Tag: university bridge

July 20, 2016

Plan ahead: U Bridge will be closed next three weekends

The University Bridge will be closed for the next three weekends, so plan ahead. Because the detour is going to be rough. All people driving, biking and walking will be detoured from as early as 8 p.m. Friday to as late as 5 a.m. Monday. This closure will be repeated July 29 – August 1…
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tagged: 2016 construction, roosevelt, sdot, university bridge
October 30, 2015

Weeks-long U Bridge bike lane closure starts Monday

The roof on the east tower of the University Bridge is leaking. There’s also a water pipe that needs replacing. And, unfortunately, the city needs to close the northbound bike lane in order to make these repairs. Work is scheduled to begin Monday and last two or three weeks, depending on the weather. The good…
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tagged: construction, sdot, university bridge
September 2, 2015

Would fewer draw bridge openings help your bike commute?

Getting stopped for a draw bridge is one of those truly Seattle experiences, especially for people on bikes. Three of the busiest bike route chokepoints in the city are bridges that open for maritime vessels: Fremont, University and Montlake Bridges. Being on a bike lets you bypass the traffic backup and get up close to…
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tagged: ballard bridge, coast guard, fremont bridge, scott kubly, university bridge
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…
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tagged: construction, sdot, u district, university bridge
March 12, 2014

No more 5.25″ floppy disks: University Bridge openings will take longer as city updates computer, wiring

As you waited on the deck of the University Bridge, staring out at Portage Bay as a tall vessel passed through the open bridge deck, you probably did not spend any time thinking about the computer system that helps operate the bridge openings. But if you had, you probably would have assumed there were sophisticated…
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tagged: university bridge
March 22, 2013

University Bridge will be CLOSED Saturday – UPDATE: Now open

UPDATE: Work wrapped up early Saturday, so the bridge will be open Sunday. Yay! Well, this isn’t the most welcome news, especially since Sunday could crack 60 degrees, but the University Bridge will be closed from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday to make repairs. Yes, this includes people on foot and bike.…
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tagged: construction, sdot, university bridge