ROAD WORK ALERT: Next week’s North Delridge project

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(SDOT camera, looking north over Delridge Way north of Genesee)

If you’ve noticed the signage on Delridge Way near Genesee and wondered about the impending “traffic revision,” today we obtained the official SDOT notice for long-in-the-works northbound repaving:

What: Street Repaving
Where: Delridge Way SW between SW Genesee St & SW Dakota St
When: Monday, March 31 – Monday, April 7. 7 AM – 6 PM each day.
*Weather permitting

At the location and hours listed above:
 SDOT will replace several concrete panels in the northbound lanes of Delridge Way SW between SW Genesee St & SW Dakota St.
 Parking will be restricted:
o 72 hours before work starts and parking restrictions begin, “NO PARKING” signs will be placed on the street.

 SDOT crews will facilitate and maintain driveway access to the homes fronting the northbound lane between SW Genesee St & SW Dakota St to the extent possible.
 Sidewalk access will not be impacted.
 Contact King County Metro for bus-stop impacts.

o Lane shifts will be in effect 24 hours a day for the duration of the project.
 Northbound traffic will be shifted to the southbound travel lane.
 One northbound lane and one southbound lane will be maintained on the west side of the median.
 Northbound traffic will be restricted from turning left onto SW Genesee 24 hours a day for the duration of the project.

P.S. Reader Jay pointed out that someone reprogrammed one of the illuminated signboards earlier today. We asked SDOT if security’s been tightened and haven’t yet gotten an answer to that.

Chuck Jacobs March 27, 2025 (6:18 pm)

Save Curby!

WSB March 27, 2025 (6:47 pm)

Entirely different section of Delridge Way.
- Josh March 27, 2025 (8:03 pm)
  
  The point still stands. The curb must be left in place. SDOT must choose to protect pedestrian safety and support safe and efficient movement of transit and traffic, not the whims of some low level elected official. Rob Saka would never have won election if the people of this district knew about his ire and machinations around this important curb and if he wants any chance at keeping his office he needs to change course on this.
  - Frustrated March 27, 2025 (8:52 pm)
    
    SDOT must also protect all forms of transportation and not just pedestrians or bicyclists. Yes, Curby needs to be saved, but there are so many more important things that SDOT should focus on as well. This seems like the 2nd or third time this stretch of road have been paved or replaced in a year or 2… I wonder why?
    - WSB March 27, 2025 (9:17 pm)
      
      The previous project, as linked, was on the south side, and they said the north side would follow. This is the north side.
    - bolo March 27, 2025 (11:46 pm)
      
      Northbound side does have some newer concrete panel sections but they are suffering some significant settling and breakup in places (hydraulic?)(frost heaving?) exacerbated by heavy vehicles like large buses and garbage trucks.
  - Bbron March 28, 2025 (1:20 pm)
    
    “[he] would never have won election if the people of this district knew about…” I don’t know what to tell you, but it was extremely obvious to those paying attention that Saka was going to be a detriment to anything transit or anything related to transportation safety. His work towards removing the curb all happened before he started to campaign.

1994 March 27, 2025 (9:52 pm)

Wasn’t the whole stretch repaved recently for the rapid ride upgrade? Is it the both northbound lanes to be repaved or just the bus lane? Those double long buses are sure contribute to the concrete panels sinking or whatever happens to them by no longer being level. And your car goes cathunk cathunk cathunk when driving over them.

Sevenless March 28, 2025 (11:19 am)

That block was the only one not fully rebuilt during the Rapid Ride project, and in an effort to save a dollar a few years ago they’re spending even more to fix it now.
- WSB March 28, 2025 (11:30 am)
  
  As explained in this 2020 story
  https://westseattleblog.com/2020/06/road-work-reminder-crews-on-delridge-way-starting-monday-on-project-to-pave-the-way-for-rapidride-h-line/
  the asphalt-instead-of-concrete paving north of Genesee was attributed to the future expectation of light rail construction tearing up at least part of that stretch (the “preferred” route hadn’t been finalized at that time).- TR

DC March 28, 2025 (1:43 pm)

Is SDOT making King County Metro pay for it again? My guess is that’s the reason SDOT has had the bus lane there blocked off for so long without even attempting to make temporary repairs. Can’t imagine a scenario where SDOT leaves a general traffic lane used by thousands of people a day for so long.

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