520 Bridge Set to Close This Weekend (April 27-30)

Mark your calendars and plan your routes—the State Route 520 Bridge will be closed all weekend for construction, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.

Crews plan to finish the demolition the old Evergreen Point Road overpass above State Route 520 in Medina and set 42 concrete girders at 84th Avenue Northeast to support a new Evergreen Point Road lidded overpass.

Much of the demolition of the .

All lanes and ramps will be closed between Montlake Boulevard in Seattle and Interstate 405 in Bellevue.

During the closure, drivers will have to find another way across or around Lake Washington from 11 p.m. Friday, April 27, until 5 a.m. Monday, April 30.

WSDOT staff told Patch last month that drivers can expect one closure a month through the end of the year for construction on 520.

This closure is related to the . 

More information on the Eastside Transit and HOV Project can be found on the WSDOT website.

If you need to drive to the other side of the lake this weekend, plan your drive with the Renton Patch traffic page.