Date set for California SW ‘spot paving’ south of The Junction

(Added 11:29 am: Part of the stretch to be “spot paved,” looking south on the northbound side)
New information from SDOT today about the “spot paving” planned just south of The Junction, as first reported here last month. It’s scheduled to be done next week:

Crews from the Seattle Department of Transportation plan to grind and pave in the block of California Avenue SW between Erskine Way SW and SW Hudson Street on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 20 and 21, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. One lane of traffic will remain open for each direction and bicycles will merge with general traffic. There will be a police officer at the intersection of California & Erskine/Edmunds to assist traffic. All sidewalks and crosswalks will remain open.

Before you ask – as noted in our August story, SDOT says it wishes it could repave California SW further south, too, but doesn’t currently have the money.

8 Replies to "Date set for California SW 'spot paving' south of The Junction"

  • JAT September 14, 2011 (10:27 am)

    High time! (though as long as they have the trucks and crews in the neighborhood – they could hit some of the notorious and much commented upon fissures down on beach drive, right?)

    what I enjoy about SDOT’s announcement is the comment that when a lane is closed “bicycles will merge with general traffic.” California Ave SW has sharrows (technically called mixed use lane markings)so bicycles should already be merged with general traffic.

    Of course it’s possible that this is merely a carefully worded friendly reminder, but more likely than that seems the idea that SDOT doesn’t really understand the meaning of its own lane markings.

  • WorldCitizen September 14, 2011 (12:57 pm)

    One block.

  • Petert September 14, 2011 (1:13 pm)

    I say we offer them a few six-packs, and take them down to Beach Drive…. ;)

  • metrognome September 14, 2011 (1:22 pm)

    Let the complaining begin!!! Oh, it already has …

  • Dwight September 15, 2011 (1:11 pm)

    Wow! Only one block? Sigh!

  • Joan September 15, 2011 (5:23 pm)

    Huh… now I will have one block less where I can slalom with my car! I HAVE considered getting some neighbors together with a few bucket of tar and gravel and filling them in ourselves.

  • Uncle K September 17, 2011 (9:48 am)

    No hurry. I already have every pothole on California and Beach Drive memorized.

  • Again & a Gain September 21, 2011 (2:37 pm)

    Again & a Gain Children’s and Maternity Consignment, and, Kid Friendly Footwear will be OPEN during the road repairs! We are offering five dollars off purchase of any New Shoes or Boots (Keen, Bogs, Pluie Pluie), etc. to any one who braves the journey during this inconvenience scheduled thru Friday, 9/23/11. Lots of new stuff for Halloween, please come; it’s lonely today!

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