Seattle is a city of bridges which provide critical links between neighborhoods and commercial areas. SDOT operates and maintains over 149 bridges throughout Seattle, including four movable bridges. With financial support from the Bridging the Gap (BTG) transportation initiative, SDOT is making important repairs and upgrades on many of its… [ Keep reading ]
This week, the crews’ primary focus will be continued electrical transmission work on Mercer Street, and roadway reconstruction on Fairview Avenue N. Activities this week include: Continue electrical and sign bridge foundation work near I-5 on-and off-ramps, including nighttime lane restrictions on the I-5 on- and off-ramps at Mercer Street… Filed Under: SDOT
Temperatures are cooling, but the arts and culture scene is warming up. City Arts is throwing their third annual City Arts Fest October 17-20. Music and art events will turn downtown Seattle into a playground for four days and nights. And there is no better way to move between events… [ Keep reading ]
Through the Bridging the Gap Transportation levy, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is working to replace those old, faded, hard-to-read regulatory and street name signs across the city. To date, more than 40,000 regulatory signs have been replaced and more than 7,700 intersections have seen new street… [ Keep reading ]
A Restricted Parking Zone is known as an RPZ NOTE: Due to staffing reductions, it is taking longer to process RPZ permit renewals. You will be able to use your existing (expired) permits until October 31, 2012 in the following zones: A, B, 1, 2, 6, 10, 20 and 22. … [ Keep reading ]
Neighborhood Street Fund Large Project Applications now being accepted! The Neighborhood Street Fund (NSF) Large Project Program is now accepting applications for the third and final round of funding from the voter approved Bridging the Gap (BTG) Transportation levy. This levy, adopted by voters in 2006, provides $4.5M every three… [ Keep reading ]
For the second time, Ballard tops them all Well it’s that time. Whether we want to admit it or not – summer is ending. The days are shorter, the evenings cooler, and the back-to-school routine has started. Before the summer days fade away, let’s wrap up the July / August… [ Keep reading ]
As construction continues on the east phase of the Mercer Corridor Project, the SDOT blog will provide weekly snapshots of upcoming and completed work each week. This week, the crews will primarily focus on continued underground utility work.
Bus trips from West Seattle and Ballard to Downtown will soon be easier and more efficient! Thanks to the Bridging the Gap (BTG) Transportation initiative, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has been working closely with King County Metro to implement two new RapidRide corridors and on September 29… [ Keep reading ]
Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. In honor of the holiday and our hard working employees, we are using the next few Fridays to blog about them. Today we are blogging about Terry Denton, Information Technology Systems and… [ Keep reading ]
