Archive for December, 2012
Beginning as early as the week of January 2, westbound traffic on S. Main Street will be closed from First Ave. S. to Occidental Ave. S. during working hours. Utility work is anticipated to take up to two weeks, and then additional time may be required to restore the historic cobblestone surface.
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Posted: December 31st, 2012 under Greater Downtown, Traffic Advisories.
Today, is the long awaited grand opening of the new Museum of History and Industry on Lake Union. The opening festivities continue through the weekend and crowds in the thousands are expected to attend most every day. At 1:25 p.m. on Sunday, December 30, the Seattle Seahawks will kick-off against the
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Posted: December 27th, 2012 under Bicycles, Commute, Event traffic, General, Greater Downtown, Greater Duwamish, Pedestrians, Queen Anne/Magnolia, Trucks.
Today WSDOT issued a news release about the I-5 ramp repair project at the I-5 interchange at Spokane Street. The first of four weekend closures will be from Friday, Jan. 4 at 10 p.m. until Monday, Jan. 7 at 5 a.m. During this time WSDOT will close the ramp from southbound I-5 to the
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Posted: December 27th, 2012 under Greater Duwamish, SODO, Southwest Seattle, Traffic Advisories, Trucks.
Nighttime lane restrictions on Valley Street and Terry Avenue North The Seattle Department of Transportation’s Mercer Corridor Project is announcing nighttime lane restrictions on Valley Street and Terry Avenue North beginning tonight, Monday, December 17th through December 20 to accommodate underground water main work. Westbound Valley Street will be restricted to
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Posted: December 17th, 2012 under Bicycles, Commute, General, Queen Anne/Magnolia, Traffic Advisories, Trucks.
City crews will perform high-priority maintenance work on electrical utilities at the western end of the West Seattle Bridge on Monday night, Dec. 17. This work will require drivers coming from Admiral Way SW to make a slight detour as they drive onto the bridge. The crews will begin work at 8:30
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Posted: December 14th, 2012 under Greater Duwamish, Southwest Seattle, Traffic Advisories, Trucks.
On Saturday, Dec. 15, traffic crews from the Seattle Department of Transportation plan to replace the traffic camera located on the off-ramp from the westbound lanes of the West Seattle Bridge to Delridge Way SW. They will close the inside lane of the ramp at approximately 5:45 a.m. and will reopen the
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Posted: December 14th, 2012 under Greater Duwamish, Southwest Seattle, Traffic Advisories.
This weekend there will be closures at the intersection of Broadway and Madison in the First Hill neighborhood to facilitate construction of the First Hill Streetcar. Closures will begin on Friday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. and continue until Sunday, Dec. 16 at 5 p.m. Madison will be closed to all through
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Posted: December 13th, 2012 under East and Central Seattle, Traffic Advisories, Trucks.
Weekend closure of Fairview Avenue N from Mercer to Valley Street The Seattle Department of Transportation’s Mercer Corridor Project is announcing a weekend closure of Fairview Avenue N between Mercer Street and Valley Street beginning Saturday, December 15, at 8:00 a.m. through Monday, December 17, at 5:00 a.m. The closure will accommodate
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Posted: December 12th, 2012 under Bicycles, Commute, General, Pedestrians, Queen Anne/Magnolia, Trucks.
Washington Department of Transportation Drivers should plan for delays on southbound State Route 99 through downtown Seattle the next two weekends. Crews working for WSDOT will reduce SR 99 to one lane near the stadiums and close the southbound off-ramp to South Atlantic Street. During the closures crews will drive more than
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Posted: December 12th, 2012 under Greater Downtown, SODO, Traffic Advisories, Trucks.
Tomorrow, December 12, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., approximately 100 members and supporters of the National Federation of the Blind will conduct an informational picket at Amazon’s company headquarters located at 426 Terry Avenue N in the South Lake Union district. The protest is a response to a recent push by
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Posted: December 11th, 2012 under Commute, General, Traffic Advisories, Trucks.