The following is a release from the Washington State Department of Transportation:

June will be a busy time for construction on the State Route 520 floating bridges, and the Washington State Department of Transportation is asking drivers to plan ahead to keep traffic moving during two of the month’s weekends. A closure of the 520 bridge can result in higher volumes on SR 522.

In a month packed with graduation ceremonies, sporting events, the Pride Festival and many other civic happenings, drivers should also prepare for an eastbound, weekend SR 520 bridge closure beginning June 5 and a full bridge closure the weekend of June 26.

All eastbound lanes on the SR 520 bridge will be closed between 92nd Avenue Northeast and Montlake Boulevard from 11 p.m. June 5, until 5 a.m. June 8. Drivers heading east after a Mariners or Storm game or the Shania Twain concert June 5–7 should plan to use Interstate 90 or another route around Lake Washington. During the closure, crews will install new toll equipment, rate signs, and perform road maintenance along SR 520 near 84th Avenue Northeast.

“We plan to relocate the tolling spots on the bridge to make room for construction activities on the new floating bridge,” said WSDOT Roadway Toll System Manager Jennifer Charlebois. “The new toll equipment is only in test mode for now– drivers can expect to see flashing lights and sign displays before it goes live later this year but they won’t be tolled twice at a time.”

The final phase of this process will be to move the toll equipment to its permanent location closer to the water once construction is complete.