Did you know? The King County Road Services Division has been working with University of Washington professor and historic building documentary photographer John Stamets to document the construction of the new bridge. Here are some pictures of a recent field visit as well as some of John Stamets’ work. You… [ Keep reading ]
Street improvements related to the South Park Bridge construction continue to take shape in the neighborhood. A couple of weeks ago, crews completed concrete work in the commercial district between Dallas Avenue S and S Cloverdale Street. They are close to finalizing the remaining strip of sidewalk on the east… [ Keep reading ]
You’ve probably seen the DB General, the huge barge-mounted crane between piers in the Duwamish near the old structure. It was used to remove the bascule leaves from the old bridge a year ago, will returned in August to lift large cranes from a barge up to the top of… [ Keep reading ]
If you’ve been around the South Park Bridge area, you are probably wondering “when is construction starting?” The groundbreaking ceremony happened on May 5, and Kiewit-Massman, the joint-venture contractor that was selected for the project, received the “Notice to Proceed” on May 17. However, major construction begins on August 1,… [ Keep reading ]
If you travel in SODO you’ve likely noticed that Airport Way South is looking better and better (see pretty pics below!). That’s because hard-working construction crews completed phase one of improvements to Airport Way South (South Spokane Street up to South Royal Brougham Way) this year and just about completed Airport… [ Keep reading ]
Work Scheduled from 10pm to 5am UPDATE-Work to be overnight Saturday Crews working to widen the Spokane Street Viaduct must close the westbound lanes of the Spokane Street Viaduct for one night this weekend. They’ll remove temporary infrastructure that’s been used to stabilize ongoing work. The removal is contingent on other project elements,… [ 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 ]
On July 16th, two eastbound lanes of lower Spokane Street will re-open between East Marginal Way S and Fourth Avenue S, with one lane continuing to Sixth Avenue. The change means drivers on lower Spokane, who were restricted to East Marginal Way S for south-bound travel, will be able to… [ Keep reading ]
Bicyclists who are accustomed to crossing the South Park Bridge will need to take a different route over the Duwamish River when the bridge closes, starting June 30. This week the Seattle Department of Transportation will install sharrows on a route connecting with the bicycle path on the First Avenue… [ Keep reading ]
