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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

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

Our Precautionary Plan to Repair and Preserve the West Seattle Low Bridge to Ensure it Continues to Play Essential Role

July 14, 2020

While we have written a lot about the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge which is undergoing stabilization measures as we continue to analyze repair or replacement options, we have also been continuing to focus on creating a precautionary plan to repair and preserve the West Seattle Low Bridge, also known as… [ Keep reading ]

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

SDOT showing up for equality: Director, Sam Zimbabwe on Black Lives Matter

June 25, 2020

Today marks the one month anniversary since George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis that ignited national and local reflection and conversation about systemic racism and disparate outcomes not just in the police and judicial systems, but across so many other areas, including the ways we plan, build and manage transportation infrastructure… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Involvement, General, SDOT, Transit, Vision Zero

The West Seattle Bridge Community Task Force unanimously supports SDOT’s recommendation to expand Low Bridge access to all vehicles at night

June 25, 2020

At the West Seattle Bridge Community Task Force meeting yesterday, members agreed with our recommendations that we should immediately expand access to the West Seattle Low Bridge, also known as the Spokane Street Bridge, to all vehicles at night between 9 PM and 5 AM, 7 days a week, as… [ Keep reading ]

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4 Miles of Stay Healthy Streets Announced along with a 5-day Pilot on Lake Washington Blvd

June 23, 2020

We’reopening4more miles ofStay Healthy Streetsto allow for safe physical distancingwhile walking, rolling,running, skating,and bikingover the next week! Seattleites now have 27 miles of streets around Seattle to see what it is like to share the streets and consider if they would like them in their neighborhood permanently — keep reading… [ Keep reading ]

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Analysis sheds new light on possibility of West Seattle Bridge repairs.

June 22, 2020

Analysissheds new light onpossibility ofWest Seattle High-Rise Bridgerepairs. We continuetoassesshowmuch repairs would cost, howlongthey wouldtake,andwhetherthey wouldlast longenoughto bea worthwhile investment. New analysis indicates thatrepairing the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge may be possible, but we still do not knowhow longany repairs would last or whether useful repairsallowing us to reopen the… [ Keep reading ]

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