State Route 18 closed Aug. 29 and 30 for roadwork

Drivers who use state Route 18 near Tiger Mountain State Forest and Auburn should prepare for full closures and detours from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, and 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30

Drivers who use state Route 18 near Tiger Mountain State Forest and Auburn should prepare for full closures and detours from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, and 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30.

Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews will close both directions of SR 18 between Issaquah-Hobart Road Southeast and Interstate 90 for paving, guardrail and tree removal work.

Eastbound drivers will be detoured onto Issaquah-Hobart Road Southeast.

Drivers on Snoqualmie Parkway and I-90 who wish to go westbound on SR 18 will be detoured onto westbound I-90.

In addition, all westbound lanes of SR 18 from Southeast 304th Place to Southeast Auburn-Black Diamond Road will be closed for tree removal work.

Drivers will be detoured onto state Route 516 in Covington.

Drivers can get real-time traffic information on their phone with the WSDOT traffic app, by tracking the WSDOT traffic Twitter feed, and get advanced information from the What’s Happening Now page.