The Viaduct closes on January 11 and the new SR-99 tunnel opens three weeks later. During the closure, everyone who travels in the region will be affected. And that’s just the beginning of several years of downtown traffic projects. The City of Seattle is encouraging us to prepare by visiting www.seattle.gov/traffic.  #GetReady #Realign99

Wondering how to use the new SR 99 tunnel when it opens? Check it out: WSDOT is launching a series of “how-to” videos showing how we’ll be able to drive through the tunnel! www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGJ9ObcP3Jg

Beginning with WSDOT’s #Realign99 project and including lots of construction projects downtown until 2024, the City of Seattle is encouraging us to prepare for the #SeattleSqueeze. We are entering a new era of tough traffic, and we need to start planning and preparing now. Check out www.seattle.gov/traffic #GetReady

More resources for your employees and customers: Seattle Squeeze Community Toolkit + Fact Sheet.

On March 30, Mayor Durkan directed the City of Seattle to halt the ongoing projects related to the Center City Connector streetcar, except for work on seismically vulnerable water mains in Pioneer Square.

The initial summary of findings was released on August 31 with further information on capital and operating costs.

Learn more here

The big Realign99 highway closure is less than two months away! WSDOT has been working with its contractor and agency partners to refine the plan, and recently announced refinements to the closure schedule. The big change is that the northbound SR 99 on-ramp from Royal Brougham Way will close on January 4, 2019 before the official Viaduct closure on January 11, 2019.

After the tunnel opens, a new contractor will begin removing the viaduct. WSDOT and its contractor are holding drop-in sessions for neighbors to learn more about what to expect when construction begins in early 2019. The first two, 12/4 (evening) and 12/5 (daytime), are held at the Waterfront Space on the corner of Western Avenue and Union Street.

For questions about the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program at viaduct@wsdot.wa.gov.

Pioneer Square Impacts

Utility Construction (1st Ave S)
Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project
Occidental Alley Infrastructure Improvements
Colman Dock Project

For more detail on upcoming projects and events in the region see SDOT’s three week look ahead.

Press Highlights

November 2018