Contents February 28 Public Safety and Human Services Committee Update Public Safety and Human Services Committee Work Plan Apply for Nutritious Food Funding from HSD – Due 4/11 Program Outcomes from CoLEAD/JustCARE Illegal Dumping Deterrent Camera Pilot Project Sound Transit Board Update February 28 Public Safety and Human Services Committee Update At Tuesday’s committee meeting, […]

Contents Seattle Police Department 2022 Crime Report Gun Bill Testimony Seattle/King County Clinic 2023 Seeks Volunteers Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission Seeking Two New Commissioners Sound Transit System Expansion Committee Presentation Duwamish River Basin Steward Northwest Seaport Alliance Terminal 5 Quarterly Update Seattle Police Department 2022 Crime Report Earlier this week the Seattle Police Department […]

Content SPD 911 Follow Up Messages Working Families Tax Credit Available Starting February 1st Sound Transit Light Rail Study Updates + Survey Update on West Marginal Way SW Seattle Transportation Plan Comment Through February 21st SPD Traffic Collision Investigation Update HSD Seeking Victim Support Team Seeking Community Volunteers SPD 911 Follow-Up Messages Starting January 26th, […]

West Seattle Bridge Re-opening on Sunday Today’s press conference announcing the opening of the bridge. Watch it on the Seattle Channel. A group shot of folks attending the press conference, framed by the West Seattle Bridge in the background. Footage courtesy of SDOT, image from the Seattle Channel. The day that we’ve all been eagerly […]

West Seattle Bridge Update The West Seattle Bridge repair project remains on track for the week of September 12th. On Monday, SDOT announced that post-tensioning work was completed. The final phase involved tightening the steel wires from 20% tensioning to 100%. Post-tensioning is one of three key repair procedures SDOT is using to repair the […]

West Seattle Bridge Update Bridge re-opening remains on track for week of September12.   As I confirmed last week, the specialized concrete needed for post-tensioning on the bridge has fully cured. Post-tensioning duct installation continued this week.  The contractor has revised how the ducts are being temporarily supported to allow for quicker removal and provide some […]

West Seattle Bridge Expected to Open to Traffic Week of September 12 On June 9th SDOT announced at the West Seattle Bridge Community Task Force a new estimated opening for the West Seattle Bridge: “We expect the West Seattle Bridge to be open to traffic during the week of September 12. Sharing that today is […]

West Seattle Bridge Update The most recent update for the West Seattle Bridge is that the third pour of the specialized concrete is completed. This is the concrete needed to anchor and guide the post-tensioning steel cables that strengthen the concrete in the bridge structure and prevent cracking. I’ll be sure to include an update […]

West Seattle Bridge Last week SDOT began work to start installing carbon-fiber wrap to the west side of the exterior of the bridge. This work will continue on the exterior and inside of the bridge. Here’s an SDOT photo of exterior carbon fiber wrap: Carbon fiber wrap works in conjunction with epoxy injections into the […]

West Seattle Bridge / Concrete Mixer Driver Strike, Chelan 5-Way Intersection As the concrete driver strike remains unresolved, many of you have written in response to my articles about this, with different ideas of how the City might find creative ways to address the strike so we do not impact the goal for the West […]