ROAD WORK ALERT: Next round of investigation for Fauntleroy ferry-dock intersection project

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(2024 WSF concept for Fauntleroy Way signalized intersection)

Heads up for more road work to get ready for this fall’s project to add a signal where Fauntleroy Way SW intersects with the ferry dock, in advance of the dock replacement/expansion later this decade. Two weeks ago, crews did drilling at the site; next week, they’ll do “potholing,” explained as “using specialized equipment to create small holes in the ground to verify the location, depth and condition of underground utilities.” The work is set for Tuesday and Wednesday, July 8 and 9, 9 am-7 pm. Here’s the official notice. Questions? There’s a construction hotline, 206-402-8070. The announcement was circulated along with news of a date for the terminal project’s final Community Advisory Group meeting, now set for 6 pm August 6, online. The public will be welcome to attend; watch this page for a registration link later this summer.

Yaren June 30, 2025 (5:11 pm)

All will be right in the universe when there is a stoplight there.

North Admiral Cyclist June 30, 2025 (7:15 pm)

The diagram shows only one lane turns left coming off the dock and bicycles can turn left next to it. But ferry riders regularly turn left from both lanes exiting the dock (when there is no police officer there). Of course there is only one lane to turn into – so the bike lane suffers.

WSB June 30, 2025 (8:10 pm)

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I don’t know whether this is the final design but it’s the only one I’ve found in our files.

B July 1, 2025 (1:29 am)

Any idea if the stoplight will be timed or programmed for ferry offboarding? I assume it will. Sorry to see our great traffic people go but probably best for safety and their own options for other meaningful work.