ROAD WORK FOLLOWUP: Admiral Way Bridge traffic switches sides

Thanks for the tips – the changeover has happened on the Admiral Way Bridge, as earthquake-resistance work continues, and traffic is now using the north half of the bridge (which is technically two bridges), with the south half closed to traffic. The outside northernmost lane is handling westbound traffic, and the inside lane is handling eastbound. Pedestrians are also now routed to the north side of the bridge. Fairmount Avenue beneath the bridge also remains closed for the duration of the project, into early next year. And commenter Admiral 2009 notes that today’s changes mean Walnut Avenue SW is closed at Admiral.

CarDriver November 1, 2024 (1:55 pm)

WSB. A question for SDOT/contractor is if the south side work will take as long as the north side work did. A second question is when they’re done will they do any repaving? Or is the existing pavement good (for a while anyway).

WSB November 1, 2024 (3:07 pm)

I believe we’ve already answered the paving question and the answer was ‘no’ aside from any obvious repairs.

sf November 1, 2024 (2:31 pm)

Whooooo!!!!! I plan to enjoy the 8ish week quietness of Walnut and also not dodging urgent left turners who care not about pedestrians in a crosswalk.

TP November 1, 2024 (6:59 pm)

+1. People drive like complete a—holes on that stretch of Walnut and Admiral.
JET November 2, 2024 (1:37 pm)

Even with the “Road Closed / thru traffic only” sign at Lander and Walnut, there’s a car every few minutes flying past the sign and end up turning around once they get to Admiral and realize the road is actually closed. It’s kind of amusing to watch how frustrated they look on the way back out.

Admiral runner November 1, 2024 (4:19 pm)

Is there (or will there be) a signal or something to help pedestrians get across Admiral on the east side of the construction? Or just the crosswalk and hope the cars decide to stop?

Darren November 1, 2024 (6:22 pm)

It’s a temporary crosswalk so probably not.

CarDriver November 1, 2024 (4:19 pm)

WSB. One other question…Has the city/contractor said if they’ve found any surprises/concerns with any of the structure either up top or underpinnings? Or, hopefully things look as they expected they would.

WSB November 1, 2024 (5:06 pm)

No.

aa November 1, 2024 (4:27 pm)

Hopefully they’ll put a “road closed to thru traffic” sign at Lander and Walnut so people don’t have to drive down the street and turn around like I did/saw today :)

WSB November 1, 2024 (5:06 pm)

There’s a road-closure sign at Admiral so if you’re not seeing one on the other end, call SDOT at 206-684-ROAD.
Tp November 1, 2024 (7:06 pm)

Car drivers often move these signs because they feel entitled not to obey them. Look for the signs disassembled and thrown on the side of the road.
- CarDriver November 2, 2024 (10:12 am)
  
  Wow. Never seen that. Where’s it happened here in WS?

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