From MoCA meeting: Fauntleroy Way road-rebuilding update

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First of several updates from tonight’s Morgan Community Association meeting: The most intensive phase of the Fauntleroy/California section of the Fauntleroy Way road work is on track to be done by the end of this week as promised, according to an SDOT update read by MoCA president Deb Barker. The update provided to MoCA by project manager Jessica Murphy also mentions the crews are using a “special fast-setting mix” that is enabling the rebuilt road sections to be used within 24 hours. Right now, according to Murphy’s update, the north access to West Seattle Thriftway and surrounding areas should be open again by Saturday afternoon. One thing that’s still up in the air – exactly when repaving will start in that area – could be as soon as late July. As for the rest of the road-rebuilding project stretch, SDOT says crews will “work their way north from Morgan Junction” starting next week, working on the concrete panels in the northbound lanes – the east side — just uncovered by grinding, and then that long stretch up to Alaska will be reduced to one lane in each direction “for the duration of the project” (into fall). SDOT also acknowledges the bumpiness between the patching on the edge of the redone concrete panels and the yet-to-be-tackled center section, but says that will be eliminated when the center section of the roadway is completely rebuilt. More updates to come: The Viaduct, the Spokane Street Viaduct widening project, RapidRide and the Lowman Beach pump project – and that’s just what we’ve heard so far, with even more on the agenda!

4th Generation Born-N-Raised July 15, 2009 (8:50 pm)

I may be mistaken, but I thought “Special fast-setting mix” was supposed to be quite a bit weaker and inferior to “normal setting mix.” Can we expect earlier cracks, potholes, and replacement, which in turn will take more time and costs over the long term?

WSB July 15, 2009 (8:53 pm)

The transportation folks have already left this longrunning meeting but I will inquire tomorrow with SDOT – TR

WSM July 15, 2009 (9:54 pm)

So they will be paving the “entire” roadway before they are completed? Not the patchwork that exists now? (Like 35Ave SW)

NikkiTaMere July 15, 2009 (10:17 pm)

what a joke… ending the construction isn’t going to matter, the FIX is gonna continue the traffic nightmare forever. Fauntleroy is gonna be a horrible traffic nightmare in perpetuity, because of the loss of car lanes.

Nikels is screwing up W. Seattle traffic in perpetuity.

Yeah, let’s all vote for incompetence again

Sue July 16, 2009 (8:46 am)

TR, this morning at Dawson & Fauntleroy they had a large trailer truck sitting in the bus stop, empty with its ignition running for at least 45 minutes (7am – 7:45am – when I got on the bus). It wasn’t doing anything, and was blocking the buses. (It had actually been there earlier – around 6:15 or so and then left and came back too.) My husband said that around 8am they actually started grinding that part of the roadway, but perhaps they might think about moving the bus stop temporarily if they’re going to be sitting in the middle of the bus stop, blocking it. I understand the inconvenience of the construction, but bus drivers apparently didn’t know the bus stop was blocked, and it seemed every bus that came was either stopping before or after the truck, and the people waiting at the bus stop had no idea where to stand and had to run to get it since they invariably guessed wrong.

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