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Whimsical art soars above the Chief Sealth Trail

The artwork, each atop a 11-foot-high column on either side of Beacon Avenue South,   shows winged helmeted bicyclists (a boy on a pink column and a girl on a blue column) riding above clouds. Webb states “The two bicycle riders represented in this piece ride among the clouds, as all do… [ Keep reading ]

Celebrate SDOT Workers: Part 2— David Leask

Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. In honor of the holiday and our hard working employees, we are using the next few Fridays to blog about them. Today we’d like to introduce you to David Leask, Senior Operator… [ Keep reading ]

Tunnel Boring Machine on Display at Milepost 31

Will you be down in Pioneer Square for First Thursday? Then, come on down to Milepost 31 to see the model of the world’s largest diameter tunnel boring machine! This 10-foot-long, motorized model offers you an up-close look at the machine’s inner workings of the five-story high machine that will dig… [ Keep reading ]

It’s back to school time!

Fall is in the air – the leaves are turning bright colors, the sun is lower in the sky, the mornings are crisp and, most importantly,  kids are headed back to school.  Seattle schools get back at it this week.  What does this mean to you? It means you will see… [ Keep reading ]

City Offices are Closed Today!

In celebration of the national Labor Day Holiday, all city of Seattle offices are closed today.  We will resume our regular blog postings tomorrow, Tuesday, September 4.  The blog team wishes you a safe and fun-filled holiday!

Celebrating SDOT Workers: Part 1 –Theresa Smith

Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. In honor of the holiday and our hard working employees, we are using the next few Fridays to blog about them. First up is Theresa Smith. Theresa is a Civil Engineer… [ Keep reading ]

Japanese contingent visits Linden Avenue North Project

A retired construction management consultant from Tokyo, Hideki Nakamura, recently led five members of the JOYO Construction Engineering in Japan on a tour of SDOT’s Linden Avenue North Complete Street Project, alongside SDOT Project Manager Therese’ Casper.  The group traveled from Ibaraki, Japan to learn more about civil engineering practices in the… [ Keep reading ]

Once Around the Web: Don’t Call It Boring!

Popular Mechanics has a great article this week about digging the world’s widest tunnel right here on our front porch. Check it out — Digging an Enormous Tunnel Under Downtown Seattle. And you don’t want to miss WSDOT’s awesome flickr feed — especially SR 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct – Preparing… [ Keep reading ]

Be Super Safe Seattle!

Today Mayor McGinn and SDOT announced the launch of Seattle’s Road Safety Action Plan and the beginning of a new road safety campaign – Be Super Safe Seattle! The goal of the Action Plan and the campaign is to eliminate fatalities and serious injuries on Seattle’s Streets. That’s right, eliminate!… [ Keep reading ]

Thank you PhinneyWood and Rainier Valley for letting us Party on your Streets!

2012 Summer Streets were amazing! We loved meeting old friends and making new ones. Our latest festivities happened at Greenwood/Phinney on August 10th and Rainier Valley on August 18th. Thanks to our neighbors, visitors and volunteers, we built huge canned pyramids at each of these events. Attendees enjoyed chess games,… [ Keep reading ]