I-5 JBLM work to reach milestone, if weather holds June 3, 2021 at 5:31 am
Design-build contractor Atkinson Construction is getting ready to open two new overpasses at Thorne Lane in fall 2021. The two new overpasses will replace the existing one. (Photo courtesy of WSDOT/Flickr)
If the heavy rain stays away Saturday night, drivers will have a new I-5 to drive Sunday morning.
The plan is to close the current exits to Thorne Lane and Berkeley Street so workers can re-stripe the freeway overnight. If all goes according to plan, the new shared exit from southbound I-5 to Thorne Lane and Berkeley Street will open Sunday morning, and that’s where the warning for southbound drivers comes into play. If you want to get off at Berkeley or Thorne, you need to use this exit. You won’t be able to get off at Berkeley from the main line. And the entry to this exit is a lot further north than you might expect.