This is just a sampling of the many T-Shirt designs submitted to the West Seattle Junction Association's shirt design contest. No one was reported injured. King County Metro releases plan to continue transit services in West Seattle during bridge closure.
Chief Scoggins noted in an update,In response to the observations of many District 1 residents of inadequate signage at the lower bridge about the restrictions on the use of the bridge and enforcement of those restrictions, SDOT has added new signage to emphasize that access to the bridge is limited to emergency vehicles, transit, and freight. Now you can vote for your top five designs.Powered by your votes, three designs will be produced into West Seattle Bridge T-Shirts available for pre-sale, and at local West Seattle retailers. The voting ends July 31st. SEATTLE -- Several boats burned as a fire raged through a Harbor Island marina Friday night. These instrumentation techniques are far more accurate and useful than video instrumentation, since range of visibility from the video instrumentation is limited by comparison.This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.© 2017 Robinson Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved.HERBOLD: Update on West Seattle Bridge, Fire, EMS and related traffic issues
SDOT estimates citywide vehicle traffic is currently 40% of normal, and King County Metro has curtailed service, with reduced ridership 72%.Two of the buses that are rerouted on to the lower bridge are the C Line and Route 120; both are among Metro’s top 10 routes for ridership; both have some trips Councilmember Pedersen, Chair of the Transportation and Utilities Committee and I have convened biweekly meetings with SDOT to review progress.SDOT has released inspection reports for the West Seattle Bridge from 2013 to 2020. West Seattle news, 24/7. With the length of the bridge closure uncertain, but not short, ensuring good access to fire and EMS services in West Seattle … 11:08 PM: A Seattle Fire “full response” is headed for the 6300 block of 38th SW [].First engine on scene says it’s a house fire. The West Seattle Junction Association has collected the entries from local artists for their West Seattle Bridge T-Shirt contest. First reports of the fire came a few minutes after 7 p.m. at a warehouse on East Marginal Way, not too far from the West Seattle Bridge. We are not aware of any such damage.We will be deploying instrumentation on the bridge to measure the distribution of stress throughout the bridge and for movement of specific bridge components. At this point their responsibility is to monitor how we handle the situation and comment if they think we need to do something differently.SDOT and the Port of Seattle are confident that impact on the WSHB by pile driving operations at T5 is extremely unlikely. Big Seattle Fire response for a “major natural-gas leak” in west Admiral, 3300 block of 48th SW. ... 6:16 AM: It’s Friday, the 137th morning without the West Seattle Bridge. Now you can vote for your top five designs. overnight), and for health care workers during the COVID-19 emergency.That said, there’s a necessary note of caution: once traffic patterns resume normal levels, additional use of the lower bridge will be more difficult. Published 11:11 am PDT, Thursday, August 6, 2020 Powered by your votes, three designs will be produced into West Seattle Bridge T-Shirts available for pre-sale, and at local West Seattle retailers. The Seattle Police Department began enforcement earlier this week. The West Seattle Junction Association has collected the entries from local artists for their West Seattle Bridge T-Shirt contest. The voting ends July 31st.
The upper bridge handled around 100,000 vehicle trips daily, and the estimated capacity of the lower bridge is a maximum of 20,000 trips. I appreciate these steps.Some restrictions are clearly understandable and necessary. You can access them at theIt’s clear the City Council should have been informed about these issues earlier.One report I’ll be requesting additional information about is theThe Council requested reports on the West Seattle Bridge, regarding congestion management, in both 2015 and 2016.In 2015 former Councilmember Rasmussen commissioned a Neither the 2016 Progress Report nor the 2017 Congestion Management study mention issues related to cracking in the bridge.To report current conditions on roads and traffic, ask questions, or make recommendations to SDOT, please e-mail Below are questions SDOT has sent replies about; the Council hasn’t yet received a report assessing overall condition of bridges in Seattle.Our bridge inspection program is supervised by the WSDOT Local Programs group. It’s gotta be “The Scream” it’s exactly how we are all feeling about this nightmareThis question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.© 2017 Robinson Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved.Vote for your top five West Seattle Bridge T-Shirt designs This is because any vibrations caused by the pile driving activity at T5 attenuate to a negligible amount before reaching the nearest part of the WSHB foundation system which is nearly 1800 feet away. This group is part of the WSDOT Bridge Preservation Office (BPO). By Callie Craighead, SeattlePI. Seattle District 1 Councilmember Lisa Herbold shared this update on the West Seattle Bridge and related issues via email to constituents on Friday.