Alaskan Way Viaduct/Battery Street Tunnel drivers, heads up. The city sent an advisory today about some upcoming maintenance closures – including an overnight closure of the northbound tunnel this weekend, and some daytime southbound shutdowns – read on for details:

The official announcement …

SDOT crews plan to perform maintenance work on the Alaskan Way Viaduct this
weekend and through next week.

The northbound lanes of the Battery Street Tunnel will be closed from 10 p.m.
Saturday, November 14 to 6 a.m. Sunday, November 15. Northbound traffic on the
Alaskan Way Viaduct will be directed off the viaduct at the Western Avenue off-ramp.
During this time SDOT crews will work on the fire suppression system in the tunnel
on behalf of WSDOT.

The center, northbound lane on the Alaskan Way Viaduct will be closed from Virginia
Street to the Western Avenue off-ramp from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Monday to
Wednesday, November 16 to18. SDOT crews will replace a crash cushion that was
damaged in a recent vehicle accident.

The southbound lanes of the Alaskan Way Viaduct will be closed 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
weekdays from Tuesday, November 17 to Tuesday, November 20, from Denny Way through
the Battery Street Tunnel to just south of the Elliott Avenue on-ramp. During this
time SDOT crews will complete repairs to railings that were damaged by recent
vehicle accidents.