West Seattle Bridge Community Task Force Meeting #22

On Thursday, August 12, we held the 22nd 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 #22  

At the meeting, we discussed the following. Clicking on the text will bring you to the time in the meeting video where that topic is discussed.  

• South Park Drainage and Roadway Partnership project updates 
  • Construction details 
  • Community outreach 

• Bridge Updates 
  • High and low bridge rehabilitation – on time and on schedule 
  • Next steps 
  • July 21 virtual meeting summary 
  • Q&A 
    • Why did the West Seattle Bridge break? 
    • What went wrong with the bridge? 
    • Why can’t you open one lane of traffic in each direction now? 
  • Federal funding update 

• Reconnect West Seattle 
  • Construction updates on detour routes 
  • Low bridge access data/traffic 
  • What we are doing, including: 
    • Adding 30,000 annual transit hours in West Seattle starting October 
    • Partnering with agencies, community, and businesses 
    • Working with regional employers  
    • Launching incentive program in late August—with King County Metro 
    • Encouraging you to #FlipYourTrip! 
• Next steps 

The next meeting will take place on Wednesday, September 15 at noon. 

There are many ways we will continue to share information with you about this effort:  

• 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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