My Ballard reader Catherine emailed in a few minutes ago to report that a truck was blocking the entire southbound on-ramp to the Ballard Bridge. “The truck took the corner too sharp and hit the support beam/concrete underneath. Not sure if they’ve moved it yet, but it was blocking the entire on-ramp to the bridge,” writes …
The light poles and lights on the north and south ends of the Ballard Bridge will soon be upgraded, according to the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) and Seattle City Light (SCL). SDOT, who owns the bridge, plans to take down the existing poles and install new pole foundations in preparation for the new poles …
For the last two weekends, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has closed the Ballard Bridge at night, working to paint the areas of the bridge not accessible when the spans are in the down position. They took advantage of good weather last weekend and finished that part of the project ahead of schedule. Crews …
Update: SDOT has revised the bridge closure details with the following information: “The full bridge closures will be from 3 a.m. to 6 a.m. on Saturdays, April 14, 21 and 28 and from midnight on the same Saturdays through 6 a.m. Sunday morning, April 15, 22, and 29.” Earlier: Starting this weekend, the Ballard Bridge will be …
Now that the northbound lane closures are over, painting crews are moving to the other side of the bridge. Starting tomorrow the outside southbound lane will be closed. The lane will remain open during peak traffic periods for southbound traffic, but closed from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesdays through Fridays and then again at …
Updated 3:30 p.m.: The Seattle Department of Transportation now tells us that the contractor will be closing the outside northbound lane starting Tuesday, not Monday as we were originally told 8 p.m. Monday evening. The lane will open for the peak afternoon commute at 2 p.m. on Tuesday. Earlier: The outside lane in the northbound …
You can’t see them, but crews are continuing to paint the Ballard Bridge. Through this month the contractor working for the Seattle Department of Transportation is working on the north bascule leaf of the bridge – the north side of the two parts of the bridge that open for marine traffic. The work being done …
The painting continues on the Ballard Bridge – so do the lane closures. The Seattle Department of transportation says the outside northbound lane will be closed every weekday from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. through the week of December 12th. After that, painting crews will occasionally close the lane until the end of January. The …
The middle section of the Ballard Bridge is getting a new coat of paint. Starting this month, a contractor for the Seattle Department of Transportation will begin painting the “bascule” portion of the bridge – the middle part that is raised for boats. There will be nighttime closures of the Ballard Bridge over four weekends, …
You may have seen the illuminated signs announcing lane closures on the Ballard Bridge on Saturday. The Department of Transportation has canceled the work because of an unfavorable weather forecast.
From the Seattle Department of Transportation: A contractor working for the Seattle Department of Transportation will close one northbound lane on the Ballard Bridge on Saturday, February 19, if weather is favorable. The contractor expects to have the lane closed for approximately six hours sometime between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. Ramps and walkways to …
A contractor for the Seattle Department of Transportation continues to paint the approaches to the Ballard Bridge. Starting Tuesday, September 7th, the sidewalk on the west side of the bridge and the stairway at the north end of the bridge to the western sidewalk will be closed for up to three weeks, excluding weekends. The …