September 17

Mercer Corridor closures & tree removal underway

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Beginning yesterday, Thursday, September 16, the city began lane closures and tree removal in conjunction with the Mercer Corridor project, which we reported on a few weeks ago. Much of the work is taking place along key corridors going to and from Queen Anne, so keep this in mind when planning your morning commute over the next few weeks. From SDOT:

Intermittent lane closures will occur on Fairview Avenue North and will continue for approximately two weeks. The curb lanes on both sides of the street will be closed at two locations. One location is just north of Valley Street between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. The other location is between Harrison and Republican streets, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the northbound lane, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the southbound lane. At least one lane on Fairview will remain open in each direction. There will also be temporary sidewalk closures and pedestrian detours.

The lane closures are necessary for the installation of Metro transit poles. King County Metro expects to move the existing overhead trolley lines to the new poles in October to accommodate construction.

Crews also began removing previously-marked trees along Westlake Avenue N, 9th Ave N and Broad Street. These particular trees are being removed temporarily due to their proximity to the Mercer Corridor project work area and will be replaced after construction is completed.

The final design of the east phase of the Mercer Corridor Project includes planting two new trees for every one removed, in accordance with City of Seattle standards, as well as planting more than 10,000 new shrubs and other plants throughout the project area.

For more information, please visit the Mercer Corridor project website.


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lane closures, Mercer Street Corridor Project, SDOT, street trees, traffic


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