Tag: wsdot
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Why Seattle should stop waiting for the tunnel and tear down the viaduct now
The megaproject to repair the delayed downtown highway megaproject has been delayed. Again. The tunnel project team had their shot to build the tunnel before the viaduct was torn down. They blew it, and now the viaduct is sinking beyond previously-stated safe limits. We can no longer wait for the tunnel. State and city leaders…
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Dexter closed Wednesday night, will reopen in morning with different detour
It’s probably best to just avoid the city center’s busiest bike street tonight. Both the Mercer and Alaskan Way Viaduct Projects will be closing parts of Dexter Ave in South Lake Union starting 7 p.m. Wednesday evening and ending 6 a.m. Thursday morning. The state’s closure will be so worksites near Harrison and Republican can switch…
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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…
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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…
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Best way around July I-90 work: Bike (of course)
Biking is already the best way to travel along I-90 to Mercer Island and Bellevue, but it’s going to be especially so during a big lane closure scheduled for July 18 – 25. WSDOT will work to replace expansion joints on the bridge between Mercer Island and Bellevue. This likely means traffic crunches, but people…
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WSDOT opens bike path under new Atlantic St Overpass
The biking and walking trail under the newly-opened Atlantic Street Overpass is now open, fixing a confusing bike connection between E Marginal Way and the Alaskan Way Trail into downtown. When the overpass opened to traffic early this year, the bike path connection was not yet complete and many people voiced concerns that the new…
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