Drivers heading to CenturyLink Field or downtown Seattle should plan ahead for another weekend of construction.

The Washington State Department of Transportation and Sound Transit will reduce eastbound I-90 to one lane near Rainier Avenue South beginning at 11 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13.

All eastbound traffic will be rerouted to the express lanes during the closure. Drivers should consider using alternate routes. Plan for delays along I-5, eastbound 520 and eastbound I-90 in downtown Seattle.

WSDOT promises the lanes will reopen before the end of Sunday’s Seahawks game.

“This weekend, we are planning to reopen the eastbound lanes before the end of the Seahawks game around 8pm for fans, no matter what.”

The lane closures on I-90 will provide contractor crews space to upgrade the operations and safety systems in the eastbound Mount Baker and Mercer Island tunnels.

Closure details from WSDOT
11 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, until approximately 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15

-Eastbound I-90 traffic between Rainier Avenue South and Bellevue Way Southeast is routed to the express lanes from 11 p.m. Friday to approximately 8 p.m. Sunday.
-The eastbound I-90 exit to Rainier Avenue South will remain open.
-The Rainier Avenue South on-ramps to eastbound I-90 will be closed. Drivers should follow the signed detour via South Dearborn Street and Fourth Avenue South.
-Flammable materials will be prohibited on eastbound I-90. Drivers must use alternate routes such as Interstate 405 or state routes 520 or 522.
-The I-90 trail will not be affected during the closure.