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Mercer Corridor Project (East Phase)
Weekly Construction Preview

This week, crew’s primary focus will be utility installation, pole installation, and preparing grade for new sidewalks on Fairview Avenue N.  The rains this morning will slow progress today and maybe continue to be an issue for the remainder of this short week.  Activities this week include:

Mercer Corridor Project (East Phase)
Weekly Construction Wrap-Up

This week, crew’s primarily focused on pavement removal, grading and sidewalk demolition on Fairview Avenue N and continued electrical work. Activities this week included:

Mercer Corridor Project (East Phase)
Weekly Construction Wrap-Up

This week, crews primarily focused on pavement removal, grading and sidewalk demolition on Fairview Avenue N north of Mercer St, pouring concrete roadway on Fairview Avenue N south of Mercer St, and continued electrical work. Activities this week included:

A Light Experiment for Habitat Enhancement

SDOT crews are working to install three “light penetrating surfaces” as a pilot study for the future waterfront at Pier 62/63. Beginning the week of October 22, SDOT began installations to study how steel grating, glass planks, and a light tube will allow light to pass the pier to the… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle police to conduct road safety emphasis patrols on Aurora

Seattle police to conduct road safety emphasis patrols on Aurora Consider yourself on alert! The Seattle Police Department (SPD) will have a larger presence on the Aurora Corridor this Thursday and Friday, November 8 and 9.  SPD will be conducting emphasis patrols to improve traffic safety for everyone using Seattle’s… [ Keep reading ]

BTG projects sprinting to the finish line!

  As 2012 draws to a close, work on many Bridging the Gap (BTG) projects is also wrapping up.  Over the past six years, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has made needed repairs to our bridges, roads, sidewalks, signs and stairways thanks to the BTG transportation levy passed… [ Keep reading ]

Mercer Corridor Project Update

Mercer Corridor Project (East Phase) – Weekly Construction Preview This week, crew’s primary focus on the Mercer Corridor Project will be pavement removal, grading and sidewalk demolition on Fairview Avenue N and continued electrical work.

Ornamental plaster work in the historic King Street Station

SDOT is in the process of restoring the historic King Street Station. This multi-year project will return the station to its original beauty and make functional improvements so it can remain a critical transportation hub and gateway into Seattle for the next hundred years. While much of the exterior of… [ Keep reading ]

State of the Seattle Bicycling Environment Report now online

Since its adoption in 2007, the Seattle Bicycle Master Plan (BMP) has served as the blueprint for making improvements to Seattle’s bicycle network. When it was developed, the BMP focused largely on expanding on-street bicycle facilities and completing the urban bicycle trail system. The plan has been effective at guiding… [ Keep reading ]

Mercer Corridor Project (East Phase) – Weekly Construction Preview

This week, crew’s primary focus for the Mercer Corridor Project (East Phase) will be pavement removal, grading and sidewalk demolition on Fairview Avenue N along with continued utility work near Fairview and Valley. Activities this week include: