Tag: myrtle edwards

December 7, 2011

Heavy work on W Thomas St overpass gets underway

After a short weather delay, heavy lifting on the W Thomas St overpass is underway. Crews have started installing large girders that will stretch from Lower Queen Anne to Myrtle Edwards Park on Elliott Bay. The construction requires road closures on Elliott, Thomas and 3rd Ave W until the end of the week. By the…
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tagged: 2011 paving, construction, lower queen anne, myrtle edwards, queen anne, w thomas st overpass
August 19, 2011

Work on W Thomas St overpass will kick into gear after Hempfest

No, seriously, look at that overpass. Work on the W Thomas St walking and biking overpass is about to kick into high gear as soon as Hempfest is over. Work on the overpass was supposed to begin in March, but organizers of Hempfest filed a lawsuit (note my completely mature illustration of a man taking…
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tagged: hempfest 2011, lower queen anne, myrtle edwards, queen anne, seattle center, w thomas st overpass
February 11, 2011

Lower Queen Anne bike/ped overpass totally harshing Hempfest’s mellow

The W Thomas Street walking and biking overpass project could get in the way of Hempfest, prompting the “protestival” to file a lawsuit against the city. Organizers argue that the city should push construction back until after August so that the 20th anniversary of the festival can take place in it’s standard Myrtle Edwards Park.
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tagged: hempfest, lower queen anne, myrtle edwards, queen anne, w thomas st overpass
December 13, 2010

Work on W Thomas St overpass to start in March

After years of work (and fears the project had stalled for good), SDOT has announced that it has the funding to move forward with a bicycle and pedestrian overpass connecting Lower Queen Anne and Myrtle Edwards Park. The bridge will be built in the middle of a 1.2 mile stretch where the park and the…
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tagged: myrtle edwards, sdot, w thomas st overpass