SDOT now offering weekly updates on progress regarding West Seattle Bridge and other work – Westside Seattle

information from Seattle Department of Transportation

As weapproachconstructionstartingon the high bridge again, wewill send an email each Friday with the latest on theWest Seattle Bridge Program.

In this week'supdate:

Weekend work at West Marginal Way and Highland Park Way intersection

We are continuing to build changes at the West Marginal Way and Highland Park Way intersectionto make it more accessible, efficient, and safe.This workis takingplace on Saturdays and Sundays from3a.m. to 1 p.m.for the next few weekends.

We know that encountering construction and additional delays on thebridgedetour routes can be frustrating. Please remember to be kind to each other andto theworkers trying to makes these detours safer and moreefficientfor everyone.We try and schedule work when it impacts the fewest essential workers commutes, and have so much to do were on the job almost every day of the summer when weatheris best for street construction.Thank you foryour patience and understanding.

For more information on this work, see ourblog.

King County Metro work on 26th Ave SW

King County Metro began street upgrades along 26th Ave SW as a part of their work to bringRapidRideH Line to White Center and Burien. For more information and to sign-up for their email updates, visit theirwebsite.

26th Ave SW iscurrentlyclosed to northbound traffic between SW Barton St and SW Roxbury St.Northbound drivers will be detoured off of 26th Avenue SW between SW Roxbury Street and SW Barton Street. The turn from SW Cambridge Street to 26th Avenue SW also will be closed during work. The northbound closure is expected to last two to three months. Once the northbound demolition and repaving are complete, crews will move to work on the southbound lanes, reopening northbound traffic on the improved northbound lanes and detouring southbound drivers. Transit will also be rerouted off of 26th Avenue SW to 35th Avenue SW and the northbound bus stop located at the intersection of 26th Avenue SW and SW Barton Street will also be temporarily relocated to SW Barton Street.

To stay updated on Metros work, sign up for theirRapidRideH Lineemail updates.

SW Alaska St Red Bus Lane project update

As part ofReconnect West Seattleand following our recent paving work on SW Alaska St, crews will be applying new pavement markings, including red lanes and bus only markings on the existing bus lanes. Red bus lanes help to improve compliance with bus-only restrictions and keep buses moving. Here is what is planned:

SWAndoverStPedestrian Bridge Closed until Seismic Retrofit is Complete

Thanks to theLevy to Move Seattle,werecompleting a seismic retrofit of theSW Andover St Pedestrian Bridge. The bridge was built in 1961,andthis work willbring the bridge up to code andreduceitsvulnerabilityin anearthquake.Construction is anticipated to begin in fall 2021 and last approximately 3 months. To stay up to date with the latest project information,sign up for ourproject email list.

Thebridgeclosed this week without widespread advanced notice. The closurewasin response tocomplaints of illegal activities on the bridge andtrespassingfrom the pedestrian bridgeonto theclosedWest SeattleHigh-RiseBridge.Safetyis paramount..

We recognize that this is an inconvenience for some community members and thank you for your patience and understanding. Please see the pedestrian detour route below to navigate around the closure.

The proposed retrofits for the SW Andover Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge include:

This project is an example of SDOT delivering on its commitments to voters and puttingLevy to Move Seattle tax dollars to work. Upgrading this aging bridge to current earthquake safety standardswas included as part of theLevy to Move Seattle package passed by voters in 2015.

Seismic retrofit projects bring older bridges up to modern earthquake safety standards and go above and beyond the ongoing maintenance, inspections, preservation, and basic repairs which we perform continually to keep Seattle bridges safe and stable. SDOT has completed 32 other bridge seismic retrofit projects over the past 30 years and plans to complete nine more projects by 2025.

SDOT crews are working through the record-setting heat to repair road damage

Extreme heat can damage our roads as expanding pavement gets pushed up creating buckles in the road. Our crews are ready to respond to more damage from this weekends heat wave, and will prioritize repairs based on public safety and impact to the traveling public. We can only fix a problem that we know about, so if you see road damage, please call 206-684-ROAD, email684-ROAD@seattle.govor use theFind It, Fix It appto report the issue.

After the historic temperatures in late June, SDOT crews got to work immediately torepair road damage throughout the cityincludingseveral West Seattle locations:

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SDOT now offering weekly updates on progress regarding West Seattle Bridge and other work - Westside Seattle