Tag: Bike Route Alert

October 25, 2024

Alert 10/25-27: Spokane Street swing bridge to West Seattle closed

The Spokane Street swing bridge (AKA the lower West Seattle Bridge) is closed to biking, walking and driving until 10 p.m. Sunday (October 27). There is no official bicycle detour. The only bike route alternative without the Spokane Street Bridge is to ride many miles out of the way through busy industrial streets to the…
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tagged: Bike Route Alert, lower west seattle bridge, sdot, west seattle
October 11, 2024

Alert 10/11-13: 520 Bridge Trail closed, but biking will still be the best way to get around

The 520 Bridge Trail will be closed across Lake Washington from 11 p.m. tonight (October 11) until 5 a.m. Monday (October 14). There was a bit of confusion about this earlier, but WSDOT has confirmed the closure. Despite this, biking is still going to be the best way to get around town this weekend. I…
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tagged: 520 trail, Bike Route Alert, wsdot
September 27, 2024

Alert 9/28-29: Trail to Montlake Playfield and 520 Bridge Trail across Lake Washington closed

The 520 Bridge Trail will be closed from 11 p.m. tonight (September 27) until 5 a.m. Monday (September 30). The Bill Dawson Trail, which connects from Montlake Boulevard to Montlake Playfield, will also be closed starting 10 p.m. Friday until the same time Monday.
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tagged: Bike Route Alert, bill dawson trail
September 25, 2024

Alert: New Burke-Gilman Trail detour at Stone Way is not bikeable or accessible – UPDATED

UPDATE: SPU wrote to say that as of Friday morning, the intersection detour returned to its previous state. “I’m writing to let you know that SPU removed the detour today at 7 a.m.,” spokesperson Brad Wong wrote. “This specific area has returned to the status it’s been for the past six weeks. The removal was…
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tagged: Bike Route Alert, detours, seattle public utilities
September 9, 2024

Alert 9/16-10/11: Snoqualmie Valley Trail closed north of Rattlesnake Lake – UPDATED

UPDATE 10/3: The closure has been extended an extra week through October 11 after crews found additional “areas of rot” that need to be replaced, according to King County Parks. King County Parks will close the Snoqualmie Valley Trail between the Riverbend neighborhood and Rattlesnake Lake from September 16 to October 4. Unfortunately, there will…
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tagged: Bike Route Alert, rattlesnake lake, snoqualmie valley trail
August 23, 2024

Alert 8/24: 520 Trail closed across the Lake Washington Saturday

The 520 Trail across the Lake Washington will be closed from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, August 24, from Montlake to Evergreen Point. While the roadway is closed all weekend, crews will keep the trail open during the night and on Sunday. Meanwhile, the new walking and biking path over SR-520 in Montlake is…
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tagged: 520 trail, Bike Route Alert