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Mercer Corridor Project (East Phase)
Weekly Construction Wrap-Up

This week, crews continued to work on Fairview Avenue N between Harrison and Valley Streets and progressed with pole removal activities on 9th Avenue N and Valley Street. Activities this week included:

The Replacements

As part of Urban Forestry’s fall BTG plantings, our crews recently completed a restoration planting along W Dravus Street, in Interbay. The trees being replaced were Blieranna plums, many of which had died due to environmental stress and a foliar fungus that causes severe leaf drop.  As a result, the… [ Keep reading ]

Come Learn More About the Broadway Streetcar Extension on Dec 13

The City of Seattle has secured funding to plan and design the First Hill Streetcar line’s Broadway Extension. This project would extend the line into Broadway’s retail core. Join us for an Open House to view preliminary concepts of the extended route, meet with the project’s designers and planners, and… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Safety Elves Give the Gift of Safety this Holiday Season

Last weekend the city officially launched the fourth annual Center City Holiday Pedestrian Safety Campaign. The campaign is a part of the City’s larger Road Safety Action Plan and Be Super Safe an ongoing effort to reach zero traffic fatalities and serious injuries. During the winter holiday season, there are… [ Keep reading ]

West Thomas Street Pedestrian and Bicycle Overpass Officially Open

West Thomas Street Pedestrian and Bicycle Overpass Officially Open The Seattle Department of Transportation recently opened the West Thomas Street Pedestrian and Bicycle Overpass and the Lake to Bay Loop Way-Finding projects with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony.  These projects together create a vital and safe connection to some of Seattle’s… [ Keep reading ]

Mercer Corridor Project (East Phase)
Weekly Construction Preview

This week, crews will focus on utility installations on Fairview Avenue N between Harrison Street and Valley Street and electrical transmission line removal on Valley Street and 9th Avenue N. Activities this week include: