It’s been one month to the day since the permanent closure of the South Park Bridge. And while the leaves of the bascule bridge remain in the upright position, the neighborhood remains awash with activity. SDOT has been monitoring traffic patterns post-closure and traffic flow has been modified accordingly. Traffic… [ Keep reading ]
When the Virginia Street paving project wraps up it will mark the completion of paving in the north end of Downtown that has been ongoing on 2nd, 4th, 5th, Stewart, Olive, Pike and 3rd for the better part of three years! After seven months, the last segment of the Virginia… [ Keep reading ]
SDOT working… Working… SDOT has just completed building a beautiful block-long sidewalk on NE 127th Street between 28th Avenue NE and 27th Avenue NE. If you’re in the neighborhood, the spanking new walkway will take you right to the weekly Thursday Lake City Farmers’ Market. And voila!
If you’ve seen this strange looking van on Seattle streets in the past three months, you weren’t looking at just any van – that was the ARAN (Automatic Road Analyzer ). SDOT has been utilizing the hi-tech van to analyze the condition of Seattle’s arterial streets since 2003. The… [ Keep reading ]
It’s your chance to win an electric bike and other fun prizes in exchange for taking the Walk Bike Ride Challenge. Sign up for the challenge to take at least two less trips this last week in July. Did you know over 75% of the trips we take are for… [ Keep reading ]
Donated Equipment Enables Tree-top Inspection This past week, the effort to rejuvenate the ailing Downtown Seattle Sequoia at Fourth Avenue and Stewart Street, which is managed by the SDOT, continued to inspire a generous spirit among private sector business owners serving the Pacific Northwest. Hertz Equipment Rental made… [ Keep reading ]
If you ‘re traveling on Alaskan Way by the steep Pine Street hill don’t be surprised to see a herd of goats happily munching their way up the slope. Aptly called the Pine Street Hill Climb, it is quite a climb to make it up the incline, and too steep… [ Keep reading ]
Our latest bike lane project is now complete! E Jefferson St between 9th Ave and 19th Ave is now equipped with mixed bike facilities. Climbing lanes were installed up the hills and sharrows were insalled for the downhill segments. Connections to existing bike facilities can be made at Jefferson and Broadway, Jefferson and 12th Ave,… [ Keep reading ]
Always looking for ways to enhance our work, SDOT is testing a new approach for repairing sidewalks. Walkways sometimes have lifted areas due to tree roots growing or pavement settling. Instead of using asphalt to fill the gaps, this approach sawcuts lifted areas of concrete using a patented process. We are trying it as a repair technique on three blocks of… [ Keep reading ]
Expected to start August 2nd is Phase II of the Airport Way paving project, making the stretch between Royal Brougham and Dearborn just as gorgeous as the newly completed section from South Spokane Street to South Dearborn. There’s a new green twist, however. Phase II is breaking ground into new… [ Keep reading ]
