Mariners vs. Texas Rangers: 7:10 p.m.
Safeco Field
33,000 attending
Motorists can expect heavy traffic before and after the game.

Sunday, May 26

Northwest Folklife Festival: 11 a.m. – 10 p. m.
Seattle Center;
25,000 expected
Streets surrounding Seattle Center will be used for production staging through Tuesday, May 28; expect congestion in the area.  

Mariners vs. Texas Rangers:   1:10 p.m.
Safeco Field
24,000 attending
Motorists can expect heavy traffic before and after the game.

Monday, May 27
Homeless Veteran’s Day:  12 Noon – 4 p.m.
Free BBQ at Bread of Life Mission
2,500 attending
Street closed 6 a.m. – 5 p.m.: S Main Street between Alaskan Way S and  First Avenue S.  Motorists should anticipate congestion on surrounding streets in Pioneer Square.

Northwest Folklife Festival: 11 a.m. – 9 p. m.
Seattle Center;
25,000 expected
Streets surrounding Seattle Center will be used for production staging from now on through Tuesday, May 28; expect congestion in the area.  

Mariners vs. San Diego Padres:   1:10 p.m.
Safeco Field
20,000 attending
Motorists can expect heavy traffic before and after the game.

Contact: Peg Nielsen, 206.684.8114

Over the first two weekends of June, SDOT crews will install thermal plastic safety markings at driveways and streets that cross the cycle track on Linden Avenue N, between N 128th and N 145th streets. Streets may be temporarily closed but driveway access will be maintained at all times. Installation is scheduled for Saturdays and Sundays, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. (weather depending). These green-colored safety markings are designed to increase awareness and visibility of cyclists, and are part of the city’s overall effort to make cycling a comfortable part of everyday life.

In addition to the cycle track, over the next month crews will complete landscaping, and art work installation. Parking restrictions will be in place along the corridor as needed as work progresses.

The cycle track will be complete after this marking work is finished.  However, a private development at the intersection of Linden Ave N & N 141^st Street will be temporarily blocking the cycle track until early August; pedestrians, cyclists and motorists are advised to use caution while traveling through the work zone.

Construction began June 18, 2012, and the entire project is expected to be completed next month. For more information on the Linden Avenue North Complete Street Project, visit SDOT’s project website, http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/linden.htm or call the project hotline: 206-462-6350

Contact:  Marybeth Turner,206.684.8548

Most of the intersection of Delridge Way SW and SW Holden Street will be closed from 7 p.m. Friday, May 31, until 6 a.m. Monday, June 3, for roadway restoration and storm drain installation. This work is part of the Seattle Department of Transportation’s Delridge Way SW Paving Project that is rebuilding much of Delridge Way SW between SW Orchard and SW Roxbury streets.
For the closure of the Delridge/Holden intersection, the detour will be as follows

• Northbound traffic on Delridge Way SW – Take SW Thistle Street to 35th Avenue SW to SW Morgan Street/ Sylvan Way SW/ SW Orchard Street to Delridge Way SW
• Southbound traffic on Delridge Way SW – Take SW Holden Street to 35th Avenue SW to SW Thistle Street  to Delridge Way SW
   
  During the week of June 3, the roadway will be striped between SW Henderson and SW Thistle streets, the areas of Phases 1 and 2. Street parking will be eliminated and lanes will be temporarily shifted for up to four days while striping is completed.
   
  This is a five-phase project. Upon completion of Phase 3 work, construction activity will move north to Phase 4, between SW Holden and SW Orchard streets. The Delridge Way SW Paving Project is funded by the “Bridging the Gap” transportation levy approved by Seattle voters in November 2006. Please visit the project website for more information: www.seattle.gov/transportation/pave_delridge.htm                                                                                   

Contact:  Marybeth Turner, (206) 684-8548

Later this summer, crews will remove the remaining shoring from the afterbay structure and you may experience additional vibration. Notice will be provided prior to this work.  Tunneling activities continue 24 hours a day, Monday through Saturday from the south shaft toward the north shaft in Ballard. Crews may work some Sundays.

Crews will not be working Memorial Day weekend (May 25-27).  King County urges drivers and bicyclists to continue to use caution near the site.

24-hour project hotline/Para más información*: 206-296-3848
(*Seleccione su idioma para solicitor hablar con un intéprete, este servicio es gratuito.) For more information on the Ballard Siphon Replacement Project, visit the project website at: www.kingcounty.gov/environment/wtd/Construction/Seattle/BallardSiphon View construction photos here: www.kingcounty.gov/environment/wtd/Construction/Seattle/BallardSiphon/PhotosSouth

Contact: Adair Muth , King County Wastewater Treatment Division, 206.263.7319

Beginning Saturday, June 1, and continuing until Friday, July 19, Sixth Avenue South will be closed to through traffic at South Jackson Street. Right turns will be permitted from north- and southbound Sixth Avenue to Jackson Street as well as from east- and westbound South Jackson Street to Sixth Avenue South.

From Saturday, June 8, until Friday, June 14, Maynard Avenue South will be closed to through traffic at South Jackson Street. Right turns will be permitted at this intersection.

From Saturday, June 15, until Friday, June 21, Seventh Avenue South will be closed to through traffic at South Jackson Street. Right turns will be permitted at this intersection.                                                                                               

Advance warning signage will be displayed to assist drivers traveling through these intersections, and local access, pedestrian access, and access to businesses will be maintained.

When complete,  the First Hill Streetcar line will have 10 stations along a 2.5-mile route from Jackson and Occidental to Broadway and Denny. The streetcar will serve employment centers, educational institutions, entertainment, cultural and sports venues, and residential neighborhoods while enhancing access to regional rail service like Link Light rail and Sounder trains. Once operational, approximately 3,000 riders each day are expected to use the First Hill line. It will provide service from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m. Monday through Saturday and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sundays and holidays, running at 10-minute intervals during peak and every 15 minutes at other times. A trip from Pioneer Square to the future Link Light rail station on Capitol Hill is anticipated to take just under 20 minutes.

The City of Seattle is developing the First Hill Streetcar in partnership with Sound Transit, with funding provided through the 2008 voter approved Sound Transit 2 (ST2) transit expansion plan.  Completion is planned for spring 2014.

For further information, visit the project website at www.seattlestreetcar.org.

Contact:  Marybeth Turner, 206-684-8548

Northbound freight haulers and drivers heading to the Port of Seattle can reach their destination by following a signed detour on First Avenue South. The next northbound SR 99 off-ramp north of East Marginal Way South is Seneca Street.

Closure details

• 9 p.m. Thursday, May 23 until 5 a.m. Friday, May 24 – The northbound SR 99 off-ramp to East Marginal Way South will be closed.
• Detour: First Avenue South to South Hanford Street to East Marginal Way South.

The old timber supported section of Highway 99 located just south of the West Seattle Bridge was built as a temporary bridge over the railroad tracks in 1956. Replacement work to rebuild one half of the bridge at a time began in February 2013 and wraps up in June 2014.

Bridge girders form the backbone of the bridge by supporting the deck and roadway lengthwise from underneath. Each of the 73-ton girders is 3 feet wide, nearly 5 feet tall and 155 feet long.

Construction progress information, including a project map and photos are available here or go to www.wsdot.wa.gov and search “SR 99 timber bridge.”

Contact:  Broch Bender, WSDOT communications, 206-440-4699 (Shoreline)

Contact:  Peg Nielsen, 206-684-8114

May 20, 2013

Beginning Tuesday, May 21, crews will remove the shoring installed for the afterbay structure construction on the south side of West Commodore Way. 

Crews expect to remove the majority of the shoring by Friday, May 24. Additional work to remove shoring may be required the week of May 27. Crews will not be working Memorial Day weekend (May 25-27).  

Tunneling activities continue 24 hours a day, Monday through Saturday from the south shaft toward the north shaft in Ballard. Crews may work some Sundays.

King County urges drivers and bicyclists to continue to use caution near the site.

What to expect at the south site:

• Noise and vibration beginning May 21; possible vibration the week of May 27 (no work May 25-27)

• Afterbay structure construction weekdays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

• Tunneling activity on the project site involving equipment and trucks 24 hours a day, Monday through Saturday and some Sundays.

• Increased truck traffic around West Commodore Way

• Additional nighttime noise and lighting

24-hour project hotline/Para más información*: 206-296-3848
*Seleccione su idioma para solicitor hablar con un intéprete, este servicio es gratuito.

For more information on the Ballard Siphon Replacement Project, visit the project website at: www.kingcounty.gov/environment/wtd/Construction/Seattle/BallardSiphon

Weekend work on SR 99 and Mercer Street: Friday, May 17, through Monday, May 20

SR 99 and Mercer Street will be fully closed to traffic beginning Friday, May 17, at 11:00 p.m. through Monday, May 20, at 5:00 a.m. During the closure:

• ·         SR 99 will be fully closed between Valley Street and the southern end of the Battery Street Tunnel. Traffic traveling through Seattle via SR 99 will be directed to I-5 north of Seattle at 85^th Street or south of Seattle at E Marginal Way.
• ·         Mercer Street will be fully closed to traffic between Fifth Avenue N and Dexter Avenue N. Traffic heading east towards I-5 will be detoured to Denny Way at Fifth Avenue N and will reconnect to Mercer Street at Dexter Avenue N to continue east.
• ·         Sidewalks will be closed on both sides of SR 99 between Thomas and Valley Streets and on the south side of Mercer Street between Fifth Avenue N and Dexter Avenue N.

Early warning signs will be available in advance of the SR 99 lane restrictions. Travelers can expect significant delays and should plan ahead and use alternate routes.

Major Mercer and SR 99 impacts beginning Monday, May 20; Broad Street re-opens to eastbound traffic

Following the full weekend closure of SR 99, lane restrictions on Mercer Street will remain in place between Fourth Avenue N and Ninth Avenue N, and travelers should expect delays. To help alleviate traffic congestion on eastbound Mercer Street, eastbound Broad Street will re-open to traffic on Monday, May 20, as an alternate route for travelers heading to I-5. 

Additional traffic revisions will include:

• ·         Mercer Street will be reduced to two eastbound lanes between Fourth Avenue N and Ninth Avenue N.
• ·         Local access will be maintained at Taylor Avenue N.
• ·         The sidewalk on the north side of Mercer Street will be closed between Fifth Avenue N and Dexter Avenue N. The sidewalk on the south side of Mercer Street will remain open.
• ·         SR 99 traffic will be shifted to the west side of the roadway between Valley and Harrison streets. Two lanes of SR 99 in each direction will remain open.
• ·         The northbound SR 99 off-ramp to Mercer Street will be permanently closed. A new signalized intersection at Republican Street and Dexter Avenue N will be available for northbound SR 99 traffic to reach South Lake Union. 

Detour information available for Mercer Street lane restrictions

A detour map illustrating Mercer Street lane restrictions and pedestrian detours beginning May 20  is available online: http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/mercercorridor.htm.

For more details and traffic impacts, please see the following schedule of events and construction activities.

Friday, May 17
Norwegian 17^th of May Parade:  6 p.m. (start of parade)
Starts at 24^th Avenue NW and NW 62^nd Street
4,500 expected
Parade route: south on 24^th to NW Market St; east on Market to 22^nd Avenue NW; south on 22^nd to Ballard Avenue NW; participants disperse north and south on Ballard Avenue NW.
Parade staging from 4:30 – 6 p.m. on streets around Adams Elementary School located at 26^th Avenue NW and  NW 62^ndStreet.   Plan on street closures and find alternate routes.  22^nd Avenue NW will be closed from 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. http://www.17thofmay.org/parade.html

Ballard Bike Street Party:  4 – 7 p.m.
22nd Avenue NW between Market Street and Ballard Avenue NW and Bergen Place Park
800 expected
Street closed from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. :  22^nd Avenue NW http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/summer_ballard.htm

Seattle Storm vs. Tulsa Preseason Game:  7 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Key Arena
6,000 attending
Expect congestion on west side of the Seattle Center before and after the game.

Saturday, May 18                      
Seattle University School of Law Graduation:  6 a.m. – 11:59 p.m.
Key Arena, Seattle Center
6,000 attending
All day event; expect congestion on streets surrounding the center grounds.

Seattle’s Best 15K & 10K:  7:30 – 11 a.m.
Starts and ends at Gas Works Park
1,000 participants
Run/walk  route is counter clockwise around Lake Union, using sidewalks, bike trails and some streets going from Gas Works Park, then on the Lake Union Loop Trail and along the Ship Canal back to the park; Seattle Police will assist runners through major intersections; drivers should expect a rolling slowdown as runners make their way along the route.Please see http://www.seattle15k.com/ for route detail.

Celebration Birth of Buddha Parade: start time: 9 a.m.
Starts at Hing Hay Park (Maynard Avenue S and S King Street)
900 expected
Parade route: Starts at Maynard Avenue S and  S. King Street; heads north on King to 12^th Avenue S; north on 12^th to S Jackson Street; east on S Jackson Street to the Red Apple Supermarket parking lot at 23^rd Avenue S.; Seattle Police will escort. Expect traffic impacts along the parade route. from 7 – 11:30 a.m.

44^th Annual University District Street Fair:  10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
The Ave
25,000 expected per day
Streets closed from 2:30 a.m. on Saturday to 2:30 a.m. on Monday: University Way. NE between NE 50^th Street and NE Campus Parkway; NE 47^th Street, NE 43^rd Street, NE 42^nd Street, and NE 41^st Street between 15^th Avenue NE and Brooklyn Avenue NE; event hours Motorists should plan on congestion throughout the area.   http://udistrictstreetfair.org/

Seattle Sounders vs. FC Dallas:  7:30 – 9 p.m.
CenturyLink Field
38,000
Expect heavy traffic around the stadium before and after the match.

Sunday, May 19
Nordstrom Beat the Bridge 8K Run & Walk: 8:30 – 11 a.m.
Starts on Montlake Boulevard NE and NE Pacific – ends at Husky Stadium
11,500
Closed for Staging at 7:30 a.m.: Montlake Boulevard NE between NE 44^th Street and NE Pacific Street
8K route: Starts at Montlake Boulevard NE and NE Pacific; moves  south on Montlake across Montlake Bridge to E Roanoke Street; west on Roanoke to W Montlake Place E; south on W Montlake (Place)  to 19^th Avenue E; south on 19^th to E Lynn Street; west on Lynn to Boyer Avenue E; northwest on Boyer to Fuhrman Avenue E; northwest on Fuhrman to the University Bridge, north across bridge to Lincoln Way NE; east on Lincoln to Brooklyn Avenue NE; south on Brooklyn to NE Pacific Street; east on Pacific to NE Pacific Place; east on Pacific (Place) to Montlake Boulevard NE; north on Montlake to NE 44^th Street; u-turn and finish in Husky Stadium.   University Bridge goes up at about 8:50 a.m. and stays up for approximately 5 minutes.  http://www2.jdrf.org/site/TR/Walk-Blueprint/Chapter-JDRFNorthwest4700?pg=informational&fr_id=2215&type=fr_informational&sid=1082
Drivers planning trips through the Montlake area should plan ahead for the closure of the Montlake Bridge on Sunday morning. The off-ramp to Montlake from eastbound SR 520 will remain open, but drivers will be held back while runners pass through.

Franklin High School Art Festival:  7 a.m – 5 p.m.
S Mt. Baker Boulevard adjacent to Franklin High School
250 expected
Event will close eastbound S Mt. Baker Boulevard between 30^th Avenue S and 32^nd Avenue S from 7 a.m.  to 5 p.m.
Expect congestion on surrounding streets.

West Seattle 5K Run and  Walk:  9:20 a.m.
Down Alki Avenue and back
1,600 participants
Route: starts on Alki Avenue SW at 60^th Avenue SW; moves east on Alki to Anchor Park (1100 Alki Avenue SW), makes a u-turn and back to starting point at 60^th. http://westseattle5k.com/  Alki Avenue SW between 63^rd Avenue SW and 56^th Avenue SW will be closed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Motorists should anticipate congestion on surrounding streets.

Madrona Mayfair Parade:  9:30 a.m.  (approximately 15 minutes in length)
Children’s parade in the Madrona neighborhood;
500 participants
Parade route: Starts south on 34^th Avenue between Al Larkin Park (E Pike Street) to Madrona Park (E Spring Street); Seattle Police will escort. 
Motorists will encounter a rolling slowdown as parade moves along.

44^th Annual University District Street Fair:  10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
The Ave
25,000 expected per day
Streets closed from 2:30 a.m. on Saturday to 2:30 a.m. on Monday: University Way. NE between NE 50^th Street and NE Campus Parkway; NE 47^th Street, NE 43^rd Street, NE 42^nd Street, and NE 41^st Street between 15^th Avenue NE and Brooklyn Avenue NE; event hours Motorists should plan on congestion throughout the area http://udistrictstreetfair.org/

Summer Streets – West Seattle:  11 a.m.  – 5 p.m.
Alki Avenue SW from 56^th Avenue SW – 63^rd Avenue SW
1,525 expected
Alki Avenue SW between 63^rd Avenue SW and 56^th Avenue SW will be closed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. will be closed to traffic for the street party from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.  Motorists should expect congestion and plan on being detoured around the street party area.  The Water Taxi will continue to operate; Don Armeni Boat Ramp will be open.  http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/summer_alki.htm

West Seattle Bee Garden Parade: start time: 11:30a.m.
West Seattle Elementary School (31^st Avenue SW and SW Holly Street)
450 participants
Parade route: starts at West Seattle Elementary School at 31^st SW and SW Holly Street; heads north on 31st to Lanham Place SW; north on Lanham to SW Graham Street; east on Graham into High Point Commons Park; Seattle Police will escort. 
Event will close 31^st Avenue SW between SW Graham Bataan Place SW from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.  http://www.westseattlebeegarden.com/events.html

Construction and Maintenance work to plan around:
May 16 – 24:   Eastbound N 80th Street closed between Greenwood Avenue N and Aurora Avenue N for concrete panel replacement.  Work is taking place Tuesdays through Saturdays.

May 17 – 20: Major construction on the Mercer West project begins.  SR99 and Mercer Street closed from 11p.m. Friday night to 5a.m. Monday morning.  The South Lake Union Streetcar system will also be closed for the weekend.
May 19 – 20: The Montlake Bridge will also be closed from 10 p.m. on Sunday until 5 a.m. on Monday for Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance work. http://wsdot.wa.gov/Northwest/King/Construction/KingCountyConstruction.htm

Contact:  Peg Nielsen, peg.nielsen@seattle.gov, 206.684.8114