WSDOT has shared this list of links for sites that provide additional updates regarding the Montlake Bridge Closure: • Project webpage • Weekly e-newsletter • WSDOT Blog • Twitter: @wsdot_traffic • WSDOT on Facebook • Your usual WSDOT sources for SR 520 construction news • Monthly SR 520 construction update meeting
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Montlake Bridge Complete Closure for Repairs August 9 – September 3, 2021
The Montlake Bridge will be completely closed to vehicular traffic August 9 through September 3, 2021. Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will replace the approximately 20-year-old worn out grid deck on the bascule bridge and, concurrently, they will do the expansion joint and mechanical repairs. The goal is for the movable span to continue … Read More
Support for National Archives on Sand Point Way
Laurelhurst Community Club supports the retention of the National Archives Building on Sand Point Way NE, which contains the history of over 272 federally recognized tribes, including the original treaties, and contains over 1 million boxes of various regional documents. These archives house the legal records; documents; maps; photographs of Seattle’s first settlers; birth, adoption, … Read More
SR520 Replacement Bridge Pounds Away
For the past 4 months the SR520 Replacement Bridge has been inching across the Montlake Interchange. This phase of the project removes all of the existing south lanes of the existing bridge, and replaces them with a new and wider footprint called the “West Approach Bridge South” (WABS), similar to what borders Laurelhurst on its … Read More
LCC Logo Created by Designer Sarah Tyson
With this issue of the December 2020 Newsletter, LCC introduces its new logo – a graphic element that visually captures the essence of the natural beauty and community spirit of our neighborhood. The LCC Board of Trustees is appreciative of Sarah’s creative talent and generosity. Sarah’s connection to the Laurelhurst neighborhood informed her work. “I … Read More
SCH Non-compliant in Application Process
LCC has requested that the City correct the non-compliant application process for Seattle Children’s Hospital Phase 3 development. At the November 18 Standing Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting of the Seattle Children’s Hospital (SCH), there was confusion about the role and opportunity of SAC members to give meaningful input to the design review process. LCC, and … Read More
Handling Utilities After an Earthquake
A Tip from the Laurelhurst Emergency Action Plan Team
HUB Shed Ready
From Your Laurelhurst Emergency Action Plan Team: Despite coping with the pandemic’s effects, we cannot forget the threat of earthquakes or other natural disasters. LEAP (Laurelhurst Emergency Action Plan) volunteers have continued working, despite Covid, to prepare Laurelhurst for resilience during a disaster-induced period of necessary self-sufficiency. Thanks to generous contributions from many Laurelhurst residents, … Read More
Talaris Redevelopment Scoping/EIS Up Next
In March 2020, permit application #3030811-LU was posted for public comment, and many of you and other interested members of the public submitted over 70 comment letters to the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspection (SDCI). As part of examining the appropriateness and viability of this proposal, the SDCI has issued a Determination of Significance. … Read More
Seattle Children’s Hospital Announces Phase 3 Plans
Seattle Children’s Hospital (SCH) recently notified the public that they have filed for expansion plans on their main campus in Laurelhurst – Seattle Department of Construction and Inspection Project #3036201-LU. This is Phase 3 of their Major Institution Master Plan (MIMP) named the Copper Project. Neighbors near Children’s along 45th Ave. NE and 44th Ave. … Read More
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