Tag: Bike Route Alert

July 25, 2024

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.…
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tagged: 520 trail, Bike Route Alert, sr 520, wsdot
May 30, 2024

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…
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tagged: Bike Route Alert, montlake, sr 520, wsdot
May 10, 2024

Alert 5/10–13: 520 Bridge Trail, Montlake section of Lake Washington Blvd closed late Friday through early Monday

The 520 Bridge Trail will be closed between Montlake and Evergreen Point starting 11 p.m. tonight (May 10) until early morning Monday (May 13). Lake Washington Boulevard will also be closed between Montlake Boulevard and the Arboretum. The short section of 24th Ave E south of Lake Washington Boulevard, which is part of the Lake…
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tagged: 520 trail, Bike Route Alert, montlake
May 3, 2024

Alert 5/4: Montlake Bridge will be closed 10am to 4pm for Yacht Club season opening + Where’s the Seattle Times editorial against this?!?

The Montlake Bridge will be held in the open-to-boats position for the Seattle Yacht Club’s annual boating season opening day celebration Saturday (May 4) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Depending on your destination, detouring to the University Bridge can be rough if you’ve never done it before. Boyer Avenue E is the only direct…
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tagged: Bike Route Alert, seattle times editorial board, seattle yacht club
April 10, 2024

Alert 4/20-28: Spokane Street Bridge trail closed without a safe bike detour – UPDATED

UPDATE 4/29: The project was completed, and the bridge and trail reopened on schedule. UPDATE 4/16: SDOT has shaved a day off the start of the trail closure, saying, “We realized we could accomplish the work planned that day without closing the bridge until April 20.” We have updated this post accordingly. The walking and…
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tagged: Bike Route Alert, lower west seattle bridge, sdot, west seattle
April 2, 2024

Alert 4/8–Summer: Green River Trail construction west of the Tukwila Urban Center Bridge

A 700-foot section of the Green River Trail is getting repaved and upgraded in Tukwila and will be closed April 8 until summer. The official detour is a bit confusing, routing people onto very busy roads that have no bike lanes and are significantly out of the way. However, there are also parking lots that…
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tagged: Bike Route Alert, green river trail, tukwila