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State Route 96 Work to Begin Monday

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State Route 96 will alternate traffic with flaggers from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily beginning Monday, Aug. 10, through Friday, Aug. 14, between East Lowell Larimer Road (milepost 5) and Lark Dairy Farm (milepost 6) for utilities work.

WSDOT notes local access remains available and businesses are open along the route during the closure. The work is scheduled to end at 2 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 14.

A separate notice indicates overnight work on State Route 96 between mileposts 1 and 2 will continue nightly from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. starting Sunday, Aug. 9, for SnoPUD utilities work.

📄 Source: WSDOT — Highway Construction & Closures https://wsdot.wa.gov/travel/road-construction
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  • State Route 96 will alternate traffic with flaggers from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily096: Daily from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. beginning Monday, Aug. 10 to 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, State Route 96 traffic will alternate with flaggers from East Lowell Larimer Road (milepost 5) to Lark Dairy Farm (milepost 6) for utilities work.
  • The traffic alternation will begin on Monday, Aug. 10096: Daily from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. beginning Monday, Aug. 10 to 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, State Route 96 traffic will alternate with flaggers from East Lowell Larimer Road (milepost 5) to Lark Dairy Farm (milepost 6) for utilities work.
  • The traffic alternation will end on Friday, Aug. 14null
  • The traffic alternation will occur between East Lowell Larimer Road (milepost 5) and Lark Dairy Farm (milepost 6)096: Daily from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. beginning Monday, Aug. 10 to 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, State Route 96 traffic will alternate with flaggers from East Lowell Larimer Road (milepost 5) to Lark Dairy Farm (milepost 6) for utilities work.
  • The work is scheduled to end at 2 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 14Expected end: Aug 14, 2026, 2:00 PM
  • Local access remains available along the route during the closureLocal access is permitted north and south of the closure, and businesses are open and accessible along SR 169.
  • Businesses are open along the route during the closurenull
  • There is a separate notice about overnight work on State Route 96null
  • The overnight work will occur between mileposts 1 and 2null
  • The overnight work will continue nightly from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.005: Nightly from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next day beginning Monday, Aug. 10 to 5 a.m. Friday, Aug. 14, the northbound Interstate 5 off-ramp to northbound Southcenter Parkway (milepost 154) will close for maintenance. The off-ramp to southbound Southcenter Parkway will remain open.
  • The overnight work will start on Sunday, Aug. 9null
  • The overnight work is for SnoPUD utilities worknull

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