Driver licensing office to be remodeled
The West Seattle Driver Licensing office, at 8830 25th Avenue S.W., will be closed Saturday, June 28 through Tuesday July 8 for remodeling.
As an alternative, customers may go to:
- East Seattle Driver Licensing office, 5811 Rainier Ave. S. Open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- Downtown Seattle Driver Licensing Limited Service office, 205 Spring St., Open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Renton Driver Licensing office, 1314 Union Avenue N.E., Ste 4, Renton, Open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The West Seattle Driver Licensing Office reopens Wednesday, July 9. The hours of operation are Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The phone number is 764-4143.
Battery Tunnel to close
Seattle Department of Transportation crews will clean street drains in Battery Street above the Battery Street Tunnel over four weekends in June and July. The work requires closing the left-hand lane in both the northbound and southbound directions of the tunnel on the days listed below. Additionally, one lane will be closed on Battery Street, the one-way street that runs above the tunnel.
Battery Street drain cleaning is scheduled to occur from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 28; Saturday, July 12; Sunday, July 13; Saturday, July 19; Sunday, July 20.
Loop Highway reopens
The Mountain Loop Highway will be reopened Saturday, June 28, at noon, at Barlow Pass, reconnecting Granite Falls to Darrington for hiking and camping for the summer. This scenic byway through the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest was closed for four and a half seasons by a 100-year flood in 2003, re-opening October 2007.
Repairs were delayed by an another, more wide-spread 100-year flood in 2006.
Granite Falls, Arlington and Darrington all have special events planned for the weekend of June 28.
For details, go to www.mountainloopexperience.com
