Tag: construction

August 4, 2014

City bans dangerous right turns across Dexter bike lane at Mercer

Ever since Broad Street closed for good and Mercer changed from one-way to two-way, people biking southbound on Dexter Ave have faced a new danger: Cars making right turns in front of them to access westbound Mercer. But the city announced recently that they are taking action by banning motor vehicles from making right turns…
(read more…)

tagged: brock howell, cascade bicycle club, construction, dexter, mercer mess, mercer west, sdot
July 25, 2014

Northbound bike lane on Dexter will be closed 8 days starting Monday

Just in from WSDOT: The state will close the northbound bike lane on Dexter at Harrison Street for eight days starting Monday morning. The crunch is so the state can relocate utilities for the Highway 99 tunnel (that may or may not ever be completed). Details from WSDOT: To make room for SR 99 tunnel…
(read more…)

tagged: construction, deep bore tunnel, dexter, highway 99 north portal, wsdot
July 21, 2014

I-90 ‘carpocalypse’ largely avoided on first morning commute

It’s becoming a pattern. Every time a major freeway work project closes all or most the lanes, a media firestorm compares the upcoming commute to the end of the world. All but one westbound lane on I-90 is closed as the state replaces aging expansion joints in the bridge between Bellevue and Mercer Island. Ahead…
(read more…)

tagged: construction, i-90, I-90 trail, i90to1, wsdot
July 18, 2014

City working on northbound U Bridge bike lane late Friday

The city is making repairs to the University Bridge late Friday and early Saturday, and the northbound bike lane will be closed. Workers will help people on bikes get across the bridge, so there’s no need to detour. The work will go from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. Here’s the news release from SDOT: Roadway…
(read more…)

tagged: construction, sdot, u district, university bridge
July 2, 2014

Mercer walk/bike path switching to south side starting Thursday

The biking and walking shared pathway on Mercer Street under Aurora is switching sides Thursday as construction on the Mercer West project continues. Someday (fall 2015), there will finally be a separated and protected space for people to cross Aurora on a bike between South Lake Union and Lower Queen Anne. But until then, be…
(read more…)

tagged: construction, mercer, mercer mess, mercer west
June 17, 2014

City on track to build 5.4 miles of neighborhood greenways this year

The city’s neighborhood greenway plans are moving ahead on schedule, with 5.4 miles of improved residential streets ready for construction in 2014 and another 18 miles in the planning stage. Meanwhile, Seattle Neighborhood Greenways continues its work inspiring neighbors across the region to change the transportation conversation where they live. While there are no south…
(read more…)

tagged: construction, neighborhood greenways, sdot