Our latest bike lane project is now complete! E Jefferson St between 9th Ave and 19th Ave is now equipped with mixed bike facilities. Climbing lanes were installed up the hills and sharrows were insalled for the downhill segments. Connections to existing bike facilities can be made at Jefferson and Broadway, Jefferson and 12th Ave,… [ Keep reading ]
Always looking for ways to enhance our work, SDOT is testing a new approach for repairing sidewalks. Walkways sometimes have lifted areas due to tree roots growing or pavement settling. Instead of using asphalt to fill the gaps, this approach sawcuts lifted areas of concrete using a patented process. We are trying it as a repair technique on three blocks of… [ Keep reading ]
Expected to start August 2nd is Phase II of the Airport Way paving project, making the stretch between Royal Brougham and Dearborn just as gorgeous as the newly completed section from South Spokane Street to South Dearborn. There’s a new green twist, however. Phase II is breaking ground into new… [ Keep reading ]
News flash, we just got the word that our efforts to reduce fuel use are paying off for the City and for the environment! In the first 6 months of 2010; SDOT reduced its full use by 10%; saving 15,000 gallons of fuel; $43,000 dollars, and 157 tons of Co2… [ Keep reading ]
Next Monday three of five SDOT Arterial Spot Rehabilitation projects kick off, adding to an already full paving docket. The very bumpy and cracked 10th Avenue E, from E Boston Street to E Miller Street, is one of the projects starting July 26th. It will get fully reconstructed, including sidewalk and driveway… [ Keep reading ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
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 ]
