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Seattle Department of Transportation @seattledot.bsky.social · 7h

If you’re interested in starting a walk or bike bus at your school, it’s a great time!

🍁October is Walk, Bike, and Roll to School Month. 🍂

Visit seattle.gov/transportation/SRTS to learn more about our Safe Routes to School program and request safety supplies in our walking and biking packages.

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Seattle Department of Transportation @seattledot.bsky.social · 2d

The South Park Bridge will CLOSE overnight to ALL TRAVELERS on Monday (Oct 6) and Tuesday (Oct 7) between 7 PM and 6 AM for Lower Duwamish Waterway cleanup activity. King County Metro Route 60 will be rerouted during the hours of the bridge closures. Info: https://ldwg.org/construction-news/

Port of Seattle aerial photo of the South Park Bridge, 2016

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Seattle Department of Transportation @seattledot.bsky.social · 2d

Dignity, joy, and comfort: your public transit spaces, your ideas to make them better. We thank everyone who joined and contributed to our recent Mt Baker Link station activation: sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/10/03/m...

Ideas from the public, on post-it notes, on a "Share Your Ideas" board

Two visitors play a physical version of Tetris at the activation event

Detective Cookie plays chess with a young community member

A person paints yellow flowers on the sidewalk at Mt Baker Link light rail station

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Seattle Department of Transportation @seattledot.bsky.social · 2d

We're thankful for the enthusiasm and support we received for RapidRide J at U District Chow Down this weekend. Thank you!

Stay informed about construction and progress: www.seattle.gov/transportati...

Seattle Department of Transportation @seattledot.bsky.social · 5d

If you’re heading to U District Chow Down this weekend, come find us!

We’ll be with our friends King County Metro enjoying $5 bites and sharing information about the RapidRide J Line project!

Stay up to date with progress updates on seattle.gov/transportation.

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Seattle Department of Transportation @seattledot.bsky.social · 2d

Celebre Trick-or-Streets en su cuadra – solicite antes del 20 de Octubre: sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/10/06/t...

Celebre Trick-or-Streets en su Cuadra – Solicite Antes del 20 de Octubre - SDOT Blog

Un evento Trick-or-Streets es una forma estupenda de celebrar Halloween o el Día de Muertos con sus vecinos. Solicite antes de 20 de Octubre.

sdotblog.seattle.gov

Seattle Department of Transportation @seattledot.bsky.social · 2d

Trick-or-Streets is October 24 through November 2: get a free permit to close your street for Halloween or Día de Muertos. Apply by October 20: sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/10/06/t...

FLYER with text: Trick-or-Streets, Oct 24 - Nov 2. Close your street for a safe & fun Halloween. Apply by October 20th.

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Seattle Department of Transportation @seattledot.bsky.social · 2d

Apologies for the delay! We're back: sdotblog.seattle.gov/2025/10/06/t...

Bring Trick-or-Streets to Your Block – Apply by October 20 - SDOT Blog

A Trick-or-Streets event is a wonderful way to celebrate Halloween or Día de Muertos with your neighbors. Apply for a permit by October 20.

sdotblog.seattle.gov

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Seattle Department of Transportation @seattledot.bsky.social · 2d

This won't be a permanent installation, and will be removed in the near future to accommodate the return of Route 2.

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Seattle Department of Transportation @seattledot.bsky.social · 4d

Heading to a game this weekend? Playoff Mariners baseball, Seahawks, Sounders, and festivities mean LOTS of traffic and EXPENSIVE parking. But you can slip past it all: take transit to the game. Sal says: explore your options. Visit flipyourtrip.org.

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Seattle Department of Transportation @seattledot.bsky.social · 5d

If you’re heading to U District Chow Down this weekend, come find us!

We’ll be with our friends King County Metro enjoying $5 bites and sharing information about the RapidRide J Line project!

Stay up to date with progress updates on seattle.gov/transportation.

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Gordon Padelford @gordonofseattle.bsky.social · 5d

Interesting. @seattledot.bsky.social crews are installing a new bike lane barrier on Campus Parkway today that I’ve never seen before. They call them “a new recycled rubber material that we are excited to pilot and evaluate its durability. “ www.seattle.gov/transportati...

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Seattle Department of Transportation @seattledot.bsky.social · 5d

SODO street closure 🚨 🚨

S Hanford St between E Marginal Way and S Colorado Ave will CLOSE to through traffic from 6 AM Monday, October 6 until 6 PM Wednesday, October 8. Business access will be maintained.

BNSF will repair railroad tracks and crossings during the closure.

Map showing S Hanford St between E Marginal Way S and Colorado Ave S, with a red box over the area where S Hanford St will close.

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Seattle Department of Transportation @seattledot.bsky.social · 5d

And we have @mclindblom.bsky.social detailing what local agencies @wsdot.wa.gov and @sound-transit.bsky.social are doing to help you get to the games - as well as practical tips for using transit, biking, and scooting: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Your guide to getting around Seattle this weekend with so much going on

The Seahawks and Mariners will both bring crowds Sunday, a week after Huskies, Sounders and Mariners combined in one day.

www.seattletimes.com

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Seattle Department of Transportation @seattledot.bsky.social · 5d

@nickdeshais.bsky.social writes for @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social about the dearth of parking spaces around the stadiums - and the simple way to avoid the hassle: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

(Hint: it's transit)

Seattle parking tight with Mariners, Seahawks, Sounders games

Seattle parking will be tight this weekend for those heading to Mariners, Seahawks and Sounders games. Here's what to expect with surge pricing.

www.seattletimes.com

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Seattle Department of Transportation @seattledot.bsky.social · 5d

Going to see @mariners.com in playoff baseball this weekend? We expect driving and parking will be challenging - particularly on Sunday when the Seahawks play.

Transit is a guaranteed grand slam: save $, reduce stress, maybe even get to socialize (and hopefully celebrate) with fellow fans.

Go Ms!

a man in a seattle jersey stands in front of a crowd

Alt: CAL RALEIGH with THE TRIDENT

media.tenor.com

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Seattle Department of Transportation @seattledot.bsky.social · 6d

Equivalent Single Axle Load: pavementinteractive.org/reference-de...

Trucks and Buses: pavementinteractive.org/reference-de...

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Seattle Department of Transportation @seattledot.bsky.social · 6d

I love these kinds of questions, and I forwarded it to one of our Senior Civil Engineers who kindly offered a few moments of their time to share their take. I've screenshotted it with ALT text. They included two really informative links I'll add below this post.

Where pavement has failed structurally or is structurally deficient, we have to recosntruct it. Heavy vehicles like trucks and buses are the primary cause of structural pavement deterioration. Reconstructing pavement — i.e. rebulding it from the ground up — is very expensive and time consuming. In the photo, where the buses are operating, the resident is seeing a newly reconstructed concrete pavement, typically about a foot thick supported by a half-foot of base course.
For sections of pavement that haven't seen or won't see much heavy loading, we can often extend the life of the existing pavement structure. This is referred to as pavement preservation and it costs much less than reconstuction and moves faster. Commonly, we remove the top layer of asphalt (about 2" deep), patch broken areas in the base pavement, and then place a new asphalt surface. The dark areas of asphalt in the photo are typically old sections of pavement have been rehabilitated through this process.

The following link via the UW/WSDOT/Pavement Interactive explains the relationship between the magnitude of load and pavement damage: https://pavementinteractive.org/reference-desk/design/design-parameters/equivalent-single-axle-load/

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Seattle Department of Transportation @seattledot.bsky.social · 6d

Reminder! Tonight, October 2, 10 PM to 5 AM: the Edgar Martinez Dr on-ramp to eastbound Interstate 90 will close. The northbound I-5 to eastbound I-90 collector/distributor will also close.

Use an alternate route or plan extra time to detour. This is the last overnight closure for this project.

Seattle Department of Transportation @seattledot.bsky.social · 9d

Attention! There are OVERNIGHT HIGHWAY RAMP CLOSURES THIS WEEK at the I-5 and I-90 junction. We're staging equipment to repaint the Dr. José Rizal Bridge.

TONIGHT: Monday, 9/29, 10 PM-5 AM

CLOSED: Westbound I-90 ramp (to NB I-5)
CLOSED: Southbound I-5 ramp (to EB I-90)

Aerial image of Dr Jose Rizal Bridge, showing the junction of I-90 and I-5 with downtown Seattle in the background

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Seattle Department of Transportation @seattledot.bsky.social · 6d

We've distributed thousands of free helmets to folks throughout Seattle this year - and we urge people to use them every time they ride. Get your own at one of six Seattle Customer Service Centers throughout Seattle. More info: seattle.gov/transportati...

Seattle Department of Transportation @seattledot.bsky.social · 6d

Seattle riders just reached 8 million shared scooter and bike rides in 2025.

The new all-time ridership record for a single day was just set on Saturday, September 27: 58,719 rides.

The Bike and Scoot to Transit program lets riders earn free trips on transit: kingcounty.gov/en/dept/metr...

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Seattle Department of Transportation @seattledot.bsky.social · 7d

We're staging equipment for the Dr Jose Rizal Bridge Repainting Project. Info: seattle.gov/transportati...

Dr. José Rizal Bridge Repainting Project - Transportation | seattle.gov

Dr. Jose Rizal Bridge Repainting Project

seattle.gov

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Seattle Department of Transportation @seattledot.bsky.social · 7d

Reminder!

Tonight, October 1, 10 PM to 5 AM: the westbound I-90 ramp (to I-5 northbound) and the southbound I-5 ramp (to I-90 eastbound) will CLOSE overnight. Please plan to use alternate routes.

@traffic.wsdot.wa.gov

Seattle Department of Transportation @seattledot.bsky.social · 9d

Attention! There are OVERNIGHT HIGHWAY RAMP CLOSURES THIS WEEK at the I-5 and I-90 junction. We're staging equipment to repaint the Dr. José Rizal Bridge.

TONIGHT: Monday, 9/29, 10 PM-5 AM

CLOSED: Westbound I-90 ramp (to NB I-5)
CLOSED: Southbound I-5 ramp (to EB I-90)

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South Seattle Emerald @soseaemerald.bsky.social · 7d

South Park and Georgetown are now connected by new bike and pedestrian paths. The 1.2-mile project adds lanes, a crosswalk, curb ramps, lighting, and over 100 new trees, aiming to make the route safer for all ages.

Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero reports here: soseaem.org/475WGfm #Seattle

New Bike Paths Connect South Park and Georgetown After Years of Community Advocacy

Seattle's newest bike and walking paths link South Park and Georgetown, planting over 100 trees and creating safer routes for neighbors to connect.

southseattleemerald.org

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Seattle Department of Transportation @seattledot.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks for your patience: a smoother street for the thousands of daily RapidRide D riders (and everyone who travels along W Mercer Pl) is here, delivered by SDOT crews through our Arterial Major Maintenance program. Permanent street markings are placed once the asphalt has had time to cure.

View of new asphalt, looking northwest down the hill along Mercer Pl.

Looking southeast up the hill along Mercer Pl

Removing street surface with an asphalt milling machine.

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Seattle Department of Transportation @seattledot.bsky.social · 8d

Use the @wsdot.wa.gov Travel Center Map to stay informed about highway construction, closures, and travel conditions: wsdot.com/Travel/Real-...

Travel Center Map | WSDOT

The map provides traffic flow, travel alerts, cameras, weather conditions, mountain pass reports, rest areas and commercial vehicle restrictions.

wsdot.com

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