At the May update meeting of the 520 Bridge construction, WSDOT staff announced that the June, July and August monthly meetings will include a tour of the bridge construction area. The tours will begin with a brief meeting at the Graham Visitors Center. Afterward staff will lead neighbors out to Foster Island and beyond to view the current construction area. Participants are advised to wear hiking boots of shoes and be prepared for a one-hour walk. Interested neighbors who want to go on the tour need to register in advance. The dates for the tours are:
Wednesday, June 3rd, 5:30 pm
Wednesday, July 1st, 5:30 pm
Wednesday, August 5th, 5:30 pm.
Register for the tour on the WSDOT website: www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/SR520Bridge/WABN. Look for the article “Latest WABN Construction Update”.
WSDOT and the Flat Iron Construction Co. staff announced the Lake Washington Blvd. street closures that were previewed last month. The street will be completely closed to car and pedestrian traffic from Montlake Blvd. to 26th Ave. East on May 29-June 1 and June 5-7. Home owners along the Blvd. will be offered hotel vouchers so they can vacate their homes during these periods.
Two ongoing projects were discussed. The sidewalk widening at the corner of Lake WA Blvd. and Montlake Blvd. has been stalled due to the large amount of utility cables located nearby. The sidewalk work on Montlake Blvd. near Hamlin and Shelby is near completion.
This month, construction of 8 of the 12 parking stalls on East Park Drive is beginning. These stalls will provide convenient parking for kayakers and other park users who visit the kayak launch which will be developed on the lake shore near East Park Drive. The final 4 stalls will be done at a later date. There was discussion about parking restriction for this parking lot to deter UW staff and students from using the spaces during the day. SDOT staff reported that there would not be zone restriction to reserve the spaces for Montlake residents. However, there will be a 4 hour time limit imposed on drivers Monday throught Saturday.
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