Also on Delridge Way: Work to start on turnaround at 22nd SW

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Last June, after months of controversy over City Councilmember Rob Saka‘s espousal of removing a centerline curb on Delridge Way, he and Mayor Bruce Harrell announced the curb would stay and three other projects would be done instead. The biggest of those projects is about to start:

SDOT says work could start as soon as this Friday (December 5) on the 22nd/Delridge turnaround. From the flyer it’s sent to nearby residents:

New Turnaround at Delridge Way SW and 22nd Ave SW

As soon as Friday, December 5, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will start construction at Delridge Way SW and 22nd Ave SW in the Delridge neighborhood at the request of City Councilmember Rob Saka pursuant to a budget investment passed by the Full Council. We will reconfigure the triangle at Delridge Way SW and 22nd Ave SW by building a 24-foot wide turnaround on the north side of the triangle connecting the two streets (see map). This will improve circulation for people driving in this part of the Delridge neighborhood. Please note this project will remove the existing informal parking in this triangle and add landscaping within the triangle area south of the street segment.

The other two projects involve signage; together, all three cost $500,000, according to SDOT, a quarter of what the original plan was budgeted for.

DRW December 4, 2025 (4:41 pm)

A turnaround?! Thanks Councilman Saka. But how about cleaning up Highland Parks RVs?!

Anna December 4, 2025 (7:33 pm)

Some people have never heard of “circling the block” and it shows.

Kyle December 4, 2025 (7:53 pm)

I honestly don’t know what the benefit of this is? This is a dead end street right?

K December 4, 2025 (8:20 pm)

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We’re doing it because Rob Saka can’t admit that his war with Curby was never about traffic safety.
- Kyle December 4, 2025 (9:15 pm)
  
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  Seems less expensive to just reduce that curb barrier and allow left turns for that day care.
Foop December 4, 2025 (11:24 pm)

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It adds yet another conflict point between bikes, pedestrians, and cars. So there’s that.
SaveCurby December 8, 2025 (3:32 pm)

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The benefit is actually for the families coming from the south end who need to turn into the school—this allows them to enter the childcare/school safely instead of making awkward or unsafe turns. It might look like a dead-end from your angle, but for the families using that route every day, this makes a real difference.

Ash December 4, 2025 (8:43 pm)

Isn’t this just another way to spend government funds to make Saka’s daycare drop-off easier? Just more ways for him to use government funds for personal reasons.

Delridge neighbor December 4, 2025 (9:25 pm)

This is really awful. It’s terrible for pedestrian safety and a giant waste of money. Rob should really be ashamed of this insane crusade of his. I can’t wait for the opportunity to vote for better representation for our neighborhood in a little under two years.

RC December 5, 2025 (10:03 am)

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This is going to be a real hazard for pedestrians and bus riders at the frequent (about every 15 minutes) Metro H Line bus stop right there. You can almost guarantee there are going to be people injured.
- Kyle December 5, 2025 (8:49 pm)
  
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  What are you talking about, by that logic so is every street that intersects Delridge. You want streets that don’t connect?
- SaveCruby December 8, 2025 (3:25 pm)
  
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  I see what you’re saying, but the bus stop is actually a bit farther north from that turn, so it’s not positioned in the immediate risk zone you’re describing. Realistically, when people follow standard road rules and take a moment to look both ways…as we’re all expected to…those incidents can be avoided. I’d like to think we can still trust that drivers and pedestrians know the basics.