Transportation

Heads-up, folks: the University Bridge will be closed this weekend. Here's the scoop from The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT): The University Bridge will be closed the weekend of March 23-24 in order to make in-water repairs to be to the north fender of the bridge which was damaged in an earlier marine accident. The bridge will close at 6 a.m. on Saturday morning, March 23.  It will remain closed until 10 p.m. Saturday evening.  At that point, the bridge will reopen until…

Last summer, I posted about the construction of bus bulbs and other transit improvements along 45th Street. After a recent post about proposed changes to N. 40th Street, Wallyhood got an earful about the bus bulbs on 45th. So I thought it would be a good time to check in with Mr. SDOT, Jeff Bender, who explains all manner of transit and traffic improvements to the willing lay person. To recap, bus bulbs, or sidewalk extensions that allow buses to load and unload…

I-5 users, traffic is going to suck even worse beginning in February when the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) works on the stretch of freeway between Roanoke St. and NE 59th St. What's more, if you live around I-5, you can expect noisy nightly weekend repairs when they grind down the deteriorating pavement and replace it. According to this handy flyer from WSDOT: Southbound Interstate 5 in the University District is a mosaic of wheel ruts, cracked and broken concrete.…

Living relatively close to Hamilton International Middle School, I often see drivers frantically race their children to school on N. 41st, which is an non-arterial street. And several times when I've been out walking the dogs, I've almost been plowed over by folks driving southbound on Wallingford and hooking a sharp right onto N. 41st without looking out for pedestrians. It's enough to drive me crazy, and I often try not to walk the dogs between 7:30 and 8:00am to avoid…

Yesterday, Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) crews began the task of sealing cracks in arterial asphalt streets throughout Seattle, three of which are here in Wallingford (listed below). According to SDOT: This process will reduce the amount of water that seeps under the pavement during the year causing potholes and other roadway damage. The crews plan to start in the northern part of the city and work towards the south, although the schedule and order may change depending on the weather…