Tag: construction

November 20, 2014

City Light project closes Burke-Gilman under U Bridge

An ongoing Seattle City Light project has moved to its next phase, closing a section of the Burke-Gilman Trail passing underneath the University Bridge and stretching from Adams Ln on UW campus to the crazy intersection of NE 40th/NE 40th/NE 40th/NE 40th/7th Ave NE/Burke-Gilman Trail (oh, Seattle, your street grid can be so silly). Yes,…
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tagged: burke-gilman trail, construction, seattle city light, uw
November 19, 2014

Dexter closed Wednesday night, will reopen in morning with different detour

It’s probably best to just avoid the city center’s busiest bike street tonight. Both the Mercer and Alaskan Way Viaduct Projects will be closing parts of Dexter Ave in South Lake Union starting 7 p.m. Wednesday evening and ending 6 a.m. Thursday morning. The state’s closure will be so worksites near Harrison and Republican can switch…
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tagged: construction, deep bore tunnel, dexter, mercer, mercer mess, wsdot
November 18, 2014

Sidewalks should never be ‘closed’ for construction projects

Everyone who spends any time walking around Seattle knows what it’s like. You’re walking down the sidewalk when you see the familiar dreaded sign in front of one of the many construction projects around town: Sidewalk Closed. You look for the closest crosswalk. Then you peer around the fence. Hmm, do I waste several minutes…
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tagged: construction
September 2, 2014

Salomon: Safety changes need to be part of Roosevelt repaving project

EDITOR’S NOTE: Andres Salomon is an active member of NE Seattle Greenways who bikes his kid around town and cares deeply about road safety. We have been talking a lot about how protected bike lanes and walking safety could be part of the city’s plans to repave Roosevelt Way in 2015. Here are some of…
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tagged: andres salomon, construction, roosevelt, sdot
September 2, 2014

Small Burke-Gilman work zone in Lake Forest Park this week

To get the McAleer Creek bridge ready for fall rains, King County Park will need to work on the Burke-Gilman Trail in Lake Forest Park this week. So be ready to dismount and walk through the short work area. Details from King County Parks: Beginning today, Sept. 2, bicyclists will be asked to dismount through…
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tagged: burke-gilman trail, construction, king county parks, lake forest park
August 27, 2014

More details on upcoming Fremont Bridge work, sidewalk closures begin Sept 2

The Fremont Bridge is one of the busiest bike routes in the city with about 5,000 bike trips recorded on summer weekdays. But using the bridge can be uncomfortable for people walking and biking because the bridge’s sidewalks are too narrow to handle the volume of people trying to get across. And starting September 2,…
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tagged: construction, fremont, fremont bridge, sdot