WEDGWOOD
Work progresses on N.E. 75th road repairs
Seattle Department of Transportation contractor Gary Merlino Construction plans to complete work in the westbound lanes of Northeast 75th Street between 25th and 35th avenues Northeast by Labor Day.
On Tuesday, Sept. 6, the contractor will use the shortened work week to repair pavement in the eastbound lanes of Northeast 75th between 20th and 25th avenues Northeast. Work in the westbound lanes will begin the following week. Both will involve detours to Northeast 65th Street between 20th and 25th.
The last stage of concrete repair will be the intersection of 75th and 20th.
Then, starting Sept. 19, crews will prune growth from private yards on 75th that has been growing into the sidewalk area. This will allow the contractor to repair broken sidewalks along 75th between Lake City Way Northeast and 35th.
FREMONT
Bridge work, traffic changes to start soon
Mowat Construction will start staging and securing the Fremont Bridge approaches for the 25-month rebuild project after Labor Day. The work also will involve changing the traffic signals and street curbs at several intersections nearby.
One of the first projects is to add a temporary westbound bike path to North 34th Street to substitute for the soon-to-be-closed Burke-Gilman Trail. It will replace the right-hand traffic lane on 34th from Stone Way North to Phinney Avenue North. This alternate route will remain open until the Burke-Gilman Trail is restored in summer 2007.
Also, the Burke Mill Road and the Ship Canal Trail are expected to close on Sept. 12.
NORTH SEATTLE
Road work continues on Phinney
Seattle Department of Transportation continues to make improvements to Phinney and Fremont avenues North and North 50th Street arterials.
The project includes 100 new curb ramps and 50 retrofitted ramps; curb bulbs in front of Woodland Park Zoo and the Norse Home; resurfacing Phinney from 50th to 73rd; and traffic signal improvements along Phinney, Fremont, North 50th and at the intersection of 46th and Green Lake Way North.
The construction will continue into early next year.
The crews are now working on completing the curb ramp, curb bulb and paving work on Phinney between 50th and 73rd by the middle of September. Work will then begin between North 60th and 73rd streets.
Project information and updates are available on-line at www.seattle.gov/transportation/phinney.htm, or in the clear boxes on signs posted on the east side of Phinney and 50th and on the west side of Phinney and Greenwood avenues at North 67th Street.[[In-content Ad]]
