Travel Advisory: If you're heading west on Hwy 101 this weekend

If you're headed toward west Olympia or Aberdeen on Hwy 101 this weekend from Lacey or Olympia's Eastside, take a note.

Both mornings, Sat. and Sun., Feb. 6 and 7, from 6:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., the Washington State Department of Transportation will be closing two main access points to and from Hwy 101 westbound.  These are:

1.  The I-5 southbound onramp to Hwy 101 (Exit 104)
2. Deschutes Parkway SW between Lakeridge Drive Southwest and the Deschutes Parkway onramp to northbound Interstate 5. 

But there's a detour, and it's about a 1.5 mile U-turn:

1. Travel southbound I-5, to Trosper Road
2. Exit there, and get back onto I-5 northbound.  
3. Take northbound I-5 exit 104 onto US 101.

Why the disruption?  Trimming trees that might be hazardous or block drivers' views.  For safety reasons, the work must be performed during daylight hours.