FERNDALE, Wash. — Washington State Department of Transportation warns motorists to expect traffic impacts on I-5 around Ferndale due to several ramp and lane closures scheduled between today, Friday, September 5, 2025, and Monday, September 8, 2025.
- From 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, to 9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, the southbound I-5 Portal Way on- and off-ramps will close.
- From 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, the right lane of southbound I-5 will close near Portal Way.
- From 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, to 9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, the left lane of southbound I-5 will close near Portal Way.
- From 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, to 6 a.m. Monday, Sept. 8, the right lane of southbound I-5 between SR 543 and Portal (mileposts 275-263) will close.
- Nightly, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., Monday, Sept. 8, to Wednesday morning, Sept. 10, the right lane of southbound I-5 near Portal Way and the Portal Way on- and off-ramps will close.
– Washington State Department of Transportation (September 3, 2025)
The closures are required while WSDOT contractors grind down and repave the ramps. This is part of the southbound I-5 Nooksack River to Blaine paving project.
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