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Street demolition on the north side of Madison St between 15th and 16th avenues is nearly complete.
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Madison St between 15th and 18th avenues.Crews will work on the north side of Madison St.Potholing will involve light demolition for crews to locate underground utilities.digging to confirm locations of underground utilities) between 7th Ave and Terry Ave begins as early as November 19 Here are details from SDOT on the coming work schedule for those areas. The rest of November will be a busy time for early work on Capitol Hill and First Hill segments of the new enhanced bus route. Similar work on Broadway to create the present day First Hill Streetcar also brought old track artifacts to the surface. Near 16th and Madison, the work has dug up elements of Seattle’s transit past as crews have removed old rail ties from the city’s previous streetcar systems.
MADISON METRO DETOURS UPGRADE
The RapidRide G line is planned to open in 2024 when it will provide service every six minutes during most hours of the day between 1st Ave downtown and MLK in Madison Valley with stops across First Hill and Capitol Hill along the way.ĭuring the ongoing construction, expect noise, dust, and vibration, plus “nighttime and weekend work, as needed,” along with pedestrian detours, utility shut-offs, traffic detours and “temporary driveway, road, and lane closures” as crews rip up pavement and upgrade the roadway. The work follows early segment by segment construction across the 2.4-mile route for the new King County Metro RapidRide line. While the city says it cannot provide financial support for impacts to residents, organizations, and businesses facing three years of construction, officials are touting existing mitigation opportunities like the Small Business Stabilization Fund that can provide $5,000, $10,000 and $20,000 grants “to be used on operational expenses such as rent, wages, equipment and more.” City Halls recently also added another $2,000,000 from federal relief funds for $1,000 grants for businesses that are required to enforce vaccination verification. Check King County Metro’s Transit Alerts page for updates.
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Detours will be removed over Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years holidays.ĭuring the two months, bus stops in this area will be closed or relocated and buses heading east from downtown will use a different route, SDOT says. The Seattle Department of Transportation says crews will demolish and rebuild the inner traffic lanes during the around two-month closure. A detour via Union Street at 12th Ave will be signed.
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Beginning as early as Monday, November 15, construction crews will need to reduce traffic on E Madison St to one westbound travel lane (towards downtown) between 15th Ave and 18th Ave.
MADISON METRO DETOURS UPDATE
The latest update on the project will require eastbound traffic to move off the busy street between 15th and 18th Ave beginning as early as next Monday, November 15th: The next two months will be a squeeze on E Madison as it crosses Capitol Hill as construction to create the new $134-million RapidRide G bus line continues across the area.