Tag: construction

July 9, 2015

City and contractor rethinking sudden 2nd Ave bike lane closure

The moment fences went up blocking the 2nd Ave protected bike lane just south of Pike Street, I started getting tweets and emails from baffled people who, rather than having a protected bike lane were detoured mid-block into the general traffic lane: Holy cow @seattledot, that bike lane closure on 2nd Ave is brutal. @seabikeblog…
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tagged: 2nd ave, construction, dongho chang, sdot
March 27, 2015

Trail Alert: Expect Burke-Gilman Trail detour near Shilshole Marina

The city is building a new high quality crosswalk between the Burke-Gilman Trail and Shilshole Marina, so expect delays and a detour for the next couple weeks if you’re heading out toward Golden Gardens. Details from SDOT: Beginning as soon as March 27, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will build a new crosswalk, curb…
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tagged: burke-gilman trail, construction, sdot, shilshole marina
March 18, 2015

Alert: Dexter will be closed near Mercer all day Saturday and weekday nights

If you plan on biking on Dexter Saturday, give yourself some extra time and be ready for a detour. Workers will completely close Dexter between Aloha and Mercer starting 6 a.m. Saturday and lasting until 6 a.m. Sunday. The street will also be closed nightly from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Thursday until…
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tagged: 9th ave n, construction, dexter, sdot, westlake cycle track
February 13, 2015

Work to finally widen W Seattle trail connection to Delridge starts Monday

The city is ready to start construction on a much-needed trail connection improvement between the Delridge neighborhood and the trail hub under the West Seattle Bridge. Today, people biking or walking from the bridge to Delridge are spit out onto a skinny sidewalk on the east side of Delridge Way SW that is not wide…
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tagged: construction, delridge, Delridge Way SW, sdot, west seattle
February 10, 2015

City wants you to report construction zone hazards

Save this email address: [email protected] The city’s Access Seattle program wants you to email whenever you encounter a construction zone that you find hazardous. No walking path? No way to safely cross the street to access an open walkway? Signs placed in the middle of the bike lane or sidewalk? Dangerous bike wheel-grabbing seams or…
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tagged: access seattle, construction, sdot
December 11, 2014

Construction Updates: U Village Burke work underway + Dexter bus stop, 9th Ave N bus lane, South Park trail

Below is a look at some of the work going on around town folks on bikes should be aware of. City starts work on Burke-Gilman improvements near U Village We already told you about the city’s planned crossing and access improvements to the Burke-Gilman Trail near the U Village. Well, the city has already broken…
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tagged: construction, seattle transit blog