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, …
Update 5:15 p.m. The Ballard Bridge has reopened! Earlier: The bridge closed around 3:40 p.m. due to “malfunctioning bridge gates,” says SDOT. Crews are working to fix the problem, but rush hour is underway and it’s very ugly out there. The usual alternate routes, i.e. Nickerson to the Fremont Bridge, are showing red on traffic …
Nearly four months after the tragic accident on the Aurora Bridge, Ride the Ducks Seattle is taking steps to return to business, KOMO News reports. According to the article, late on Wednesday the City announced their new agreement with Ride the Ducks Seattle and our neighborhood is on the new route. When they return to business, instead of crossing the …
All northbound lanes of 15th Ave NW, including those on the Ballard Bridge ,were closed by authorities on Tuesday evening as SPD and SFD officers investigated a suspicious package found at 15th Ave W and W Emerson St in Magnolia. Officers and @SeattleFire on scene of a suspicious package near 15/Emerson. Roads may be closed near …
At approximately 12:30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, Seattle firefighters responded to a four-car collision on the Ballard Bridge. One possible injury was reported and the bridge was blocked in both directions. Collision: Ballard Bridge is blocked in both directions. Expect delays & use alternate routes pic.twitter.com/Lk80Vjercj — seattledot (@seattledot) October 10, 2015 By 1:30 p.m. …
My Ballard reader Danielle emailed in to report a hit and run incident that occurred on Monday on the Ballard Bridge at approximately 10 a.m. Danielle was driving north on the Ballard Bridge in a red Mitsubshi Gallant when a black Jeep Wrangler driving south bound on the bridge crossed into her lane. The vehicle side then swiped Danielle’s …
According to KIRO News report, a 47-year-old woman was pulled from her car after rolling it on the Ballard Bridge at about 1:30 a.m. this morning. The driver was heading north when she lost control of her VW Jetta which ended up flipping and came to a stop on its roof. A Seattle Fire Department technical rescue …
With the recent media coverage of the Ballard Bridge, in particular the safety concerns about the pedestrian walkways, we thought it was time to take a look back at more photos of the bridge during its early days. The photo below, taken in April 1917, shows the north view from the underside of the first wooden …
SDOT crews have closed the right northbound lane at the north end of the Ballard Bridge while they complete necessary roadworks. Crews will be working today and tomorrow from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Crews are replacing a water line and the repairing a railing and a concrete pedestal. Drivers are advised to expect delays in the …
Haley Woods, who is a co-owner of Peddler Brewing in Ballard, has sent a “video letter” to city leaders about the dangers faced by bikers and pedestrians on the Ballard Bridge. Woods’ video comprises of information and visual demonstrations of the dangers faced by locals who choose to utilize the bridge as pedestrians. She documents a number of …
One lane on the Ballard Bridge will be closed this week while SDOT crews make accident repairs. The southbound right lane will be closed from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. from Tuesday, January 20, through Friday, January 23. Motorists are advised to expect delays in the area and plan extra time for their journeys.
Lanes on the Ballard Bridge will be closed at two points today while SDOT crews install cabling for traffic cameras. The northbound right land will be closed from 7 a.m. – 10 a.m. and the southbound right lane will be closed from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Motorists are advised to expect delays in the …