September 21 – 22
East Pine Street will be closed to traffic at Broadway in the Capitol Hill Neighborhood from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 21 and 22. These closures are required for roadway restoration associated with the First Hill Streetcar project. Broadway will remain open to north- and southbound traffic. Eastbound traffic on East Pine Street will be required to turn right on Broadway. Westbound traffic will be required to turn right or left on 12th Avenue, except for local access traffic (vehicles with destinations between 12th Avenue and Nagel Place). Additionally, East Pine Street will be closed to traffic between Broadway and Nagel Place.
The following detours will be provided:
Westbound traffic on East Pine Street will be directed:
North on 12th Avenue to East John Street
West on East John Street to Broadway
South on Broadway to return to East Pine Street
Eastbound traffic on East Pine Street will be directed:
South on Broadway to East Pike Street
East on East Pike Street to 12th Avenue
North on 12th Avenue to return to East Pine Street
When complete, the First Hill Streetcar line will have ten stations along a two and one-half mile route from South Jackson Street and Occidental Avenue South to Broadway and Denny Way. 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 mid- 2014. For further information, visit the project website at
http://www.seattlestreetcar.org.
Contact: Marybeth Turner, 206.684-8548
