(Traffic-camera image of work last Sunday afternoon, looking west)
Update from SDOT: Since rain is in the forecast this weekend, the contractor for the Spokane Street Viaduct resurfacing project will not be able to work. That means no closures tonight through Monday morning – the bridge between 99 and I-5 will be fully open both ways. Meantime, we’re awaiting next week’s closure schedule, and will add that when available.
I drove on the viaduct this morning, the eastbound left lane is ground down and the two right lanes have been repaved to the 4th Avenue exit. There could be ponding water in the left lane during a heavy downpour because there are no drains between the expansion joints, which are an inch or two higher in the ground down area.
SDoT in their infinite wisdom will choose the weekend of the September 7 and 8th when both the DAWGs and Seahawks have home games!
My bet, with the brilliant planning of SDOT, they will close the bridge for Labor Day weekend. 😳🙄
I would be surprised. Most construction unions have built in clauses about not working Labor Day weekend. It’s costs a lot of overtime money
I don’t see any rain in the forecast?! Both the Times and SDOT are referencing it but it looks sunny and hot all weekend. Am I missing something?
What forecast are you looking at? National Weather Service: “Saturday Night – Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 60. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.”
Same for me. I’m seeing sun and temps in the high 70’s. Rain around midnight for maybe 3 hours.
Wow, you people are amazing. You know they can’t do this stuff during the winter and the summer is the only time they can. But you still complain because the rain is coming and they have to choose a different weekend. Omg people seriously. There are so many other ways out of here, but you still have to use the bridge. I hope you guys get stuck all weekend shaping, because you didn’t heed the warnings.Certainly can’t please anyone in West Seattle. Too privileged I guess
Agree with Derp. Too many complaints about the work getting done. There is never a good time … other than sooner rather than later. This work is years overdue.
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