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SDOT Selects West Seattle High-Rise Bridge stabilization contractor to carry out key repairs

April 30, 2020

We’re moving forward with West Seattle High-Rise Bridge stabilization. The City used emergency contracting authority to move with urgency in selecting a construction contractor to carry out Phase 1 stabilization work. We’re happy to announce that Kraemer North America has been selected for Phase 1 construction and work is already underway. There are three phases of repair for the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge: … [ Keep reading ]

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Wrapping up the final phase of the 35th Ave NE project

April 24, 2020

We’re wrapping up the final phase of the 35th Ave NE project, and it will be completed as soon as Monday April 27. Most of the work was completed in 2019, but there are a few remaining items to complete the project in its entirety. In this final phase we’re installing… [ Keep reading ]

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Stay Healthy Streets continue this week and will add 3 new neighborhoods this weekend

April 23, 2020

We’re opening 6 more miles of Stay Healthy Streets to allow for safe social distancing while walking, rolling, running, skating, and biking this Friday! Greenwood, Othello and Rainier Beach, and Beacon Hill communities will be able to access essential services, recreate, and walk their dogs near their homes while protecting their neighbors by keeping 6 feet apart 24/7. We’re also extending the Central District route to include E Columbia St,… [ Keep reading ]

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Improving 5-way intersection by Spokane Street Low Bridge

April 22, 2020

Keeping people moving through West Seattle is one of our top priorities during the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge closure. Concurrently, our other priorities are maintaining public safety, stabilizing the high-rise bridge, assessing repair feasibly, maintaining the Spokane Low Bridge, and clear communication and transparency. Our traffic engineers are evaluating intersections and arterial… [ Keep reading ]

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An SDOT message for Earth Day

April 22, 2020

Our Director, Sam Zimbabwe, shares a message for Earth Day. As Sam says in the video, fighting the climate crisis by lowering our city’s carbon emissions is essential to all of us at the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT). In Seattle, transportation is the largest contributor to greenhouse gases. “If our current global pandemic has taught me anything, it’s that we can work… [ Keep reading ]

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West Seattle Bridge: An update on Pier 18

April 22, 2020

To stabilize the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge and potentially help prevent further cracking, we need to replace the lateral bearings on Pier 18. Last week we shared the news that traffic won’t be returning to the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge in 2020 or 2021 and that we don’t yet know if repairing the bridge is feasible. We know the bridge closure has profound implications… [ Keep reading ]

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Safety First – A Shared West Seattle Bridge Safety Management Plan

April 17, 2020

Just like when a winter storm approaches, we’re implementing a safety checklist to make sure that we’re prepared for the most challenging scenarios a deteriorating West Seattle Bridge could present. Earlier this week, we shared the news that traffic likely won’t return to the West Seattle Bridge in 2020… [ Keep reading ]

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2.2 Million rides on bike share last year!

April 16, 2020

Last year, Seattle continued to build one of the most robust multi-modal transportation systems in North America. In 2017, Seattle was the first major city to launch a free-floating bike share program where bikes don’t have to be parked at bike share racks. Three years later, Seattle continues to lead as… [ Keep reading ]

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Announcing Stay Healthy Streets

April 16, 2020

Walk, roll, and bike locally while keeping six feet apart Like the rest of the world, here in Seattle we’re rethinking how we live and move around our city during the COVID 19 crisis. Today Mayor Durkan announced new guidelines to allow continued use of parks, farmers markets, and neighborhood… [ Keep reading ]

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An Update on Efforts to Stabilize and Shore the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge, While more Information is Needed to Determine Long-term Future

April 15, 2020

Since we closed the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge on March 23, we’ve been working tirelessly to determine next steps and share that information with everyone who uses and depends on the bridge. Today we want to share what we know as of now and our plans moving forward as part… [ Keep reading ]

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