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April 20, 2021

The Ballard Locks crossing will reopen April 28

After more than a year closed due to the pandemic, the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks will reopen its walking path connecting Ballard to Magnolia April 28. Gates will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Because crossing the Ballard Bridge is such an awful experience on foot or bike, the walkways across the Locks…
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January 31, 2014

Lower West Seattle Bridge will close Friday at 8PM

There is one big problem when a huge neighborhood only has a couple points of access for people on bikes: What happens when one of those points closes? Well, that will happen tonight (Friday) when the lower West Seattle Bridge closes from 8 p.m. until midnight so the US Army Corps of Engineers can dredge…
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October 17, 2013

The Ballard Locks have reopened

Just in time to add it to your fall colors bike ride, the Chittenden Locks in Ballard have reopened. This is the first time the key biking and walking route across the ship canal has been open since the partial government shutdown went into effect October 1. The Locks are a government facility, and the…
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September 30, 2013

Plan ahead: Ballard Locks will have limited open hours until government starts again

The Federal government shutdown will affect a lot of people’s lives in a lot of different ways. But if you’re a bike commuter in northwest Seattle, the first sign of shutdown might look you square in the eye early Tuesday morning. I have not yet confirmed details, but plan on the Ballard Locks being closed…
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March 9, 2011

Ballard Locks to open an hour later

My Ballard reports that the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks will open at 6:30 a.m. instead of 5:30 as they have been in the past year. They will still open before the posted hours. From My Ballard: “For the past four years, we have been opening the gates at 5:30 a.m. for the Muckleshoot Tribe to…
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