MORE ROAD NOTES: Admiral Way Bridge half-closure begins; SDOT says Chelan/Marginal/etc. signal fixed

Two more traffic notes:

ADMIRAL WAY BRIDGE HALF-CLOSURE BEGINS: Thanks to Mark for the photo. As reported here (with a reminder last night), SDOT planned to close the north half of the Admiral Way Bridge “as soon as today” for the next phase of work on the earthquake-strengthening project, and indeed, the closure started this morning. The south side of the bridge is temporarily handling both directions of traffic – one lane each way – until crews are ready to switch to that side (when the north side will handle both directions).

SIGNAL FIXED: A few people messaged us Sunday about a signal problem at the Delridge/Chelan/Spokane/etc. intersection; signal problems tend to be fairly quick fixes, so we didn’t write about it, but once we got a phone call early this afternoon saying it was still malfunctioning, we contacted SDOT to see why it wasn’t fixed yet and whether they had an ETA. They said a crew was on scene working on it. We just got word it should be OK now “but people may see signal crews return over the next few days to monitor and test the signal and ensure it is running smoothly.” Signal problems can be reported to SDOT during weekday business hours at 206-684-ROAD; weekends and nights, the SDOT dispatch number is 206-386-1218.

3 Replies to "MORE ROAD NOTES: Admiral Way Bridge half-closure begins; SDOT says Chelan/Marginal/etc. signal fixed"

  • Jason August 27, 2024 (8:08 am)

    People need to SERIOUSLY SLOW DOWN. My god this morning someone was weaving in and out of the cones and being awful because someone in front of them wasn’t going 10mph over. Drivers in this city are getting out of control!

    • Jay August 28, 2024 (10:14 am)

      This bridge is incredibly dangerous on a bike. Speeders and road rage if you ride on the road, pedestrians on the narrow walkway. I had a guy pull over and get out to fight me for riding in the road. I witnessed a guy get hit by a car one time, he had a helmet on but he hit pretty hard on his head. It’s so bad that riding around to Bonair is a preferable alternative, probably the safest way to get up Admiral Hill (I’ve had a near miss in the bike lane coming up from the west), but Bonair sucks if you aren’t an extremely fit cyclist.

  • Nieghbor 2603 August 27, 2024 (7:07 pm)

    They are installing a cross walk light up sign at the corner of 39th Ave SW and SW Admiral!!

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