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July 25, 2014

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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tagged: construction, deep bore tunnel, dexter, highway 99 north portal, wsdot
July 21, 2014

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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tagged: construction, i-90, I-90 trail, i90to1, wsdot
July 10, 2014

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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tagged: bellevue, I-90 trail, mercer island, wsdot
May 2, 2014

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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tagged: alaskan way, alaskan way trail, alaskan way viaduct, deep bore tunnel, s atlantic st, sodo, wsdot
May 1, 2014

For 7th straight year, Washington named most bike-friendly state – UPDATED

Despite very little improvement over 2013, Washington State was able to hang on to the top spot on the League of American Bicyclists’ annual list of bike-friendly states. The state scored 66.8 out of 100 points, effectively unchanged from 2013’s 66.2 score. UPDATE: Governor Jay Inslee hailed the news in a press release announcing his…
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tagged: league of american bicyclists, washington state, wsdot
April 25, 2014

Washington seeks federal recognition of US Bicycle Route 10

Earlier this month, Washington submitted an application for official recognition of US Bicycle Route 10, the state’s first addition to the in-development nation-wide network of bicycle routes. If approved, it would also be among the first such routes on the west coast. Filed jointly by WSDOT and Washington Bikes, the application for USBR 10 would…
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tagged: barb culp, john pope, lynn o’connor, USBR 10, washington bikes, wsdot