West Seattle Bridge Community Task Force Meeting #18

On Thursday, April 8, we held the 18^th West Seattle Bridge Community Task Force (CTF) Meeting. You can watch the meeting in full by clicking the below link:   

West Seattle Bridge Community Task Force Meeting #18   

The meeting came as we announced changes in our Spokane St Swing Bridge (low bridge) access policy this week. We’re starting the application process for people to use the Spokane St Swing Bridge to reach lifesaving medical appointments while the West Seattle Bridge is under construction. Applications will open later this month for restaurants and retail struggling during pandemic, on-call medical workers, additional types of vans and shuttles. We’ve also extended weekend all–access hours by 3 hours to 8 a.m. 

The meeting began with a discussion and dedicated moment of silence for two community members who have been killed in recent crashes, along with others who have lost their lives or been seriously injured in traffic crashes.  

Together, we affirm our support for safe streets and acknowledge our shared commitment to end serious injuries and fatalities on our streets. 

We also discussed the following. Clicking on the text will bring you to the time in the meeting video where that topic is discussed. 

• Bridge Updates: Acknowledging a year since the high-bridge was closed  
  • High and low bridge rehabilitation updates 
  • INFRA grant updates 
  • Low and high bridge structural rehabilitation construction schedules (preliminary design) 
  • Low bridge projects update 

• Low bridge access updates 
  • Outreach update  
  • Program goals and objectives 
  • Approach to regulating low bridge travel privilege & defining user groups 
  • Next steps 

• Reconnect West Seattle 
  • West Marginal Way/Highland Park Way intersection improvements 
  • Detour route paving projects update 
  • Q1 RWS quarterly implementation plan report 
  • Mobility action plan update 
  • What’s ahead 

• Next steps 

The next meeting will take place on Wednesday, May 12 at noon. 

For this and future CTF meetings, we are providing a link to view the meeting in full and a brief summary of the agenda, rather than longer written recaps as we have provided previously. This is in addition to many other ways that we will continue to share information with you:   

• You can expect regular updates on our blog about projects on and around the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge and the Spokane St Swing Bridge (low bridge).   
• Each blog will also be shared to our West Seattle Bridge email listserve. To sign up to receive these emails, please click this link.   
• We welcome feedback via email at WestSeattleBridge@seattle.gov or by calling 206-400-7511.   
• Our websites are updated regularly with new information:   
  • West Seattle High-Rise Bridge Program   
  • High Bridge Repair   
  • Reconnect West Seattle   
  • Spokane St Swing Bridge (low bridge) Access   
  • Spokane St Swing Bridge Improvement Projects   
  • West Marginal Way SW Project   
  • Community Task Force Meetings   
  • Travel Options   

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