Tag: sr 520
You did it! WSDOT will not cut the Harvard Connection path to planned Roanoke Lid
The efforts by advocates at Central Seattle Greenways as well as readers like you have paid off. WSDOT announced that they are no longer planning to cut the Harvard Connection path to the planned Roanoke Lid as part of the SR-520 Portage Bay Bridge and Roanoke Lid Project. “Following conversations with legislators, our contractor, project…
Trail connection to planned Roanoke Lid would restore a historic Seattle bike path + Tell WSDOT not to cut it
Not only would the Harvard Ave path connect the Roanoke Lid and 520 Trail along a safer and less steep route, it would also restore a small piece of Seattle’s first ever bike paths. You can support a Central Seattle Greenways effort to protect the proposed path from budget cuts on the freeway megaproject. The…
Alert 7/26-29: 520 Bridge trail closed late Friday until early Monday
The trail across the 520 Bridge will be closed from 11 p.m. Friday through 5 a.m. Monday along with all the traffic lanes and ramps. The Montlake Bridge and Montlake Boulevard will remain open for regular travel. Kind of a bummer for the bridge to close for a summer weekend with such a spectacular forecast.…
Alert 5/31-6/3: Bill Dawson Trail closed, but 520 Bridge Trail open
It’s yet another weekend of major closures in the Montlake/SR 520 area. The Bill Dawson Trail between Montlake Blvd and Montlake Playfield will be closed late Friday evening (May 31) through early Monday morning (June 3) along with Lake Washington Boulevard between 520 and the Arboretum. However, walking and biking access will be open along…
Alert 3/22-25: Weekend closure for trail that has a name almost nobody knows under SR 520 in Montlake
The trail that goes under SR 520 between Montlake Blvd and Montlake Playfield that you probably didn’t know had a name will be closed this weekend starting 10 p.m. March 22 and reopening by 6 a.m. March 25, according to WSDOT. The Bill Dawson Trail*, a name that nobody except the most attentive readers of…
Crews reopen the 520 Bridge Trail
After being closed for two weeks for construction, the 520 Bridge Trail reopened on schedule Friday. The trail still has some temporary pavement and fencing, and there is still work to do before the walk/bike overpass is complete. But after many years of construction, the end is in sight. WSDOT’s 520 project website still lists…
Join the Seattle Bike Blog Supporters
As a supporter, you help power independent bike news in the Seattle area. Please consider supporting the site financially starting at $5 per month:
Latest stories
- Proposed 2025 Seattle budget shows why passing the transportation levy in November is so important
- Bike Portland answers my question: Where are the downtown Portland protected bike lanes?
- Everyone in the Puget Sound region should fill out this road safety plan survey
- Alert 9/28-29: Trail to Montlake Playfield and 520 Bridge Trail across Lake Washington closed
- Sunday: Cascade and SN Greenways will co-host free ride to promote November’s transportation levy
- Saturday: Foothills Trail bridge opens, connecting King and Pierce Counties across the White River
Latest on Mastodon