Today, January 21, was established as a U.S. federal holiday in 1986 to honor and celebrate the life of American Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968). King was a Baptist Minister, activist, orator, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. Best known for his role… [ Keep reading ]
This week, crews continued to focus on pavement removal and grading on the west side of Fairview Avenue N between Mercer Street and Harrison Street and signal pole and mast arm installation on eastbound Mercer Street. Activities this week included:
By now, most deciduous trees have already lost their leaves. And, by now, most homeowners have done what they were going to do with those leaves. One option often used by homeowners is to use fallen leaves as mulch around the base of their trees. Depending on how it… [ Keep reading ]
The scale model of the waterfront is now on display at the Seattle Aquarium, just past the starfish touch tanks and jelly fish tunnel. Although you can’t physically touch the miniature city area, you can see in detail the conceptual design for the future waterfront. The project area for Waterfront… [ Keep reading ]
The City’s Neighborhood Street Fund (NSF) Large Project Program received 86 project applications for the third and final round of funding from the voter approved Bridging the Gap (BTG) Transportation levy. This levy, adopted by voters in 2006, provides $4.5M every three years to select, design and construct larger neighborhood… [ Keep reading ]
This week, crews will focus on pavement removal and grading on the west side of Fairview Avenue N between Mercer Street and Harrison Street and signal pole and mast arm installation on eastbound Mercer Street. Activities this week include:
Last week, crews continued to focus on pavement removal on Fairview Avenue N between Harrison Street and Valley Street and continued utility installations on Fairview Avenue N between Mercer Street and Valley Street. Activities last week included:
This past summer, bicycle riders of all ages and abilities were invited to take online surveys and to use the online mapping tool to identify improvements they desired for Seattle’s bicycle facilities. The 17-question survey was translated into seven languages and 3,500+ people, representing all Seattle zip codes… [ Keep reading ]
Let’s look at some pretty and some pretty amazing pictures today! WSDOT has done a fantastic job with their blog post “2012 in Pictures” — from last January’s snow to the Ship Canal Bridge Peregrine falcons to the SR 99 tunnel progress and many more memorable moments. Take a moment… [ Keep reading ]
Just before the holidays in December, Washington State Department of Transporatation (WSDOT) and Seattle Tunnel Partners representatives working on the SR 99 Tunnel Project traveled to Osaka, Japan to view testing of “Bertha,” the tunnel boring machine that will be used to bore the tunnel that will replace the waterfront… [ Keep reading ]
