Overnight closure of I-5 planned near DuPont this weekend for bridge demolition

A stretch of Interstate 5 in Pierce County will shut down this weekend as crews demolish a bridge near Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

DUPONT, Wash. — Interstate 5 will fully shut down in Pierce County over the weekend so construction crews can demolish an old bridge. 

The closure begins Friday night to allow demolition of the old Steilacoom-DuPont Road Bridge in DuPont.

The new Steilacoom-DuPont Bridge, which opened March 22, is larger than its predecessor and designed to improve traffic flow into the entrance of Joint Base Lewis McChord. 

The section of I-5 is prone to backups — earlier this week, a semi-truck

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