Comments on: The case of the missing bridge signs https://westseattleblog.com/2018/01/the-case-of-the-missing-bridge-signs/ West Seattle news, 24/7 Tue, 30 Jan 2018 02:50:57 +0000 hourly 1 By: David J https://westseattleblog.com/2018/01/the-case-of-the-missing-bridge-signs/#comment-2130479 Tue, 30 Jan 2018 02:50:57 +0000 https://westseattleblog.com/?p=907438#comment-2130479 Thanks for publishing the info. It took me about four months of research to get these responses. 

Its just nice to know I wasn’t the only one mystified. 

]]> By: Jeff B. https://westseattleblog.com/2018/01/the-case-of-the-missing-bridge-signs/#comment-2130439 Mon, 29 Jan 2018 23:27:01 +0000 https://westseattleblog.com/?p=907438#comment-2130439 Cities with a population greater than 25,000 are responsible for maintenance of state highways (non-freeways) within their jurisdiction.  

]]> By: DJ https://westseattleblog.com/2018/01/the-case-of-the-missing-bridge-signs/#comment-2130418 Mon, 29 Jan 2018 21:43:36 +0000 https://westseattleblog.com/?p=907438#comment-2130418 In reply to bolo.

All of these signs are created and produced by inmates at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla.  I’m not sure where the “extra cost” is coming from.

]]> By: Trickycoolj https://westseattleblog.com/2018/01/the-case-of-the-missing-bridge-signs/#comment-2130387 Mon, 29 Jan 2018 19:54:45 +0000 https://westseattleblog.com/?p=907438#comment-2130387 It would be nice if they could put something temporary. I’ve been cut off by so many people at night who jump over from Harbor Island. I also continue to wonder why theres still wooden signs up anyway. I realize up on the viaduct those only need to last another year but why are they not working to age out some of the other wooden and completely faded hand painted signs from the 60s? After seeing half of this sign down after the windstorm they are so lucky it didn’t land in someone’s windshield!!

]]> By: cjboffoli https://westseattleblog.com/2018/01/the-case-of-the-missing-bridge-signs/#comment-2130367 Mon, 29 Jan 2018 18:00:12 +0000 https://westseattleblog.com/?p=907438#comment-2130367 Speaking of missing signs, I’ve always wondered why there is no sign for I-5 north on the eastbound West Seattle Bridge that warns traffic that they need to move left BEFORE they get to the merge.  I mean, I’m sure that many of the people who are jumping the line and cutting in illegally know exactly what they’re doing. But it is reasonable to expect that at least some of the people crossing the double white line (and cutting into the long line of cars that have been waiting in the left lane) are doing so because the only sign is at the far east end of the bridge.  There seems to be an empty space for a sign just after the 99 overpass.  

Maybe after that mystery is resolved someone could also explain why the drains on the Spokane St. Viaduct (last renovated in 2012) are so inadequate that large, hydroplane-worthy puddles form in even light rain in both directions.  Those puddles seem to be contributing to the premature erosion of the roadbed and causing the deep potholes that they’ve been repairing recently.
]]> By: Jon Wright https://westseattleblog.com/2018/01/the-case-of-the-missing-bridge-signs/#comment-2130358 Mon, 29 Jan 2018 16:36:12 +0000 https://westseattleblog.com/?p=907438#comment-2130358 In reply to Matt S..

It’s a confusing exit even with signs!

]]> By: sam-c https://westseattleblog.com/2018/01/the-case-of-the-missing-bridge-signs/#comment-2130354 Mon, 29 Jan 2018 16:13:43 +0000 https://westseattleblog.com/?p=907438#comment-2130354 I’ve actually been surprised at how long these signs have been missing…….

]]> By: KB https://westseattleblog.com/2018/01/the-case-of-the-missing-bridge-signs/#comment-2130348 Mon, 29 Jan 2018 15:49:24 +0000 https://westseattleblog.com/?p=907438#comment-2130348 Thank you DJ and WSB! I had been wondering for a while and I’m grateful the signs will make it back sooner rather than later.

]]> By: Jaylaw https://westseattleblog.com/2018/01/the-case-of-the-missing-bridge-signs/#comment-2130346 Mon, 29 Jan 2018 15:44:15 +0000 https://westseattleblog.com/?p=907438#comment-2130346 Thank you for the update.  I’ve wondered about this every time I take the exit but always forgot to ask!

]]> By: Scott A https://westseattleblog.com/2018/01/the-case-of-the-missing-bridge-signs/#comment-2130345 Mon, 29 Jan 2018 15:18:55 +0000 https://westseattleblog.com/?p=907438#comment-2130345 Reminds me of small towns that don’t want so many people coming in from a nearby highway so citizens have removed signs.  In this case its the city which is amusing and must be really confusing for some drivers.   

]]> By: Matt S. https://westseattleblog.com/2018/01/the-case-of-the-missing-bridge-signs/#comment-2130344 Mon, 29 Jan 2018 14:57:47 +0000 https://westseattleblog.com/?p=907438#comment-2130344 Why is SDOT replacing these signs? Isn’t WSDOT responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of Hwy 99? Either way this is a safety issue for drivers who are unfamiliar with the area and might have the impression that the far right exit is for the W. Seattle Bridge. I’ve seen several drivers make this mistake (signs or no signs) only to make a hasty and last second correction just before the exit ramp separates into two.

]]> By: bolo https://westseattleblog.com/2018/01/the-case-of-the-missing-bridge-signs/#comment-2130307 Mon, 29 Jan 2018 07:19:44 +0000 https://westseattleblog.com/?p=907438#comment-2130307 Too bad that they couldn’t somehow modify the “irregular” sign to make more “regular” and hence save the extra cost of having to farm it out to a private company.

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