route 161 in Federal Way and Milton will reduce to one lane from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly between South 370th Street and Military Road South starting Monday, Oct. 26. At least one lane of SR 161 in each direction will remain open through this area each night. Construction is expected to occur Monday through Thursday nights until Friday morning, Nov. 6. Effective: Oct 26, 2026, 3:38 PM Expected end: Nov 6, 2026, 5:00 AM 005 [17 mi from Puyallup]: From 9:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2 to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, two left lanes of southbound Interstate 5 at South 188th Street (milepost 152) will close for maintenance. Effective: Oct 29, 2026, 5:50 PM Expected end: Nov 3, 2026, 12:30 PM 405 [20 mi from Puyallup]: Up to two lanes of northbound I-405 from SR 167 (milepost 2) to SR 169 (milepost 4) will be closed overnight from 11 p.m. – 7 a.m., starting the night of Friday, Oct. 30 to the morning of Saturday, Oct. 31. Effective: Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM Expected end: Oct 31, 2026, 7:00 AM 405 [21 mi from Puyallup]: The northbound I-405 off-ramp to SR 169 will be closed overnight from 11:30 p.m. – 6:30 a.m., starting the night of Friday, Oct. 30 to the morning of Saturday, Oct. 31. A signed detour will be in place. Effective: Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM Expected end: Oct 31, 2026, 6:30 AM 405 [23 mi from Puyallup]: Up to three lanes of southbound I-405 from Sunset Boulevard North (milepost 6) to Talbot Road South/SR 515 (milepost 3) will be closed overnight from 11 p.m. – 7 a.m., starting the night of Friday, Oct. 30 to the morning of Saturday, Oct. 31. Effective: Oct 30, 2026, 12:00 AM Expected end: Oct 31, 2026, 7:00 AM 099 [25 mi from Puyallup]: From 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6 to 6 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, one left lane or two right lanes of northbound State Route 99 from East Marginal Way to South Atlantic Street (mileposts 27-30) will close for maintenance. Effective: Oct 30, 2026, 4:48 PM Expected end: Nov 7, 2026, 6:00 AM
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