Planning a trip? Traffic headaches to look out for this summer

SEATTLE -- Death, taxes and summer roadwork around the Puget Sound.

The only things in this world known to be certain.

Starting Friday night, the northbound Interstate 5 city center exit into Tacoma will be closed for up to 7 months. But this is just one of a few major projects to hit the roadways this summer, according to Washington State Department of Transportation.

Q13 News' Steve Kiggins is live in Tacoma at 4 and 5 p.m. for the latest on the I-5/SR 16 project

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Below are some of the major construction and maintenance projects coming or continuing on a roadway near you:

Of course, these are just a few of the traffic closures happening or slated to begin soon. For the most up-to-date closure information, visit WSDOT's construction page.