Date:  Friday, March 13, 2009

Contact:
Greg Phipps, WSDOT Communications, 206-464-1265
David Sowers, WSDOT Project Engineer, 206-802-3969          

SEATTLE – Drivers may face significant delays on northbound First Avenue S. in Seattle starting Monday while crews work to widen an intersection near Safeco Field.

Starting at 9 a.m., March 16, crews will close the right lane of northbound First Avenue S. at Edgar Martinez Drive S. The lane will remain closed around the clock through March 27.

The lane closure will reduce northbound traffic capacity to one lane and also prohibit right turns onto Edgar Martinez Drive S. A signed detour will direct drivers to use S. Royal Brougham Way and Fourth Avenue S. to access Edgar Martinez Drive S. Drivers should consider using alternate routes.

During the closure crews will install new drainage structures and pave the southeast corner of the intersection.

Crews are widening the intersection of First Avenue S and S. Atlantic Street/Edgar Martinez Drive S. to add turn and travel lanes. The widening is part of the SR 519 Intermodal Access project, which also includes a new westbound off-ramp from I-90 and I-5 to the existing S. Atlantic Street overpass and a bridge over the railroad tracks on S. Royal Brougham Way. Work on the bridge and off-ramp is scheduled to begin this April. For more information, visit the website.

Visit WSDOT’s construction update report online for a complete listing of closures on the SR 519 project.

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