Starting as early as April 4th, Fremont Place may be reduced to one-lane of traffic (westbound) while Seattle Public Utilities does important work taking core samples, drilling 6-inch diameter holes up to 170 feet deep, intended to influence the design of the elongated storage tank being built for the Seattle Combined Sewage Overflow.
On Monday, March 28th, from 7p – 8:30p, the Fremont Neighborhood Council (FNC) will hold its monthly meeting, at Doric Lodge #92, with presentations by two important City representatives, and updates on area issues.
As they paint and prep the steel for the new North Seattle Transfer Station, and complete the roof of the recycle building, construction is nearing a change in focus.
Starting March 14th, 2016, the corner of 2nd Avenue NW and NW Canal Street will be closed to traffic through the Fall, to allow for the Fremont Siphon Replacement Project.
Phase 1 construction of the Westlake Cycle Track is wrapping up. Dependent upon the weather, phase 2 should begin in March. In mid-February, construction included testing of concrete stamps in preparation for public art also coming to the Westlake corridor. Fabrication of an art piece, named ‘JewelBoats’ and created by Jennifer Dixon, has begun.
In addition to closures of lanes on Aurora Avenue south of the bridge, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has announced two more closures – of southbound lanes this weekend, and the northbound sidewalk from January 18th – September, 2016.
Beginning Monday, January 18th (Martin Luther King Day,) through mid-February, SR-99/Aurora Avenue will close down to one lane in each direction, between the Aurora Bridge and north of Mercer Street.
The Seattle Department Of Transportation will begin construction in January on the new Westlake Cycle Track, with the finished bike route expected for completion in summer 2016.
Next Wednesday, November 4th, Fremonsters have a hard decision to make – are you a crafter, or a cyclist?
Into November, access to NW Canal Street from 2nd Ave NW will be closed as crews connect the new City of Seattle Combined Sewer Overflow drain pipe to the existing city sewer system.
