Tag: wsdot

August 6, 2024

Pierce County plans to replace closed Foothills Trail bridge by summer 2025

Pierce County hopes to design and construct a permanent replacement for the Spiketon Ditch Bridge on the Foothills Trail by summer 2025. The existing bridge was closed in November 2023 after an inspection found major structural degradation, and further inspections were so concerning that the county declared it an emergency safety concern and demolished it…
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tagged: foothills trail, pierce county, spiketon ditch bridge, wsdot
July 25, 2024

Alert 7/26-29: 520 Bridge trail closed late Friday until early Monday

The trail across the 520 Bridge will be closed from 11 p.m. Friday through 5 a.m. Monday along with all the traffic lanes and ramps. The Montlake Bridge and Montlake Boulevard will remain open for regular travel. Kind of a bummer for the bridge to close for a summer weekend with such a spectacular forecast.…
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tagged: 520 trail, Bike Route Alert, sr 520, wsdot
May 30, 2024

Alert 5/31-6/3: Bill Dawson Trail closed, but 520 Bridge Trail open

It’s yet another weekend of major closures in the Montlake/SR 520 area. The Bill Dawson Trail between Montlake Blvd and Montlake Playfield will be closed late Friday evening (May 31) through early Monday morning (June 3) along with Lake Washington Boulevard between 520 and the Arboretum. However, walking and biking access will be open along…
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tagged: Bike Route Alert, montlake, sr 520, wsdot
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
March 12, 2024

The 20-year bike plan for S/SE Seattle: Beacon Hill and Rainier Valley

Mayor Bruce Harrell’s proposed Seattle Transportation Plan (“STP”) is now in the hands of the City Council, who can make some final changes before adopting it as official city policy. The STP will supersede the 2014 Bicycle Master Plan, so it’s important to take a close look at its vision for the next 10–20 years…
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tagged: 2024 Seattle Transportation Plan, beacon ave, beacon hill, chief sealth trail, lake washington loop, mlk way, rainier ave, rainier valley, s graham street, sdot, seward park ave s, 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