Where did all those potholes come from? Does it seem like they just appeared overnight? Well, they did, sort of. The recent cold snap, followed by the heavy rains, have both been major contributors to the many potholes chewing up our streets recently. For a better understanding of how potholes… [ Keep reading ]
NPR recently did a story on whether those “close door >< ” elevator buttons actually work*. The reporter closed the story with “they are just like pedestrian push buttons…” Well, we thought we’d clarify how those pedestrian push buttons work. Most buttons are tied into the signal cycle for the… [ Keep reading ]
Work on the Mercer Corridor Project is well underway including the travel pains that go along with construction, as we all await the improvements. In a continued effort to ease the pain project team members this week released a Mercer East Construction Notice with route recommendations for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists. Below… [ Keep reading ]
Crews will be working this weekend to remove old pavement and rebuild Airport Way South between 6th Avenue South and South Dearborn Street. To do that, the intersection of Airport Way South and 6th Ave South must be completely closed. Planned work hours are from 7 p.m. tonight to 7 p.m…. [ Keep reading ]
Work Scheduled from 10pm to 5am UPDATE-Work to be overnight Saturday Crews working to widen the Spokane Street Viaduct must close the westbound lanes of the Spokane Street Viaduct for one night this weekend. They’ll remove temporary infrastructure that’s been used to stabilize ongoing work. The removal is contingent on other project elements,… [ Keep reading ]
The City of Seattle is pleased to announce the selection of Central Waterfront Partners as the project management/engineering team for Seattle’s Central Waterfront project. This project management/ engineering team will now combine with our recently selected design team, headed by james corner field operations, to jointly design and build the… [ Keep reading ]
Tuesday evening, at the first public open house for the very early in design Mercer West project, 155 people signed in and brought their questions and comments. After signing in, attendees gathered near a looping 3-minute narrated PowerPoint presentation to gain a general understanding of the project, before moving on… [ Keep reading ]
With all the hoopla surrounding the September 8th groundbreaking of the Mercer Corridor Project, lovingly referred to as Mercer East, you may not have picked up on the details of the Mercer West Project. The Mercer West Project would complete the City’s vision for a direct, two-way connection between I-5… [ Keep reading ]
After months of intensive work, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will officially reopen the NE 45th Street Viaduct today. The new structure will open to all traffic, pedestrians and bicycles as of 10 am Friday morning Sept 10th. Please join us at a ceremony to officially reopen the viaduct this… [ Keep reading ]
Golden (i.e. color only, not karat-rated) shovels dug in yesterday morning, amid rain and a solid crowd. In attendance were Mayor Mike McGinn, Senator Patty Murray, Governor Chris Gregoire, Federal Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Representative Jim McDermott and approximately 125 people in all. The $160 million contract made up of… [ Keep reading ]
