05/08/2026
Head’s up! If you’re coming to do your Mother’s Day shopping tomorrow (and we really hope you do!!) you’ll have to take back roads to get to downtown Kirkland. 😬🚧
🚙🚗🚕 Heads-up, drivers: NE 85th Street will be CLOSED from 6th Street S to 120th Avenue NE from 10 p.m. Friday, May 8 to 5 a.m. Monday, May 11. Here’s what to expect:
- All ramps to and from I-405 at NE 85th Street will be closed.
- There will be no access to or across NE 85th at Kirkland Way or 114th Ave NE – for cars, pedestrians, or cyclists. Access is at 6th St S and Central Way.
- Signed detours will be in place.
- City streets will be heavily congested in this area.
The closure will move NE 85th traffic from the middle level to the lower level of the I-405 interchange. Thanks for your patience as WSDOT completes this critical infrastructure work.
For more information on this project, visit WSDOT’s project webpage: https://wsdot.wa.gov/construction-planning/search-projects/i-405-northeast-85th-street-interchange-and-inline-brt-station-project.