West Seattle Friday: Partial bridge closure; Sealth homecoming…

(Stand-up paddleboarding at sunset earlier this week; photo by Paul Swortz from the WSB Flickr group pool)
From the WSB West Seattle Events calendar:

TRAFFIC ALERT – PARTIAL BRIDGE CLOSURE: Westbound Spokane Street Viaduct closes at 10 pm and is scheduled to stay closed through 10 am Sunday. This means the exits to the West Seattle Bridge from I-5 and Beacon Hill are closed.

SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES TALK MATH/SCIENCE EDUCATION: 6-8 pm at Puget Ridge Cohousing Association, a “happy-hour fundraiser” for school-board candidates Sharon Peaslee and Marty McLaren with guests Cliff Mass, Ted Nutting (Ballard math teacher) & Dr. Dave Myerson (Mercer Island School Board). Puget Ridge Cohousing Association, 7020 18th SW (north of SW Myrtle), $50 donation requested, all are invited.
From organizers: “We have a huge achievement gap in math and science that continues to grow. Marty McLaren and Sharon Peaslee will address this head on if they’re elected to the School Board.”

PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP: 2-weekend workshop starts at the Seattle Chinese Garden in West Seattle, 6:30 pm – full details here.

ADMIRAL CHURCH FUNDRAISER: Admiral Church‘s diinner/auction fundraiser is tonight at South Seattle Community College, 6000 16th SW. Vacation accommodations in South Africa, Kona, Tucson and Ocean Shores will highlight the live auction, and there are many gift baskets and silent auction items. Call 206-932-8662 to see if there’s still room.

HIGH-SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Chief Sealth homecoming game, hosting Eastside Catholic at Southwest Athletic Complex, 7 pm; West Seattle HS plays at Franklin (Southeast Athletic Complex), 7 pm; Seattle Lutheran HS at Concrete, 7 pm.

ART/GIFT SHOW DEADLINE: A reminder that the holiday season is not that far away: Deadline for West Seattle artists to apply to participate in the 2011 Fauntleroy Fine Art & Holiday Gift Fair in November. See Fauntleroy Church website for more details.

RobertSeattle September 30, 2011 (1:19 pm)

I realize this is probably an apple/orange – laymen’s perspective comment but it seems like the contractor working on the new south section of 99 is moving lots faster than the contractor doing the Spokane Street Viaduct expansion. Current plans for say completion is “Spring 2012”. Sooner would better SDOT!

redblack September 30, 2011 (7:00 pm)

robert: well-said. PCL is the contractor on the SSV, and they should be ashamed of themselves working so close to skanska, the contractor for hwy 99
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then again, hwy 99 has a huge budget in comparison, and bigger incentive to move quickly.
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but SDOT knew the day was coming when 99 would be severed. and they were pretty quiet with the progress update emails this summer. not much information.
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TR: the first paragraph about the ramps from I-5 being closed should read columbian way, not columbia city.

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