This week, the crew’s primary focus will be pavement removal and grading on Fairview Avenue N and continued electrical work on Fairview Avenue N and Valley St.
October is International Walk to School Month, an occasion for children, parents, teachers and community leaders to be part of a global event as they celebrate the many benefits of walking. SDOT is supporting walk to school events at seven schools this month; West Seattle, Coe, Green Lake, Hawthorne, Van… [ Keep reading ]
The NE Northgate Way & Fifth Avenue NE Intersection and Pedestrian Improvements project is on schedule to finish all the paving and landscape elements prior to the Thanksgiving holiday. This includes all the roadway paving; new curbs and sidewalks; the median west of Fifth Avenue NE; street trees; and landscaping. The project… [ Keep reading ]
This week, crews primarily focused on continuing underground utility improvements near Valley Street and Fairview Avenue N and pavement removal on Fairview. Construction activities this week included: Completed electrical and sign bridge foundation work near I-5 on-and off-ramps, which required nighttime lane restrictions on the I-5 on- and off-ramps at… Filed Under: General, SDOT
How well do you know the trees in your neighborhood? Ever wish you could identify a particular one? Seattle’s Tree Ambassadors may be able to help! The Tree Ambassador program is an opportunity for residents to become stewards of the urban forest and serve as resources for their local community. … [ Keep reading ]
The city of Edmonton just recently installed their first bike box. To help folks get acquainted with the bike box concept they created this charming Lego video. It gets most of the details right, although bike boxes are implemented a little differently here in the United States and design standards… [ Keep reading ]
The Ballard Bridge Seismic Retrofit project reached a major milestone this month with the start of work in the water. Although the contractor began construction in July, until now it’s all been on land or over the water rather than in Lake Washington Ship Canal itself. Portions of the Ballard Bridge structure, namely… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle is a city of bridges which provide critical links between neighborhoods and commercial areas. SDOT operates and maintains over 149 bridges throughout Seattle, including four movable bridges. With financial support from the Bridging the Gap (BTG) transportation initiative, SDOT is making important repairs and upgrades on many of its… [ Keep reading ]
Temperatures are cooling, but the arts and culture scene is warming up. City Arts is throwing their third annual City Arts Fest October 17-20. Music and art events will turn downtown Seattle into a playground for four days and nights. And there is no better way to move between events… [ Keep reading ]
This week crews primarily focused on continuing underground utility improvements near Valley Street, Fairview Avenue N and Mercer Street, and also landscaping work on Ninth Avenue N. Construction activities this week included: Installation of water lines on Valley Street. Installation of electrical vaults and preparing them for new electrical conduit on Fairview Avenue… [ Keep reading ]
