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SDOT seeks City interfund loan to cover 2020 and Q1 2021 expenses, sets up new Capital Improvement Program for West Seattle Bridge Program.

August 4, 2020

2020 has been a year brimming with unanticipated, unprecedented, and consequently, unbudgeted challenges. The rapid growth ofcracks in the West Seattle High-Rise Bridgeobservedin late March, leadingus toimmediatelyremovealltraffic,has been no exception.As public safety is our number one priority, we immediatelyjumped into action toslow cracking,determine the structural state of the bridge, andto… [ Keep reading ]

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New speed radar signs coming to Sylvan Way SW to slow down speeders

July 31, 2020

Today, July 31, 2020, is the last day to fill out your Reconnect West Seattle Survey and Neighborhood Prioritization Ballots. The online surveys and ballots close at midnight tonight. Paper ballots and surveys will still be accepted. We’re working every angle to keep people moving across the Duwamish and throughout… [ Keep reading ]

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Learn about new Protected Bike Lanes on MLK Way S at a virtual drop-in session on August 11

July 31, 2020

With the help of community feedback, we’re moving forward with the design for one-lane protected bike lanes on each side of MLK Way S, from S. Judkins St to Rainier Ave S. We want this design to work not just for people who love to bike, but also for everyone… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Biking, Safety, Traffic and Construction

Traffic and Revenue Study will help inform funding options for West Seattle Bridge Program

July 31, 2020

Let’s face it,all options to repair or replace the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge willlikelyhave a hefty price tagthat will require close partnership and support at both the State and federal levels. Last week we shared theframeworkofour cost-benefit analysistohelp guide the city’s decision to repair or replace the West Seattle High-Rise… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Safety, West Seattle Bridge

Learn about the Beacon Hill Bike Route Project at a virtual drop-in session on August 12

July 30, 2020

We’re building a new bike route in Beacon Hill from the Dr. Jose Rizal Bridge to the intersection of Beacon Ave S and 39th Ave S. These new bike lanes will serve as major bike thoroughfare in SE Seattle, connecting people from downtown to the City’s southern limit. This bike route… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Biking, Traffic and Construction

Levy dollars at work this spring and summer advance key capital projects across Seattle

July 30, 2020

At the start of 2020, our project teams, crews, and contractors made meaningful progress on Levy to Move Seattle funded sidewalk, road, safety, and transit projects across the city. However, starting in early March, like everyone in the city and beyond, we were confronted by the impacts of COVID-19.  Despite the… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Move Seattle, Traffic and Construction

Crews have completed an important West Seattle Bridge construction milestone, allowing the next phase of stabilization work to begin

July 27, 2020

After months of hard work, we have reached an important milestone in our efforts to stabilize the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge. Our bridge stabilization contractor has finished raising the four platforms which allow crew members to begin work on several measures intended to slow cracking. While structural analysis indicates… [ Keep reading ]

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City to conduct a limited test of the Wireless Emergency Alert system on July 25 as part of West Seattle High-Rise Bridge emergency planning

July 23, 2020

Updated on 7/23/2020 with information about test scheduled for 7/25/2020. Initial post included information for WEA test on 6/26/2020. On July 25 at 12 noon, the City of Seattle Office of Emergency Management will send a test message through the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system. This test is not linked… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Safety, West Seattle Bridge

Cost-benefit analysis will inform City’s decision to repair or replace the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge

July 22, 2020

Theinitial structural analysis of the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge is complete,andour engineers,bridgeconsultants, and theTechnical Advisory Panel(TAP)are all in agreement thatrepairingthe High-Rise Bridgeisstillpossible. Now we must decide whether the repair or a replacement option is the best path to restoring travel across the Duwamish. Just last week, the TAP released an… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Traffic and Construction, West Seattle Bridge

Mayor Durkan declares the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge a City emergency at a critical juncture, opening the possibility of state and federal assistance and new ability to expedite contracts and services.

July 16, 2020

Understanding state and federal investments will be an essential resource, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan signed a proclamation of civil emergency regarding the closure of the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge and follow-on impacts, and signed an additional emergency order requesting state and federal assistance.   The emergency proclamation signed by Mayor Durkan today… [ Keep reading ]

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