ROAD-WORK REMINDER: Weekend alerts for 5-way, low bridge, Delridge

Note the crew at the lower left of that screengrab from the city camera at the 5-way (Spokane/West Marginal/Chelan/Delridge) intersection very early this morning – repaving work got under way overnight, scheduled to continue tonight. That’s part of a variety of work scheduled in that area all weekend – including installation all day today of a new bus lane along the north end of Delridge, between Andover and the low bridge. That bridge itself will have crews working all day as load testing continues. If you’re expecting to travel in any of these areas this weekend, read the full alert so you’ll know what to expect.

Pelicans April 25, 2020 (9:12 am)

Was called into work unexpectedly at 0230 this morning to fill in for coworker showing Covid 19 symptoms, who was sent home. Asked cop working w/road crew at the intersection if I could use the low bridge, and he waved me through. Zero traffic in either direction. Came back home at 0645 the long way via W. Marginal and couldn’t believe how much repaving they’d done. Way to go SDOT!

JDG April 25, 2020 (2:29 pm)

Glad to hear that cop was reasonable enough to let you through that late. Makes me wonder if there has been any thought it allowing the lower bridge to be open to all traffic at these obscure hours. Like midnight-3:30am possibly?

Mj April 25, 2020 (6:22 pm)

Swung by at 1500 today, progress is being made. Paving behind schedule due to AM rain, signal work also behind schedule due to a drunk creating an emergency repair elsewhere that diverted the signal crew. The change should help but certainly does not provide the capacity needed due to the closure of the WSB

Elly April 26, 2020 (1:50 pm)

Just sat for 20+ minutes near chelan cafe on our way to detour route. Sadly there is a mama goose and 4 young ones walking next to the road. Hope they make it but not sure where they can go. Such a depressing and dirty mess around the port. Shameful. You really notice when you have to sit and wait for whatever they are doing, which looked like a lot of nothing. Low bridge was open and they let that traffic through for half an hour but traffic leaving WS still had to detour. So confused.

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