Tag: sdot

October 23, 2023

E Marginal Way remake delayed due to old railroad agreement confusion

Confusion over the rights to a mostly unused and perhaps even forgotten rail line has delayed work on a major designed and funded remake of East Marginal Way between downtown and the West Seattle bridges. As we reported in April, the contract for construction has been awarded with work scheduled to begin right about now.…
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tagged: bnsf, marginal way, megan hoyt, port of seattle, s hanford street, s horton street, sdot, union pacific
October 11, 2023

Seattle reaches agreement with railroad to pave over dangerous tracks under the Ballard Bridge

In a surprise development in the long, injurious and frustrating history of the Ballard Missing Link of the Burke-Gilman Trail, Councilmember Dan Strauss announced Tuesday an agreement with the Ballard Terminal Railroad Company that should set the city up to pave over the rarely used tracks near and under the Ballard Bridge. “This is a…
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tagged: ballard, ballard bridge, ballard terminal railroad, dan strauss, meeker southern railroad, missing link, nw 45th st, sdot
October 10, 2023

SDOT reopens Spokane Street Swing Bridge 4 days early

Here’s some great news for people who walk or bike to and from West Seattle: SDOT has completed work on the Spokane Street Swing Bridge in just half the time they originally estimated. The bridge is now operational, and the vital trail it carries is open. The bridge was closed October 7 to install a…
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tagged: lower west seattle bridge, sdot, west seattle
October 5, 2023

Seattle leaders will break ground on MLK Way safety project

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell will join SDOT and Sound Transit leaders as well as community members to celebrate the start of the MLK Way S safety project 10 a.m. Friday (October 6) where the I-90 Trail crosses MLK. The project includes protected bike lanes from S Judkins Street/I-90 Trail to and, importantly, through the intersection…
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tagged: bruce harrell, I-90 trail, judkins park, mlk way, mount baker station, mt baker, rainier ave, sdot
October 2, 2023

Pause the Denny Way repaving project until it is safe and aligns with Seattle’s transportation policy

People are injured and killed in preventable traffic collisions on Denny Way every year, yet Seattle is planning to invest more than $5 million in the street without addressing its dangerous street design. Instead, the project is moving forward without regard for the city’s Vision Zero goals and without addressing needs specifically called for in…
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tagged: complete streets, denny way, pedestrian master plan, ryan packer, sdot, traffic operations division, transit master plan, vision zero
September 26, 2023

Alert 10/7–14: Spokane Street Swing Bridge to West Seattle will be closed again

Seattle’s least reliable bridge will be unusable for a week from October 7 through 14, creating a major headache for people who walk or bike between West Seattle and mainland Seattle. The bridge will need to remain in the open-to-sea configuration while crews replace the faulty turn cylinder that was removed during the previous unexpected…
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tagged: 1st ave s, Bike Route Alert, lower west seattle bridge, sdot, west seattle