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One Eastbound Lane of Spokane Street Viaduct Closes

Eastbound Lanes of Lower Spokane Street Now Open SDOT begins work to connect the new Fourth Avenue eastbound off-ramp to the Spokane Street Viaduct (Spokane Street)  tonight, July 19.  From 9 p.m. to no later than 5 a.m. tomorrow, Tuesday, both eastbound lanes of the Spokane Street Viaduct will be… [ Keep reading ]

Woo-Hoo…Happy Birthday to Us!

The SDOT Blog just turned one year old!  It has been a fun year for us and we hope the same is true for you.  We enjoy posting information about our work at SDOT so you’ll see the many things we do – not just paving and filling potholes.  This… [ Keep reading ]

SDOT is Turning Terry Avenue Green

Last week, SDOT began work to transform Terry Avenue from Virginia Street to Lenora Street into a “green street,” making it a more enjoyable walking environment. The street is used by pedestrians on their way to the downtown bus tunnel and to local transit, as well as local businesses and… [ Keep reading ]

Local Leaders Step Up to Walk, Bike, Ride Challenge

  From the public sector to the private workforce, Seattle leaders are taking-on Mayor McGinn’s Walk, Bike, Ride challenge.  In an effort to show how easy it can be to walk to the store, bike to work, or take a bus to the park, participants will eliminate trips they would normally… [ Keep reading ]

Did you see Me in Greenwood?

People are popping up all over Greenwood, with the help of flour and water.  Did you see any of these Summer Streets people last weekend hanging out outside…at Rosewood Guitars…Chocolate Shoebox…Naked City Brewing…Seders Art Gallery??? These Summer Streets “people” were pasted up, with the permission of business owners, using a Wheatpaste… [ Keep reading ]

Spokane Street Viaduct Eastbound Lane Closing for Six Weeks

Eastbound Lanes of Lower Spokane Street to Open Tomorrow The bad news – One eastbound lane of upper Spokane Street is closing for approximately six weeks so that crews can connect the new eastbound 4th Avenue off-ramp to the upper roadway.    The good news – The new eastbound 4th Avenue off-ramp is expected… [ Keep reading ]

5th Ave NE Improvements at Northgate

With just some “punch list” (industry talk for tieing up loose ends) items left, the improvements to 5th Avenue NE in Northgate – Phase II – are complete!    Phase I, completed in 2007, improved three blocks of 5th Ave NE abutting Northgate Mall.  Now 5th Avenue is pretty on both… [ Keep reading ]

Safe Routes to School Projects Underway

Construction of this year’s first Safe Routes to School  (SRTS) project, replacing a gravel path with a block-long asphalt walkway at Olympic Hills Elementary School has started. This improvement and similar projects this summer at four additional schools will improve access and further the city’s goals of encouraging kids to… [ Keep reading ]

Filling Potholes Faster, Cheaper, Better

  Always in search of making the most efficient use of our manpower and limited resources ,  this past week, SDOT began a two-year test on a new product and method of filling those pesky potholes in Seattle’s streets.   The product is called an “injection patch” and requires a special… [ Keep reading ]

King Street Station Ceiling Uncovered

Last week a crew of six persons worked at night to remove 1,600 suspended ceiling tiles in the main waiting room of the historic King Street Station. With the acoustical tiles gone, the original, ornate plaster ceiling that graces the main waiting room of the historic King Street Station is… [ Keep reading ]