West Seattle Monday: New road work; neighborhood meetings…

(Click for larger view)
Gatewood photographer/pilot Long B. Nguyen shares that view of the Lowman Beach area – in the news tonight with another design meeting for the sewer-overflow-control project that will be built where you see a block of residences across from the beach park now. Here’s the full list of what’s on the schedule today/tonight, from the WSB West Seattle Events calendar:

BRIDGE CLOSURES AND OTHER ROAD WORK: There’s LOTS going on. If you drive through the Morgan Junction/Lincoln Park area on Fauntleroy Way SW, crews are starting work on the “transit corridor” project to facilitate this fall’s launch of RapidRide bus service. They’re scheduled to work in the daytime, with some lane restrictions expected; details here. … Avalon Way is scheduled for restrictions/detours today, 9 am-4 pm, explained here … Two West Seattle Bridge closures overnight tonight: The eastbound Spokane Street Viaduct is closed east of the 1st Avenue South offramp, 9 pm-5 am (details here); the Fauntleroy Expressway (southwest end of the bridge) has an overnight closure those same hours, detailed here (and remember – NEXT SUNDAY, IT’S CLOSED ALL DAY).

PORT TRUCKERS RALLY: Just east of the east end of the “low bridge,” port truckers and supporters are scheduled to rally at 9 am by the Spokane Street Fishing Bridge (here’s our Sunday preview).

ADMIRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT MEETING: 4 pm, the Benbow Room @ Heartland Café, with the agenda including officer elections. Details on the Admiral District Facebook page.

ZUMBA FUNDRAISER AT WSHS and other dates: West Seattle High School ASB fundraiser for the Class of 2012 – Zumba classes open to all, 5-6 pm today, Thursday, Feb. 28, and March 1 in the WSHS gym, $7/class or 2 for $10.

NDNC MEETING: North Delridge Neighborhood Council meeting, 6:30 pm, Delridge Library, agenda (see it here) includes update on Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association.

DESIGN MEETING FOR OVERFLOW-CONTROL PROJECT: Fourth meeting of the Design Advisory Group for the Murray combined-sewer-overflow control facility project across from Lowman Beach. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Fauntleroy Church, 9140 California SW.

PPNC MEETING: Pigeon Point Neighborhood Council meets at Pathfinder K-8 School cafeteria, 7 pm

WEST SEATTLE TEEN IN NATIONAL COMPETITION: Andrew Borracchini represents Admiral Metropolitan Market (WSB sponsor) – and the entire state! – in the grocery-bagging national championships in Las Vegas (see most recent WSB story here).

NIGHTLIFE: Trivia with Brian Calvert at Christo’s on Alki, 7 pm … Karaoke with Kelli at Skylark Café and Club, 9 pm … Also at 9 pm, the “Flat Earth Society” weekly vinyl DJ’ing at West 5 features Eric Eagle … Talarico’s has karaoke @ 9:30 pm.

Neo-Realist February 13, 2012 (8:27 am)

They closed off Avalon as early as 7:30am or earlier this morning. Did they start work early or did some schmo get in an accident?

WSB February 13, 2012 (8:31 am)

That might have been because of a sizable but short-lived medic call at 35th/Avalon. It was already over by the time we heard about it but we’re following up to check. – TR

(edit – Per SFD, an incident involving minor injuries to a motorcyclist.)

Cowpie February 13, 2012 (10:33 am)

When you talk about the CSO (Combined Sewer Overflow) project being built across from the park, are you talking within the homes to the south or west across the street. I didn’t know they took the project out of the park itself. I need to keep up with this stuff.

WSB February 13, 2012 (10:36 am)

The homes east of the park. In the triangle of land between Lincoln Park Way and Beach Drive. The county is buying all the property (had purchased from 2 of 6 owners last time I checked) and tearing down the homes/apartments, and that’s where the million-gallon underground tank will go. A few smaller above-ground facilities. – TR

flynlo February 13, 2012 (11:07 am)

TR – Last time that I checked, I think that it was Friday, the county has purchased all but one of the homes. (The one that had permits for major renovation.) Do you know why the purchase prices are not public information? The King Co. web site shows them as all $0.0!

Cowpie February 13, 2012 (11:35 am)

THANKS…

Oops, I meant east of the park not west. I’m glad to hear they’re not damaging the two mature trees.

Chivahn February 13, 2012 (12:16 pm)

Woah woah woah. Next Sunday I (and my clients) need to be able to get to the ActivSpace on Harbor. How’s the best way to do that, coming from 99, if it’s gonna be closed off?

I wish they gave us more than a week’s worth of notice on these things. These appointments have been on the books for 6 weeks.

SDOT_Construction_Coordinator February 13, 2012 (12:57 pm)

Chivahn- If you are traveling southbound on SR 99, you will still be able to exit westbound to the West Seattle Bridge and can exit on Delridge. From there, you can follow surface streets to Harbor Avenue. The Harbor exit will be closed, however.