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Paving, Paving, Everywhere Paving!

Thanks to the Bridging the Gap (BTG) Transportation Initiative, since 2007more than 170 lane-miles of arterial roadway have been repaved or reconstructed across the city,. Roadways that have seen major repaving include Airport Way S, 15th Avenue NE, Dexter Avenue N, Columbian Way S, First Avenue S, Fourth Avenue S,… [ Keep reading ]

Great turn-out for 23rd Avenue community meeting

  It may have been a Saturday and the weather may have been half-way decent, but that didn’t keep neighborhood residents from attending an open house on March 2nd at the Garfield Community Center.  Some 80 interested citizens showed up to hear about the scope… [ Keep reading ]

Delridge Paving Project Nears Phase 2

As crews dig in to the Delridge Way SW/SW Trenton Street intersection work this weekend, plans are underway to tackle Phase 2 of the Delridge Paving Project – from SW Trenton to SW Thistle streets. During the second phase, southbound traffic will be detoured to 35th Avenue SW; that’s because Trenton and Thistle streets east… [ Keep reading ]

Daylight savings is coming! Pull out those walking shoes and get ready for longer days!

As we move from winter to spring and the days get longer folks are looking forward to getting outside and getting active once again.  It’s a great time of year, with warmer and sometimes sunnier days, for kids to walk or bike to school.   Thanks to Bridging the Gap (BTG),… [ Keep reading ]

Linden Avenue North Complete Street Project Looking Good…

The Linden Avenue North Complete Street Project is looking good with work between N 128th and N 130th and between N 143rd and N 145th streets now complete and nice touches like a new bench installed this week in front of Bitter Lake Community Center. Crews recently finished most of the… [ Keep reading ]

NE Northgate Way & 5th Ave NE Project Wraps Up!

This past week the NE Northgate Way & 5th Avenue NE Intersection and Pedestrian Improvements Project wrapped up with crews pouring concrete for the new sidewalks at each corner of the intersection. A remaining punch list item is adjusting the new signal to respond to actual traffic conditions.   The majority of… [ Keep reading ]

Why did the chicken cross the road…oh wait!

Did you know that the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is working to make it easier and safer to cross the road?  Thanks to the Bridging the Gap (BTG) transportation initiative passed by Seattle voters in 2006, funding is available to remark crosswalks, make needed crossing improvements, install new signage… [ Keep reading ]

So you have an ORCA card, now what?

Just use it! Use it on the bus, use it on the light rail – you can even use it on the Sounder commuter rail. In fact, if you have an Epurse loaded to your card, you can even use it on the ferry. It’s as easy as 1, 2,… [ Keep reading ]

SDOT Awarded $1,000,000 Grant under Quick Response Safety Program

 The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) recently awarded SDOT a $1,000,000 grant for replacing damaged and faded stop and yield signs throughout the city.  The funding will allow SDOT to replace approximately 1,450 signs.  The department estimates that the basic cost per sign and the reflectors that will be added… [ Keep reading ]

Delridge/Henderson Intersection Closure Starts Tonight!

The project to rebuild much of Delridge Way SW between SW Orchard and SW Roxbury streets began nearly one month ago, and this weekend crews tackle the the Delridge/Henderson intersection. To reduce impacts to the traveling public the plan is to complete intersection reconstructions in one weekend each – working… [ Keep reading ]