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Mercer Corridor Project
Weekly Construction Preview

This week, crews continued grading and pouring sidewalks on Westlake Avenue North, and on Valley 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 99 between Valley and Harrison streets. Activities this… Filed Under: SDOTTagged With:

Extra DUI Patrols this Weekend

The Seattle Department of Transportation hopes everyone  enjoys a happy and safe Labor Day weekend and we’d like to remind everyone to plan ahead if you plan to drink. If you’re going to party, be sure to select a designated driver who will remain sober and get you home safely. Don’t take… [ Keep reading ]

Once Around the Web: More and More We Are Driving Less and Less

It’s hard to believe but Americans really are driving less. At first it they thought was due to The Economy & High Gas Prices. Then it was because of Those Odd Millennials. But more and more it seems like maybe something else is going on… America’s Driving Less, and This… [ Keep reading ]

Waterfront Seattle – Environmental Review Scoping has begun!

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on elements of the proposed Waterfront Seattle project including Alaskan Way, the pedestrian promenade, and the overlook walk. The EIS scoping comment period for these elements began on August 14 and continues through September 25. You can submit… [ Keep reading ]

Crossings, crosswalks, countdowns and trailers – oh my!

Thanks to the Bridging the Gap (BTG) transportation initiative passed by Seattle voters in 2006, funding is available to make needed crossing improvements, remark crosswalks, deploy the speed watch trailer and install pedestrian countdown signals across the city. So far in 2013, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has made… [ Keep reading ]

Mercer Corridor Project
Weekly Construction Preview

This week, crews will continue grading and pouring sidewalks on Westlake Avenue North, and on Valley Street. Crews will also continue construction on the north side of Mercer Street between Fifth Avenue North and Dexter Avenue North and the east side of SR 99 between Valley and Harrison… Filed Under: SDOTTagged With:

Five days left to submit PARK(ing) Day applications

Don’t delay! You have just five more days—until Friday—to submit your FREE application to install a park on Seattle PARK(ing) Day. On September 20 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., community groups, businesses, and individuals will be installing their own temporary on-street mini-parks as part of PARK(ing) Day. These fun… [ Keep reading ]

SDOT’s Magical Measuring Tour

Seattle has over 1,500 lane-miles of arterials.  How on earth do we decide which streets get prioritized for our limited maintenance dollars?  Well, the first thing we need to know is what kind of shape all those streets are in.  O.k. so how do we collect all that info? We… [ Keep reading ]

Mercer Corridor Project
Weekly Construction Wrap-up

This week, crews continued grading and pouring sidewalks on Westlake Avenue North and on Valley 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 99 between Valley and Harrison streets. Activities this week… Filed Under: SDOTTagged With:

Streetcar Team Works to Reduce Impacts

Huan Hoang is proud of the work he does on the City of Seattle’s First Hill Streetcar. The 41-year-old is part of the Stacy and Witbeck team that serves as the general contractor handling construction management on the project, while also building all of the streetcar tracks and platforms.  As general… [ Keep reading ]