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Archives for November 2012

SDOT launches new Safe Routes to School bike program

This fall,  SDOT kicked off a new Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program at Aki Kurose Middle School with an after-school bike club.   In partnership with Bike Works, SDOT staff is coordinating a 6-week program for Aki students to learn bicycle maintenance and safe urban riding skills.  Students borrowed bicycles… [ Keep reading ]

Mercer Corridor Project (East Phase)
Weekly Construction Preview

This week, crew’s primary focus will be utility installation, pole installation, and preparing grade for new sidewalks on Fairview Avenue N.  The rains this morning will slow progress today and maybe continue to be an issue for the remainder of this short week.  Activities this week include:

Mercer Corridor Project (East Phase)
Weekly Construction Wrap-Up

This week, crew’s primarily focused on pavement removal, grading and sidewalk demolition on Fairview Avenue N and continued electrical work. Activities this week included:

So, you want to plant a tree…now?

Isn’t spring the best time for planting trees?  It’s a valid question.  For most of the United States it’s true – planting trees and other plants in the spring allows them to take advantage of the typically abundant spring rains and avoid winter damage from heaving when the… [ Keep reading ]

Come celebrate Spokane Street Viaduct completion!

Some three and a half years in construction, the Spokane Street Viaduct Widening Project is now complete!  At a celebration tomorrow Mayor Mike McGinn will be joined at a ribbon-cutting event by Seattle City Councilmember Tom Rasmussen and many other leaders representing the state, area businesses and community organizations.  Spokane Street Viaduct… [ Keep reading ]

Elliott Bay Seawall Project Moves Ahead

The past week has been very exciting and busy for the Elliott Bay Seawall Project team, reaching major milestones for the project, including the voter-approved $290 million ballot measure, the selection of a General Contractor/Construction Manager (GC/CM), and yesterday’s release of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Ballot measure passes and Mortenson/Manson Selected… [ Keep reading ]

Hundreds of trees are popping up throughout Seattle!

There is a chill in the air and the leaves are turning bright and vibrant colors!  That can only mean two things…fall has arrived and it is once again tree planting season for the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) UrbanForestry’s division. Thanks to the Bridging the Gap transportation initiative passed… [ Keep reading ]

City offices closed today

City of Seattle offices are closed today in honor of Veterans Day.  It would be hard to find anyone who has not  had contact with a veteran at some time or another – whether that veteran is a family member, friend, co-worker or mere acquaintance. If you have the opportunity… [ Keep reading ]

Mercer Corridor Project (East Phase)
Weekly Construction Wrap-Up

This week, crews primarily focused on pavement removal, grading and sidewalk demolition on Fairview Avenue N north of Mercer St, pouring concrete roadway on Fairview Avenue N south of Mercer St, and continued electrical work. Activities this week included:

A Light Experiment for Habitat Enhancement

SDOT crews are working to install three “light penetrating surfaces” as a pilot study for the future waterfront at Pier 62/63. Beginning the week of October 22, SDOT began installations to study how steel grating, glass planks, and a light tube will allow light to pass the pier to the… [ Keep reading ]