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This program is led by the Washington State Department of Transportation in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration, King County, City of Seattle and the Port of Seattle.

Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program News

Aug. 21, 2014

In this issue:

Reminder: SR 99 four-day closure begins Friday at 10 p.m.
Milepost 31 Speaker Series – Bertha and progress on the SR 99 Tunnel Project

Reminder: SR 99 four-day closure begins Friday at 10 p.m.
Crews building the future north portal of the SR 99 tunnel will close SR 99/Aurora Avenue North near South Lake Union for four days beginning Friday night, Aug. 22. During this closure, crews will demolish and replace (pdf 2.5 MB) the section of SR 99 that crosses above Broad Street. This new section of highway will become part of the permanent connection between the SR 99 tunnel's north portal and Aurora Avenue North.

Closure information

From 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22 to 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 25, SR 99 will be closed in both directions from the West Seattle Bridge to Valley Street.
- Northbound SR 99 will be open from South Royal Brougham Way and southbound SR 99 will be open from Columbia Street until midnight on Friday, Aug. 22 for exiting Seahawks traffic.
From 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 25 to 5 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, SR 99 will be closed in both directions from the south end of the Battery Street Tunnel to Valley Street.
View a closure map (pdf 2 MB)

Driver tips

The closure is expected to cause backups on city streets and I-5. WSDOT is asking drivers to plan ahead.

Allow plenty of extra time and expect additional congestion on alternate routes including I-5 and surface streets.
Leave early or delay your trip to avoid traveling during peak commute periods in the morning and afternoon.
Delay or reschedule discretionary trips.
Consider telecommuting.
Take King County Metro and plan for reroutes on buses that use SR 99, share a ride in a car or vanpool, or walk or ride a bicycle.
If you must drive, know before you go and use WSDOT's travel tools or visit SDOT's travelers information page.

To minimize the need for additional closures, separate crews will complete the following work elsewhere along the SR 99 corridor during this time:

Utility work at Harrison Street
Concrete panel replacement in SODO
Expansion joint repairs on the Alaskan Way Viaduct near the Seneca Street off-ramp
Ivy removal from the viaduct

Milepost 31 Speaker Series – Bertha and progress on the SR 99 Tunnel Project
Seattle Tunnel Partners, the contractor hired by WSDOT to design and build the SR 99 tunnel, is working to repair the SR 99 tunneling machine. Join us to learn more about STP's plan to resume tunneling by the end of March 2015, and learn about the other work happening to replace the viaduct. Please note the September speaker series is on Friday due to a conflicting neighborhood event.

6 – 6:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 5
Milepost 31, 211 First Ave. S., Seattle
Admission is free

Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program
Web: www.alaskanwayviaduct.org
Email: viaduct@wsdot.wa.gov
Phone: 1-888-AWV-LINE
Twitter: @BerthaDigsSR99

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