information from SDOT

Crews working for the Seattle Department of Transportation have completed constructing signal and safety improvements at the five-leg intersection of 47th Avenue Southwest, Southwest Admiral Way and Southwest Waite Street for people walking, biking and driving. Construction began in early March and finished this week.

To celebrate the project’s completion and the community’s involvement over the years, SDOT and the Admiral Neighborhood Association will host a short completion celebration event on Tuesday, July 14 at 6:30 p.m. in front of Alki Mail & Dispatch. To commemorate the project’s completion, the Admiral Neighborhood Association commissioned artist Peregrine Church to design a sidewalk stencil for two of the intersection corners. This type of artwork only appears when exposed to water and the artist will unveil one of the stencils at the celebration. Please see the attached invitation for more details.

The 47th/Admiral Signal Project included the following improvements:
· Installing a new traffic signal and detection equipment

· Adding four additional striped crosswalks

· Upgrading six curb ramps at key corners of the intersection to be compliant with current American Disability Act standards

· Replacing the center-turn lane with left-turn-only pockets on Southwest Admiral Way

· Removing the existing pedestrian signal

This project was funded through the Bridging the Gap transportation levy approved by voters in 2006 and scheduled to expire at the end of 2015.