District 1 City Councilmember Lisa Herbold offered some updates on road work and traffic levels in the community in her constituent newsletter.
Road Work Updates
SDOT is planning to repave the westbound lanes of Roxbury between 16th and 18th Ave SW as early as mid-May, depending on weather. SDOT indicates they are coordinating with King County, which has jurisdiction over the eastbound lanes. SDOT will be doing outreach in advance.
On May 1, SDOT replaced the second pedestrian gate on the lower bridge, which will result in few outages affecting lower bridge openings. SDOT continues to adjust traffic signals.
Traffic Levels
SDOT has reported that citywide traffic levels are now at 50%; until recently they have been at 40%. King County Metro notes that bus ridership is down 75% overall, including 60% on Route 120, and 78% on the C Line, and down sharply for water taxi service.
Though traffic levels are lower than average in most areas, they continue to be two and a half times higher on West Marginal as compared to the early February baseline. The Lower Bridge is 29% below the early February baseline.
The Seattle City Council has once again failed miserably. Specifically, the West Seattle Bridge and Lisa Herbold. . The "detours" ruin existing neighborhoods and the "community meetings" are worthless. The viaduct was also failing, but the City kept it open. Why can't our bridge be opened, at least for mass transit. Or carpools?