Tag: sr 520

March 19, 2024

Alert 3/22-25: Weekend closure for trail that has a name almost nobody knows under SR 520 in Montlake

The trail that goes under SR 520 between Montlake Blvd and Montlake Playfield that you probably didn’t know had a name will be closed this weekend starting 10 p.m. March 22 and reopening by 6 a.m. March 25, according to WSDOT. The Bill Dawson Trail*, a name that nobody except the most attentive readers of…
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tagged: Bike Route Alert, bill dawson trail, montlake, sr 520, wsdot
February 2, 2024

Crews reopen the 520 Bridge Trail

After being closed for two weeks for construction, the 520 Bridge Trail reopened on schedule Friday. The trail still has some temporary pavement and fencing, and there is still work to do before the walk/bike overpass is complete. But after many years of construction, the end is in sight. WSDOT’s 520 project website still lists…
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tagged: 520 trail, sr 520, wsdot
March 30, 2023

Alert 3/31-4/3: 520 Bridge Trail closed over the weekend

From WSDOT: CLOSURES 3/31-4/3 WB 520 off-ramp to Montlake Blvd will close from 8 p.m. on Friday to 5 a.m. on Monday. WB 520 off-ramp to Lake Washington Blvd will close from 6 p.m. on Friday to 5 a.m. on Monday. The 520 trail will also close 11 p.m. on Friday to 5 a.m. on…
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tagged: Bike Route Alert, sr 520, wsdot
February 23, 2023

Alert 2/25-26: The 520 Trail will be closed (along with the rest of the bridge)

SR-520 will be closed this weekend as crews install girders for the future walking and biking bridge that will cross the freeway heading toward the Arboretum, among other work. The cross-lake trail will be closed along with the rest of the freeway this time. The work is scheduled to begin 10 p.m. Friday and end…
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tagged: 520 trail, Bike Route Alert, sr 520, wsdot
October 21, 2022

Alert 10/21-24: 520 Bridge Trail closed – UPDATE: Open!

UPDATE 10/23 8pm: The trail has reopened. The 520 Trail across Lake Washington will be closed starting at 11 p.m. tonight (Friday) until 5 a.m. Monday morning. I suppose the silver lining here is that this time the closure is for construction of the future biking and walking bridge, which will some day be quite…
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tagged: 520 trail, Bike Route Alert, sr 520
May 27, 2022

Bike Route Alert 6/6: Return of the Montlake Blvd detour

The trail under the 520 Bridge east of Montlake Boulevard will close permanently June 6 as crews begin work on a new biking and walking bridge over the freeway, according to WSDOT. The trail opened in March 2020 and was labeled as a temporary route, but it was very welcome at the time. After crews…
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tagged: montlake, montlake blvd, sr 520