Tag: I-90 trail
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Packer: Rainier Valley Greenway may soon connect to I-90 Trail
The Rainier Valley Neighborhood Greenway may finally connect to the I-90/Mountains to Sound Trail after years of delay and inter-agency disagreement. In early 2021, Ryan Packer reported that WSDOT had refused to work with SDOT on completing the connection from the greenway route to the trail. So the greenway route on 28th Ave S has…
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I-90 Trail will remain open during weekend westbound bridge closure
The I-90 Bridge will remain open this weekend during expansion joint work on the Homer Hadley Bridge that will close all westbound lanes. We reported last week on a series of tough planned trail closures on the larger of the two floating bridges between Mercer Island and Seattle. WSDOT later apologized for the poor communication…
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Trail Alert 9/16-19 and 9/23-26: I-90 Bridge Trail will be closed between Seattle and Mercer Island – UPDATED
UPDATE 9-21: The trail will remain open during the September 23–26 work. WSDOT sent out an alert today that the trail across the I-90 Bridge will be closed most of Friday and all weekend as crews work on an expansion joint on the Homer Hadley Bridge, the wider of the two parallel I-90 floating bridges.…
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WSDOT won’t work with SDOT to connect the Rainier Valley Greenway to the I-90 Trail
For years, WSDOT has resisted working with Seattle to connect the Rainier Valley Neighborhood Greenway to the Mountains to Sound Trail (AKA the I-90 Trail), according to reporting by Ryan Packer for the Urbanist. Packer requested emails between the two public agencies to uncover why this final connection remains incomplete years after the rest of…
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Biking the new I-90 Trail tunnel and flyover in Factoria
The I-90 trail just got a major upgrade in Factoria. A new bike trail tunnel and flyover opened Wednesday allowing trail users to bypass the busy intersection with Factoria Blvd and the I-90 off-ramp entirely. It also saves users some elevation change. I biked out there to try it out Wednesday, and it’s fantastic. Not…
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Improved I-90 Trail connection in Factoria still aiming for a late 2020 opening
Work is still continuing on an improved I-90/Mountains to Sound Trail connection over Factoria Blvd SE in Bellevue. The project broke ground in the fall and is still aiming for completion in late 2020, according to project manager Chris Masek. Previously, the trail dumped users onto the sidewalk at the southwest corner of the intersection…
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