The contractor is about to get Notice to Proceed on the Mercer West Phase of the Mercer Corridor Project, meaning construction to convert Mercer Street to two-way traffic from I-5 to Uptown is about to start. Atkinson Construction is tackling the mega effort that begins with improving the problematic portion of Mercer… [ Keep reading ]
Crews working on the Ballard Bridge Seismic Retrofit Project originally planned to close the Ship Canal Trail for 30 days to enable work on the south side of the bridge; but now the plan is to bridge the trail instead. To do that, work platforms are being constructed on top of… [ Keep reading ]
Tomorrow crews open up Fairview Avenue North to two-way traffic. This is a change from only one northbound lane on Fairview, between Harrison and Mercer, and no southbound traffic between Valley and Harrison. So… REMEMBER FAIRVIEW MONDAY! The change represents a shift to the next stage of Mercer Corridor construction which includes… [ Keep reading ]
As crews dig in to the Delridge Way SW/SW Trenton Street intersection work this weekend, plans are underway to tackle Phase 2 of the Delridge Paving Project – from SW Trenton to SW Thistle streets. During the second phase, southbound traffic will be detoured to 35th Avenue SW; that’s because Trenton and Thistle streets east… [ Keep reading ]
The Linden Avenue North Complete Street Project is looking good with work between N 128th and N 130th and between N 143rd and N 145th streets now complete and nice touches like a new bench installed this week in front of Bitter Lake Community Center. Crews recently finished most of the… [ Keep reading ]
This past week the NE Northgate Way & 5th Avenue NE Intersection and Pedestrian Improvements Project wrapped up with crews pouring concrete for the new sidewalks at each corner of the intersection. A remaining punch list item is adjusting the new signal to respond to actual traffic conditions. The majority of… [ Keep reading ]
The project to rebuild much of Delridge Way SW between SW Orchard and SW Roxbury streets began nearly one month ago, and this weekend crews tackle the the Delridge/Henderson intersection. To reduce impacts to the traveling public the plan is to complete intersection reconstructions in one weekend each – working… [ Keep reading ]
Construction on the NE Northgate Way & 5th Avenue NE Intersection and Pedestrian Improvements Project, largely complete in November 2012, is continuing this month. Originally the work was set to wrap up in its entirety before the busy holiday season, but the schedule changed with delayed delivery of some key project… [ Keep reading ]
Construction can be such a bother, interrupting regular commute paths and extending travel times with congestion – but the end results after crews work hard to balance hands-on labor with traffic whirring alongside, are commonly quite welcome. Well, this post is not about the welcome part; it’s about the interruption… [ Keep reading ]
It’s been said (by John Keats) that a thing of beauty is a joy forever – and so, now, is Maynard Avenue South, between South King and Weller streets, complete with art that celebrates the culture of this Chinatown-International District. This beauty is the result of the Maynard Avenue… [ Keep reading ]
