New update from SDOT, as 9 pm Monday approaches – that’s when the right lane of the eastbound Spokane Street Viaduct (aka the West Seattle Bridge between Highway 99 and I-5) closes round-the-clock for up to six weeks of work. The first night will kick off with a total eastbound closure, according to what SDOT just sent, which includes the latest on a lower-roadway milestone tomorrow:
Work to connect the new 4th Ave S eastbound off-ramp to the Spokane St Viaduct starts Monday night, July 19. From 9 p.m. Monday to no later than 5 a.m. Tuesday both eastbound lanes of the Spokane Street Viaduct will be closed in order to set up temporary barriers, with traffic diverted to the lower roadway. Lower eastbound Spokane St opens to traffic tomorrow, Friday, July 16. As of 5 a.m. Tuesday, July 20, only the eastbound right-hand lane of the Spokane St Viaduct will remain closed, for up to 6 weeks. Once this work is complete, the new 4th Ave S eastbound off-ramp will open for use.
Again, that right-lane eastbound closure will be around-the-clock till it’s done. And this is the “West Seattle Bridge lane closure” you’d been seeing on the overhead signage the past day or two – SDOT indicated they’ll change the verbiage to make it clearer that this is NOT the main (high) bridge, but rather the Spokane Street Viaduct section.
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