The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will begin a paving project on NE Ravenna Blvd on Monday, March 19, 2012. The project, which should be complete by fall 2012, address the long-standing pothole problem on the street, as well as the wide pedestrian crossing at the intersection in front of the Green Lake Starbucks. Construction work will consist of: grinding and removing the existing asphalt roadway repairing select areas of the underlying concrete roadway base and repaving the roadway with new asphalt pavement upgrading pedestrian curb ramps building a curb bulb at E Green Lake Drive N and NE 71st Street to improve…
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Crash on southbound I-5 at NE Ravenna Blvd
There was a serious collision on southbound I-5 at NE Ravenna Blvd this morning. We will update this storify as new information comes in. View the story “Crash on SB I-5 at Ravenna” on Storify
City of Seattle emphasizing pothole repairs after winter storm
In the wake of last week’s winter storm, the City of Seattle is focusing on roadway repairs. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has deployed four Pothole Ranger crews to address potholes created by the recent freezing weather. “Freezing weather and heavy precipitation mean that we’re seeing more potholes. We’ve added dollars to respond to pothole repair requests,” Mayor Mike McGinn said in a press release. The Office of the Mayor sent the following information: As last week’s winter storm began winding down, City officials started making preparations to deal with the storm’s effects, including an expected increase in the number…
Large tree branch falls on NE Ravenna Blvd
A large tree branch fell onto NE Ravenna Blvd just north of NE 68th St earlier this morning, blocking northbound traffic. By 9:03 a.m., the branch was cleared. Phil at Revolutions Espresso shared this picture with us: Metro Transit sent out this alert at 7:36 a.m.: Route 48 is currently unable to serve the northbound portion of its routing along NE Raveena Blvd near Green Lake. Use the stops east of NE 65 St & Weedin Pl NE or north of NE 70 St & NE Raveena Blvd. Southbound routing is not affected. Route 48 has now returned to regular routing.
Green Lake Community Center parking lot closes for cleaning
The west side of the parking lot at the Green Lake Community Center and Evans Pool (7201 E Green Lake Dr N) closed this morning (Thursday, Dec 29, 2011) for cleaning. The east side will close tomorrow, 5:00 a.m. – 9 a.m.
