Alliance for Pioneer Square

The following is a notice from Seattle Public Utilities:

 

Situation: About two months ago Seattle Tunnel Partners drilled into one of our conduits along Alaskan Way S.  It affected our service at a Port of Seattle facility at Pier 48, and at some traffic lights along Alaskan Way.  We rerouted power to restore service.  Now STP is needing to drill through the rerouted service in advance of the tunnel boring machine.  So, we are needing to go back to the original power feed and make repairs.  While we are at it we will provide Pier 48 with an upgraded service.

Most of the work will be behind STP’s fencing west of the Viaduct along Alaskan Way between S. King Street and S. Main Street.  This upcoming weekend, an underground civil crew will replace two vault lids along Alaskan Way: one at Jackson and one at Main. Neither traffic nor the pedestrian trail will be blocked.

 

Outages: The work to pull in service for Pier 48 will require an outage there, at several traffic signals along Alaskan Way (intersections with Columbia, Yesler, and Main), at the Port facility and its pedestrian path from 9 p.m. on Sat., Dec 15 to 5 a.m. on Sun. Dec. 16.  ESR, John Harvey has contacted these customers.  STP will be providing police officers at the traffic signals.  Work to prepare for the above will also cause about 200 other customers to be out from 3 a.m. to 5 a.m. on Sat Dec. 15 and then again from 3 a.m. to 5 a.m. on Sun. Dec. 16. These customers are on 1st Avenue S. and Occidental Avenue S. between S. King Street and and  S. Dearborn Street.

 

Community Outreach:  The customers cited above are all being notified in advance. IF YOU DIDN’T GET AN OUTAGE NOTICE, YOU WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE DECEMBER 15 & 16 OUTAGES.

Milepost 31 celebrates its one-year anniversary

Join us on Dec. 6 as we celebrate the one-year anniversary of Milepost 31. Since opening last December, Milepost 31 has welcomed over 7,000 visitors from Seattle and around the world. In addition to being a favorite of our guests, the facility has received five awards, including:

• King County Executive’s John D. Spellman Award for Exemplary Achievement in Historic Preservation.
  • Washington Museum Association for Project Excellence.
  • American Association for State and Local History merit award.
  • History in Progress award.
  • Federal Highway Administration’s Exemplary Human Environment Initiatives award.

Stop by on Dec. 6 for cookies and apple cider throughout the day. That evening, join us for a special guest presentation about the Elliott Bay Seawall Project and learn how the City of Seattle is working to improve this vital piece of infrastructure, while also restoring fish habitat and connections to the water.

 

Milepost 31 Speaker Series – Elliott Bay Seawall Project: Below the Surface

6 to 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 6

Milepost 31 (www.milepost31.org)

211 First Ave. S., Seattle

Admission is free.

After the talk, be sure to leave enough time to explore the rest of the First Thursday Art Walk in Pioneer Square. Milepost 31 is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and stays open until 8 p.m. on First Thursdays.

Free parking is available for First Thursday art walk patrons in Pioneer Square. Please visit www.FirstThursdaySeattle.com for more information about participating garages.

 

Winning TBM name to be announced in December

WSDOT sponsored a contest for kindergarten through 12^th grade students to name the SR 99 tunnel boring machine. The deadline to submit names has passed and now comes the hard part: choosing a winner from all of the great suggestions we received. Entries will be judged by a panel including Gov. Chris Gregoire and Washington Transportation Secretary Paula Hammond. The winner will be announced in December, when project officials travel to Japan and Seattle Tunnel Partners takes ownership of the completed TBM.

Nothing like ending the year on a happy note…   Lots of new neighbors coming to Pioneer Square:

• The Kitchen by Delicatus – 311 1st Ave S.  Commissary kitchen and event space. Open for business.
• Gaba Sushi – 216 1st Ave S. in Grand Central Building. Opening this month.
• Floor 13 – 114 Alaskan Way S, #301.  New gorgeous event space.  Open for business.
• Bar Sajor – 323 Occidental Ave S. Matt Dillon’s newest restaurant. Opening in January
• Rain Shadow Meats – 406 Occidental Ave S. Butcher shop.  Opening in February
• The Stadium Lodge – 166 S. King St. Owner of Mukilteo Lodge and Kirkland Lodge. Opening “before baseball season!”
• Indigene – 322 Occidental Ave S. Meeting space, wine bar, and retail. Opening Spring 2013
• The London Plane – 300 Occidental Ave S. Restaurant, deli, floral, and commercial bakery. Opening Spring 2013
• Il Corvo Pasta – 217 James St. A new home for Mike Easton! Opening early 2013