SR 520 Online Open House Open Now!

In this update:

• Thanks for coming to our SR 520 open house – online open house now live!
• Provide comment on the SR 520/I-5 Project through Nov. 13
• Reminder: Eastbound SR 520 closed Nov. 9-10 for traffic shift

Thanks for coming to our SR 520 open house – online open house now live!

Thank you to everyone who was able to join us at the Oct. 29 SR 520 “Rest of the West” open house at the Montlake Community Center. Approximately 75 community members attended the open house, which included updates on all remaining SR 520 construction projects in Seattle.

For anyone who couldn’t make it, we have a number of online opportunities to learn and comment on the same information we provided in person.

• Visit our “Rest of the West” online open house to comment on:
  • Refined design concepts for the Portage Bay Bridge and Roanoke Lid Project, including the bridge design, Roanoke lid, and bicycle/pedestrian connections in the area.
  • Key topics or issues WSDOT should consider to help inform our future public engagement on the Montlake Cut Crossing.
• Look through our Montlake Project online open house to:
  • View the latest design renderings.
  • Learn how the project’s design evolved in collaboration with WSDOT, the Seattle Department of Transportation, and the Seattle Design Commission.
• Take a public survey on a temporary market or food service in Montlake after the current Montlake Market closes by year’s end.

The two online open houses and survey will run through Nov. 13. We look forward to hearing your thoughts!

Provide comment on the SR 520/I-5 Project through Nov. 13

WSDOT has developed a draft Community Construction Management Plan (CCMP) to identify procedures and practices to avoid or reduce effects from SR 520/I-5 Connection Project work on historic properties, neighbors, and travelers within the SR 520 corridor. The project team also has drafted a Tree and Vegetation Management and Protection Plan. WSDOT is accepting public comment on these plans through Nov. 13 via the SR 520 online open house.  

We will update the SR 520/I-5 Project CCMP, as needed, through the course of the project to incorporate changes in construction activities or approaches to the work. The draft CCMP will also be reviewed and updated with the contractor WSDOT selects for the project.

Reminder: Eastbound SR 520 closed Nov. 9-10 for traffic shift

Start planning now, weekend SR 520 travelers: eastbound SR 520 will close the weekend of Nov. 9-10. Crews will use this time to complete the second step of a two-part traffic shift that began earlier this month. Here are the details: 

• Where: Eastbound SR 520 between Montlake Boulevard in Seattle and 84th Avenue Northeast on the Eastside
• When: Between 11 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, and 5 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11
• Why: Crews will shift traffic lanes, pave and restripe this portion of the eastbound roadway. Come Monday morning, Nov. 11, eastbound SR 520 traffic will be reduced to two lanes between Montlake and the floating bridge. 

We understand you may experience increased traffic delays in the new, two-lane configuration, and we appreciate your patience. This traffic shift will be in place for the next three to four years to allow crews to safely remove the old eastbound lanes and rebuild them to modern seismic standards. The future eastbound bridge will carry traffic on two general-purpose lanes and one transit/HOV lane from Montlake to the floating bridge.

We also reduced the speed limit in the work zone to 40 miles per hour, which will be in place for the three- to four-year duration of the Montlake Project. We work hard to ensure the safety of our crews and the traveling public, and we need your help to keep everyone safe. Please drive carefully and observe the newly posted speed limit.

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