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NE 125th / Sand Point Way NE is Done! Whadya’ think?

Seattle’s Arterial Asphalt & Concrete Program has struck again, with completion of another paving project. The NE 125th Street / Sand Point Way NE Project repaved nearly five miles of roadway – Roosevelt Way NE and NE 125th Street between Interstate 5 and Sand Point Way, and Sand Point Way… [ Keep reading ]

Safety Improvement Coming to Aurora Avenue North

In its on-going effort to make Aurora Avenue a safer corridor for everyone, SDOT has completed improvements at the intersections of N 87th and N 88th streets. Between January 1, 2010 and July 1, 2013, there were 11 collisions at the intersection of Aurora Avenue N and N 87th Street,… [ Keep reading ]

Fall arrives with shorter days, colorful leaves and more construction

While the summer construction season maybe starting to wrap up, Seattle residents will still see lots of work going on in their neighborhoods, thanks to the Bridging the Gap (BTG) transportation initiative passed by Seattle voters in 2006.  Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) crews continue to be very busy making… [ Keep reading ]

Streetcar Team Works to Reduce Impacts

Huan Hoang is proud of the work he does on the City of Seattle’s First Hill Streetcar. The 41-year-old is part of the Stacy and Witbeck team that serves as the general contractor handling construction management on the project, while also building all of the streetcar tracks and platforms.  As general… [ Keep reading ]

BTG oversight and a new committee member!

  The Bridging the Gap (BTG) Levy Oversight Committee is a dedicated group of 15 community members who meet quarterly to review and track the progress of the BTG transportation initiative that was passed by Seattle voters in 2006.  They are charged with ensuring that the Seattle Department of Transportation… [ Keep reading ]

125th & Sand Point Paving Halfway Done

The NE 125th Street and Sand Point Way NE Paving Project is moving along quickly, with efficient crew members leaving happy travelers in their wake. The project paves nearly five miles of roadway with segments along Roosevelt Way NE, NE 125th Street and Sand Point Way NE. The latest new paving, on… [ Keep reading ]

Up to 5-Month closure of eastbound N 105th: Greenwood to Aurora…starting July 25

Yes, the impact is bad – for the first or West Phase of the  N 105th – N/NE Northgate Way Improvement Project crews must close eastbound N 105th between Greenwood Avenue N and Aurora Ave N for up to five months – beginning Thursday, July 25. During that time westbound traffic along… [ Keep reading ]

Is that a new signal?

Thanks to the Bridging the Gap (BTG) Transportation initiative passed by Seattle voters in 2006, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has been paving roads, constructing new sidewalks, re-striping arterials, rehabilitating bridges, replacing worn out street name signs, striping bikes and sharrows, repairing sidewalks, pruning and planting trees and… [ Keep reading ]

Delridge Phase 4 Starts July 8 – SW Holden to SW Orchard streets

Work on Delridge Way SW Paving Phase 4, between SW Holden and SW Orchard streets, begins July 8. This segment of work will not require a detour as the roadway is wide enough to maintain one lane of traffic each way. Meanwhile, a detour will still be required through at… [ Keep reading ]

NE 125th Street Repaving Making Headway (or footway)

Work that began just two weeks ago to repave NE 125th Street is already showing results (the good kind, I mean). Besides the necessary but not so welcome barricades, with some keeping traffic from heading east up NE 125th to Sand Point Way, there’s also newly ADA-compliant sidewalks gracing the NE… [ Keep reading ]