UPDATE: SW Charlestown Street to be closed for street repairs
UPDATE: SW Charlestown Street to be closed for street repairs
Charlestown Street S.W. which features one of the steepest grades in West Seattle is closed for repairs being made by SDOT crews.
David Rosen
Thu, 04/03/2014
UPDATE April 9
Eastbound travelers on SW Charlestown will be detoured northbound on 49th Avenue SW to Admiral Way and then east to California Avenue SW.
Westbound motorists will be detoured southbound on California Avenue SW to SW Oregon Street then west on Oregon to 55th Avenue SW and then north to SW Charlestown Street.
Original Post April 8
Information from SDOT
Starting Tuesday, SW Charlestown will be closed to traffic between 46th Avenue SW and 47th Avenue SW in both directions for one week. The Seattle Department of Transportation will close the street from 8 a.m. Tuesday, April 8 through 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 15. During the closure, department crews will replace the street’s concrete panels.
Local access will be allowed via SW Spokane Street; all other traffic will follow a detour via SW Genesee Street between 55th Avenue SW and California Avenue SW. The work is weather-dependent.
