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Ahead of the September 18 reopening, crews are finishing up major maintenance work on the West Seattle Bridge

September 12, 2022

Construction crews on the West Seattle Bridge are finishing several key maintenance activities. While crews were hard at work on final bridge repairs – including epoxy crack injection, carbon-fiber wrapping, and a new post-tensioning system – we also completed various maintenance activities to prepare the bridge for reopening. By completing… Filed Under: SDOT, Traffic and Construction, West Seattle BridgeTagged With: bridge maintenance, concrete, expansion joints, maintenance, Signs, West Seattle, West Seattle Bridge

Building bridges: The history behind the Fremont, University, and Ballard bridges

August 15, 2022

Seattle is full of history everywhere you look, including our movable bridges along the Ship Canal! Built in the early 1900s, the Fremont, University, and Ballard bridges are 3 of the many bridges we own, operate, inspect, and maintain throughout the city. The nearby Montlake Bridge is owned and operated… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: General, SDOT, Traffic and ConstructionTagged With: ballard bridge, bridge history, Bridges, fremont bridge, maintenance, seattle history, university bridge

SDOT awarded nearly $15 million in federal funding to help revive three city bridges

July 19, 2022

Today, we announced we are receiving nearly $15 million in federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The grants will help revive three bridges: S Spokane Street Viaduct, Jose Rizal Bridge, and 15th Ave NW and Leary Way NW Bridge. Thanks to the leadership of our federal delegation and significant… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Funding & Levies, News Release, SDOTTagged With: bridge, federal funds, Funding, maintenance, preservation, revive

LEVY DOLLARS AT WORK | Starting in 2023, we’ll pave 15th Ave W/NW and complete important maintenance & preservation work on the Ballard Bridge. Find out how to stay informed and share feedback as we work with the community to minimize impacts during construction next year.

May 11, 2022

In 2023, we will begin construction on 15th Ave W/NW from W Emerson St (in Interbay) to NW 57th St (in Ballard). This includes paving and work on the Ballard Bridge deck. This will restore good street conditions on this important corridor that connects Ballard, Interbay, Queen Anne, and Magnolia…. [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Freight, Funding & Levies, Move Seattle, SDOT, Traffic and ConstructionTagged With: 15th ave sw, 15th ave w, Ballard, ballard bridge, Construction, interbay, magnolia, maintenance, Paving, preservation, project, queen anne, stay informed

Recent winter storms have wreaked havoc on our roads. We’ve already filled 7,500+ potholes this year, compared to 15,000 last year. Thank you for your patience as we continue this pothole repair work!

January 14, 2022

Editor’s Note (February 18, 2022): We have now filled over 7,500 potholes in 2022. We tripled the usual pothole response effort and filled about six months worth of potholes in just six weeks. But new potholes are continuing to appear every day, so if you see a pothole, please let… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Funding & Levies, Move Seattle, Safety, SDOT, Traffic and Construction, Travel Advisory, Winter WeatherTagged With: by the numbers, ice, maintenance, online resources, potholes, public reporting, roadway, snow, streets, winter weather

We resurfaced more than 200 blocks of city streets this year to help prolong their lifespan as part of our “Slurry Seal” program – check out the results!

December 3, 2021

Summary: Each year, our Slurry Seal program helps preserve and maintain street pavement across the city. The pandemic limited our capacity in the summer of 2020, so to help catch up, we completed resurfacing work in 3 neighborhoods this year, as compared to our typical 2 areas per year. This… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Community Involvement, General, SDOT, Traffic and Construction, Winter WeatherTagged With: Community engagement, maintenance, outreach, potholes, preservation, results, roadway, slurry seal, street resurfacing, streets

Debrief of last weekend’s 48-hour closure of the University Bridge: What happened, how we responded, and lessons learned

November 18, 2021

Summary: Maintaining a transportation system that reliably connects people to where they need to go is one of our primary goals. After an electrical malfunction required the closure of the University Bridge on Friday, November 12, our crews worked that day and throughout the weekend to safely reopen the bridge… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Accessibility, Biking, Busses, Pedestrians, Safety, SDOT, Traffic and Construction, Transit, Travel AdvisoryTagged With: bridge closure, communications, electrical systems, lessons learned, maintenance, mobility, next steps, university bridge

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