ALERT: Three-week closure of Boyer Avenue East begins Nov. 30

View our Portage Bay piledriving schedule: Week of Nov. 9 – 15 (last updated Nov. 9, 2026)

Boyer Ave. E. between E. Roanoke St. and Everett Ave. E. closed around the clock Nov. 30 to Dec. 21 

Date: 11/30/2026 to 12/21/2026

Time: 7 a.m. Monday, Nov. 30, through 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21

Activity details:

Street and lane closure

Impact type:

Around-the-clockBike/pedestrianParking RestrictionsTrafficNoiseVibration

Description: Crews will use the closure to build a temporary work platform needed to install drilled shafts for bridge pier 3, part of the permanent foundation for the new westbound Portage Bay bridge.

Traffic: Both directions of Boyer Avenue East between East Roanoke Street and Everett Avenue East will be closed around the clock from 7 a.m. Monday, Nov. 30, through 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21. A signed detour will be posted around the closure. People walking, rolling and biking will continue to have access through the closure area, and local access will be provided for nearby homes, East Roanoke Street and the Queen City Yacht Club.

A diagram titled "Boyer Avenue E closure: Nov. 30 - Dec. 21" showing an overhead view map of streets in Seattle. In the upper right corner, a key provides information. Below is a map and accompanying labels. To the left is a North arrow.

The text in the key describes a closure with no parking from 7 a.m. Monday, Nov. 30, to 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21. A solid red line indicates the closure on Boyer Avenue E, from E Roanoke Street to Everett Avenue E. The key also shows:

A solid purple line indicating "No parking".

A dotted orange line indicating "Local access only and limited parking".

A dotted green line indicating "Bike and pedestrian access".

A solid blue line indicating "Detour routes".

On the map, a section of Boyer Avenue E along the water has a solid red line with a dotted green line on one side and a dotted orange line on the other. This section is also labeled "Local access only and limited parking" with a pointed arrow in the key. The detour routes on Harvard Ave E, E Roanoke St, Delmar Dr E, E Lynn St, Fuhrman Ave E and Boyer Ave E are marked with solid blue lines. There are purple lines marked "NO PARKING" in rectangles along parts of Harvard Ave E, E Shelby St, and Boyer Avenue E.

Major streets like Eastlake Ave E, Fuhrman Ave E, Harvard Ave E, E Shelby St, Broadway E, E Edgar St, E Roanoke St, Delmar Dr E, Boyer Ave E and E Lynn St are labeled. The map includes water labeled "Portage Bay" and icons for highway 5 and 520.
Boyer Ave E closure – Detour map

Contact Info

Email:  sr520bridge@wsdot.wa.gov 24-hour construction hotline: 206-319-4520