West Seattle Bridge alerts: Spokane St. Viaduct closures

The next round of Spokane Street Viaduct Widening Project-related closures has just arrived in e-mail from SDOT, including the weekend westbound closure they’ve already announced, plus other closures/changes AND a projected reopening date for the 1st Avenue South offramp from the eastbound SSV – read on!

The westbound lanes of the Spokane Street Viaduct between I-5 and SR 99 will be closed this weekend from 6 p.m. Saturday, June 9 until 5 a.m. Monday, June 11. The SR 99 southbound off-ramp to West Seattle will remain open, providing an opportunity to avoid the closure. The attached maps provide additional detour opportunities.

Map routes to West Seattle from north during the closure

Map routes to West Seattle from south during the closure

It should also be noted that the eastbound Spokane Street Viaduct off-ramp at First Avenue S remains closed. It is currently projected to reopen the morning of Tuesday, June 19.

The updated construction related travel lane closures and/or shifts for the coming week are outlined below, although some dates could slip depending on weather conditions.

Wednesday, June 13 – Thursday, June 14

· Eastbound lanes of the Spokane Street Viaduct will be closed at SR 99, with all traffic diverted to northbound SR 99. All other eastbound traffic should consider using the low level Spokane Swing Bridge. The closure will run from 10 p.m. both nights until 5 a.m. the following morning.

· The left westbound travel lane of the Spokane Street Viaduct between I-5 and SR 99 will be closed from 10 p.m. both nights until 5 a.m. the following morning. Traffic will be maintained in the remaining westbound lane.

Sunday, June 17 – Tuesday, June 19

· Southbound traffic on East Marginal Way at S Spokane Street will be detoured to the west for three nights from 9 p.m. nightly until 5 a.m. the following morning.

Monday, June 18

· The westbound lanes of the Spokane Street Viaduct between I-5 and SR 99 will be closed overnight from 10 p.m Monday until 5 a.m. on Tuesday morning, June 19. The SR 99 southbound off-ramp to West Seattle will remain open, providing an opportunity to avoid the closure.

· The left eastbound travel lane of the Spokane Street Viaduct between I-5 and SR 99 will be closed from 10 p.m. Monday until 5 a.m. on Tuesday morning, June 19. Traffic will be maintained in the remaining eastbound lane.

sam-c June 7, 2012 (4:14 pm)

yikes !
not looking forward to that spokane street viaduct closure this weekend. at least it is not the same weekend as a viaduct closure.
i keep thinking that WSDOT / SDOT will do that to us at some point, but I hope not.

KT June 7, 2012 (5:33 pm)

Your northbound/ southbound links are mixed up.

From the south = northbound
From the north = southbound

SDOT_Construction_Coordinator June 8, 2012 (9:35 am)

SDOT will not allow the westbound direction of the Spokane Street Viaduct to be closed at the same time southbound Alaskan Way Viaduct is closed. Rest assured!

Scubafrog June 8, 2012 (1:09 pm)

My father was headed over here, but just reported to me that the westbound portion of the bridge is closed. And Spokane St. is looking bad.

Enough of this. I moved to Alki about 5 years ago – this bridge is my lifeline to work. It’s also my aunt’s lifeline to work (she moved to Alki about 10 years ago).

We’re done. Her condo is on the market, mine’s going up in the Fall. DOT and this ceaseless construction have wreaked irrepairable havoc on our lives. The officials handling that have handled this are impotent half-wits.

LOVED the community, second to none. That bridge is a killer + the spokane st mess. I wish the West Seattle community all the best, and I hope they wrap this stuff up soon!

WSB June 8, 2012 (2:30 pm)

The westbound portion of the bridge is NOT closed until Saturday at 6 pm. We were just on a two-hour site tour with the construction team. The westbound Spokane St. Viaduct, I-5 to 99, will be closed this weekend 6 pm Saturday till pre-commute Monday – if it reopens sooner, we’ll update – TR

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