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TRAFFIC WATCH: Afternoon baseball game Wednesday
The Mariners homestand against the Boston Red Sox ends on Wednesday,
July 23 with a 1:40 p.m. game. Regular commuters may want to adjust their schedules to leave town earlier that day, or avoid the area around the stadium. For those going to the game, Metro Transit offers lots of regular service that travels near Safeco Field in the mid-afternoon. After the game is over, avoid the congestion, by taking regular bus service home. There is no special shuttle service either before or after the day games. Check Metro Online for more information, or call (206) 553-3000 (voice) or (206) 684-1739 (TTY). Bye-bye old Tolt Bridge
Watch video of the bridge removal
It was a sight to behold last Saturday, as the old Tolt Bridge was swung
off its supports, lowered to a barge, then floated ashore to be
dismantled and recycled.
It may have been a shadow of its former self, but what was left behind was still 200 feet long by 19 feet wide and weighed approximately 140,000 lbs. Large cranes hooked onto the bridge from either end and slowly moved it to the side of the concrete supports to lower it to a barge waiting on the river. With one crane steering the east end of the bridge, the barge pushed it into the parking lot of the riverside boat launch. Once all the dismantling is done – including removal of the bridge supports – the riverbank will be restored and planted with native vegetation. Klahanie pedestrian safety projects in progress
This week, the King County Road Services Division begins several
projects to improve pedestrian safety along Klahanie Boulevard on the
Sammamish Plateau. TRAFFIC WATCH: Issaquah-Hobart Road paving begins July 31
King County will be repaving the heavily traveled Issaquah-Hobart Road
beginning Thursday, July 31, and traffic will be delayed during the
two-week project. |
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