Find Posts By Topic

Posts categorized under Traffic and Construction Archives - Page 30 of 55 - SDOT Blog

As we hit the 6-month mark of the West Seattle Bridge closure, the Community Task Force met for the 9th time, and we shared an update on our plans for West Marginal Way.

September 25, 2020

Summary West Seattle High-Rise Bridge stabilization work is continuing, and stay tuned for video in an upcoming blog. The Low Bridge Subcommittee is almost fully formed, and will meet for the first time next week. We shared updates on the cost-benefit analysis: how we’ll be measuring attributes, and the three categories of risks we’re keeping top of mind. … [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Involvement, SDOT, Traffic and Construction, West Seattle Bridge

Crossing the street in Lake City will soon be much safer at several intersections, starting with NE 125th St and 28th Ave NE

September 24, 2020

Summary Safety is our number one priority, and in Lake City – the home of Lake City Way, one of the busiest arterial routes in Northeast Seattle – we’re making important safety improvements. NE 125th St and 28th Ave NE saw tragic loss of life last year, and we’re building improvements at this and a nearby intersection earlier than planned… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Involvement, Funding & Levies, Move Seattle, Pedestrians, Safety, SDOT, Signals, Traffic and Construction, Vision Zero

Weekly Update: West Seattle High-Rise Bridge Stabilization

September 21, 2020

In this week’s update: High-Rise Bridge Stabilization New Speed Radar Signs on Sylvan Way SW Reconnect West Seattle Implementation Plan Next West Seattle Bridge Community Task Force Meeting (Watch the meeting live on September 23 at 12 PM) Traffic Alert: 1st Ave S and Olson Pl SW paving High-Rise Bridge Stabilization Kraemer North America, our contractor… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: SDOT, Traffic and Construction, West Seattle Bridge

City audit echoes SDOT’s call for future bridge maintenance funding, & reinforces ideas for improving our already strong bridge maintenance program to support our aging infrastructure

September 14, 2020

Today, the Seattle Office of the City Auditor released an audit of our bridge maintenance program requested by Seattle City Council. We appreciate the time they took to understand the complex engineering and financial aspects of our work, and our important role in supporting safety and mobility for the traveling public, preserving public infrastructure, and stewarding public… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: SDOT, Traffic and Construction, West Seattle Bridge

Weekly Update: West Seattle High-Rise Bridge Stabilization

September 4, 2020

Last week, we shared our first weekly update about the work we’re doing on the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge. You can expect an update every week. Our goal is to keep you informed of our sustained progress to stabilize the bridge, efforts to address traffic, and other updates related to the… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: SDOT, Traffic and Construction, West Seattle BridgeTagged With:

Weekly Update: West Seattle High-Rise Bridge Stabilization

August 28, 2020

Since the closure of the High-Rise Bridge, we’ve worked to simultaneously advance all efforts needed to expeditiously pursue both a repair or replace scenario. By advancing both pathways at once, not a moment has been lost while the careful and thorough assessment is done to understand which avenue – repair or replace –… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Safety, SDOT, Traffic and Construction, Vision Zero, West Seattle BridgeTagged With:

Since March, we’ve implemented 175 changes to support communities affected by the West Seattle Bridge closure

August 28, 2020

During the closure, we’re working to keep people moving, lessen the impacts to the best of our ability, and preserve/enhance public safety. We know that no level of traffic mitigation can overcome the 100,000+ travelers displaced across West Seattle, Duwamish Valley, and Seattle as a whole by the closure of the… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Involvement, Safety, SDOT, Traffic and Construction, Vision Zero, West Seattle BridgeTagged With:

Mayor Durkan and West Seattle Bridge Community Task Force addressed individual, community, small business, and industry needs alongside environmental justice in August 19 meeting

August 21, 2020

The West Seattle Bridge Community Task Force is one of the many ways that we ensure the communities’ voices are at the center of our West Seattle Bridge decisions. Community Task Force members represent neighborhoods, industries, government, and services across West Seattle and nearby communities. In the latest Community Task Force meeting on August 19,… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Involvement, SDOT, Traffic and Construction, West Seattle BridgeTagged With:

Upcoming work in South Park and West Seattle this weekend

August 21, 2020

Several projects are planned for this weekend in South Park and West Seattle that will impact traffic. See below for more information. S Cloverdale St will be down to one lane over the weekend Starting this weekend, August 22-23, a private contractor will begin working on S Cloverdale St between… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: SDOT, Traffic and ConstructionTagged With: , , ,

SDOT selects HNTB to design the West Seattle Bridge replacement, a necessary step for all repair or replacement scenarios.

August 18, 2020

Today, we’re excited to announce that we’ve reached a major milestone in our work to restore mobility to West Seattle, the Duwamish Valley, and other communities impacted by the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge closure. Through the Request for Qualifications process, we’ve selected the infrastructure solutions firm HNTB Corporation to design the West Seattle Bridge replacement. This work will be needed… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: General, West Seattle BridgeTagged With: , , , , , ,