If you’re feeling industrious this Saturday, head on down to Peddler Brewing for the quarterly cleaning of the sidewalks along the Ballard Bridge. “While we impatiently wait for the city to make it safer to cross, we’re doing our part to keep it clean! Peddler has adopted the Ballard Bridge Sidewalk through the Adopt-A-Street Program,” […]
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Ballard Bridge closed for several hours overnight
At 10:15 last night, police closed the Ballard Bridge in both directions, and Seattle Fire was told to respond for “water rescue standby.” While there’s no official word of the cause, it appears the response was for a person in crisis. The bridge reopened at 3 a.m. There’s no word on the status of the […]
SUV flips in crash on Ballard Bridge
1:15 p.m. And… all lanes have reopened nearly four hours after the crash. 11:45 a.m. Southbound lanes are still closed. SDOT crews are using a crane to make repairs to the guardrail of the bridge. No ETA on when lanes will reopen. If you’re leaving Ballard to the south, you’ll need to take the Fremont […]
Several cars collide on the Ballard Bridge
Update: Lanes have been reopened nearly three hours after the crash. Earlier: All lanes of the Ballard Bridge closed after 12:15 today after several cars collided. Police are re-routing traffic through the exit and on-ramp on the north end of the bridge. Traffic is backed up in both directions. Check our traffic cameras for the […]
Upcoming lane closures on Ballard Bridge
Earlier this month, maintenance work on both directions of the Ballard Bridge (above) triggered massive traffic backups and prompted a flood of complaints. SDOT delayed additional work in an effort to consolidate its projects and minimize the impact on drivers. Today SDOT has announced the new maintenance work, and it will impact only the northbound […]
SDOT postpones next week’s bridge work
Seattle Department of Transportation has decided to postpone its Ballard Bridge maintenance work scheduled for March 12-16th “so that additional maintenance can be done at the same time.” The new dates have not been scheduled. It’s unclear if the change is related to the backlash associated with this week’s unannounced lane closures (above) that sparked […]
Ballard Bridge maintenance work frustrates drivers, more lane closures coming
Update: Next week’s work has been postponed Earlier: With backups of 30 minutes or more, drivers attempting to cross the Ballard Bridge yesterday and today were met with long lines of cars in both the northbound and southbound directions. The RapidRide D Line bus experienced delays from the backup, as well. SDOT crews had closed […]
Fremont Bridge to light up at night, Ballard Bridge is next
On Thursday night, the Fremont Bridge will fire up its new lights, a permanent art installation celebrating the centennial of Seattle’s historic bascule bridges. The Ballard and University bridges are next on the list. The Bridge Lights project is a collaboration between SDOT, the Office of Arts and Culture and artists Hayley Buckbee and Ian […]
Accident knocks down wires, closes 15th Ave.
A car smashed into a pole on 15th Ave. at 9:30 this morning, throwing wires across all lanes of the roadway at Bertona, just to the south of the bridge. The accident shut down 15th as well as the southbound lanes of the Ballard bridge for over an hour and a half. The road reopened […]
Correction: Happy 77th Belated Birthday, Ye Olde Ballard Bridge
Correction: The Ballard Bridge’s actual birthday is May 25, 1940. Many thanks to Sue Pierce from West Woodland for notifying us of our mistake. So – Happy Belated Birthday, Ballard Bridge! (We’ll get it right next year!) Original: Whether you love it or loathe it, be sure to tip your hat to the faithful Ballard […]
Bridge data researcher: avoid Ballard Bridge at 6pm in the summer months
It always happens when you’re late. Those flashing lights come on, traffic slows, and you’re stuck on your bike, in your car, or on the bus, waiting and watching enviously as a sailboat glides under the bridge, heading towards the Locks or Lake Union for a blissful day on the water. Beacon Hill resident Ondrej […]
SDOT releases Ballard Bridge informational video
SDOT operates and maintains over 149 bridges throughout Seattle, including ours here in Ballard. Have you ever wondered how and why the Ballard (and Fremont) Bridges open for marine traffic? SDOT released the below video blog to provide locals with more information: The city is required to open the bridges to marine traffic when requested, […]
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