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Mercer Corridor Project
Weekly Construction Wrap-Up

This week, crews continued to work on underground utilities on Valley Street, Broad Street, Ninth Avenue North and Westlake Avenue North, north of Mercer Street. Crews also continued construction on the north side of Mercer Street between Fifth Avenue North and Dexter Avenue North and the east side of… Filed Under: SDOTTagged With:

It’s OK to ride a bike on the sidewalk, but…

It is legal in Seattle for a cyclist to ride on the sidewalk, but it’s also the law that cyclists must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians, take it slow and use a bell or voice before overtaking or passing any pedestrian. Two things to consider are how wide the sidewalk… [ Keep reading ]

Delridge Phase 4 Starts July 8 – SW Holden to SW Orchard streets

Work on Delridge Way SW Paving Phase 4, between SW Holden and SW Orchard streets, begins July 8. This segment of work will not require a detour as the roadway is wide enough to maintain one lane of traffic each way. Meanwhile, a detour will still be required through at… [ Keep reading ]

Plan ahead – another weekend closure coming up!

On Friday July 5, the Mercer Corridor Project crews will continue work on SR 99 and Mercer Street including demolition of the eastern side of the SR 99 bridge over Mercer Street. In  order to accomplish this major work,  it is necessary to close SR 99 and Mercer Street to… [ Keep reading ]

Rain, rain, go away…well, on second thought….

All this rain may be putting a damper on some summer plans, but it has been a good thing for the 487 new trees that were planted this past spring by the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT).  Thanks to the Bridging the Gap (BTG) Transportation Initiative, passed by Seattle voters… [ Keep reading ]

Mercer Corridor Project
Weekly Construction Preview

This week, crews will continue to work on underground utilities on Valley Street, Broad Street, Ninth Avenue North and Westlake Avenue North, north of Mercer Street. Crews are also continuing construction on the north side of Mercer Street between Fifth Avenue North and Dexter Avenue North and the east side of… Filed Under: SDOT

SDOT hires Worker Goats

You’ve heard of men at work, well, we have goats at work! About 62 goats have moved to the Pine Street Hill Climb for another week of urban grazing. This area is hard for machines and humans to reach, but the herd quickly strips the incline of blackberries, thistles and… [ Keep reading ]

Parklets and Swales and Plazas…Oh My!

Have you ever wanted to close a street for a block party but just weren’t sure how to do it? Have you ever participated in PARK(ing) Day and wished it could last longer than an afternoon? Or have you ever wondered whether you could turn the planting strip in front… [ Keep reading ]

NE 125th Street Repaving Making Headway (or footway)

Work that began just two weeks ago to repave NE 125th Street is already showing results (the good kind, I mean). Besides the necessary but not so welcome barricades, with some keeping traffic from heading east up NE 125th to Sand Point Way, there’s also newly ADA-compliant sidewalks gracing the NE… [ Keep reading ]

Mercer Corridor Project
Weekly Construction Wrap-Up

This week, crews continued to work on underground utilities on Valley Street, Broad Street, Ninth Avenue North and Westlake Avenue North, north of Mercer Street. Crews also continued construction on the north side of Mercer Street between Fifth Avenue North and Dexter Avenue North and the east side of SR… Filed Under: SDOT