yesler bridge rehabilitation project
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www.seattle.gov/transportation/YeslerBridge.htm
Yesler Bridge Rehabilitation Project
May 2015
PREFONTAINE PL S
PREFONTAINE PL S
Yesler Way Bridge Vicinity
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JEFFERSON ST
JEFFERSON ST
TERRACE ST
JAMES ST
YESLER WAY YESLER WAY
S WASHINGTON STS WASHINGTON ST
4TH AVE
5TH AVE
6TH AVE
3RD AVE
2ND AVE
4TH AVE
5TH AVE
5TH AVE
6TH AVE
4TH AVE
3RD
AVE
City Hall Park
Prefontaine Place
King County Courthouse
PrefontaineBuilding
King County Administration
Building
PIONEER SQUARETRANSIT STATION
Yesler Building
Seattle Passport Agency
City of Seattle Fire Station
King County
ChinookBuilding
DILLIN
G WAY
• Built in 1910 as one of the first steel roadway bridges in the City
• Being rehabilitated to improve safety and reliability while preserving its principal historical elements
• Vital in connecting residents, commuters, workers and businesses in the surrounding area and neighborhoods
Project overview
Schedule
60% Design
90% Design
Final Design
Begin Construction
Project Complete
October 2014
April 2015
Spring 2016
September2015
Fall 2017
We arehere
Project area
www.seattle.gov/transportation/YeslerBridge.htm
Yesler Bridge Rehabilitation Project
May 2015
Proposed bridge design
Pedestrian Railing
Single Span Superstructure
West Abutment WallEast Abutment Wall
Fascia Girder
Design• Remove interior steel columns to form a single
span superstructure• Rehabilitate east abutment wall and replace west abutment wall• Refurbish north and south fascia girders and pedestrian railings
Pedestrian improvements • Improve intersection design to reduce crosswalk distance,
accommodate ADA and increase user safety
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JEFFERSON ST
4TH AVE
4TH AVE
City Hall Park
PrefontaineBuilding
TERRACE ST
YESLER WAY
Yesler Building
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PREFONTAINE PL S
S WASHINGTON ST
4TH AVE City of Seattle
Fire Station
LEGENDSidewalk Crosswalk
4TH AVE
City Hall Park
PrefontaineBuilding
Yesler Building
YESLER WAY
TERRACE ST
LEGENDSidewalk Crosswalk
Before After
4TH AVE
City Hall Park
PrefontaineBuilding
Yesler Building
YESLER WAY
TERRACE ST
DILLING WAY
LEGENDSidewalk Crosswalk
4TH AVE
City Hall Park
PrefontaineBuilding Yesler Building
YESLER WAY
TERRACE ST
DILLING WAY
LEGENDSidewalk Crosswalk
Design rendering
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Yesler Bridge Rehabilitation Project
May 2015
Construction impactsStreet closures• Yesler Way will be closed in both directions between
3rd Ave and midway between 5th Ave and 6th Ave • Terrace St will be closed to through traffic, open to
local access• 4th Ave will have ongoing lane closures and occasional
full nighttime and weekend closures• Sidewalks on either side of 4th Ave will have
alternating closures
Vehicle and sidewalk closures
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Road Closure
Sidewalk Closure
JEFFERSON ST
JEFFERSON ST
TERRACE ST
JAMES ST
YESLER WAY YESLER WAY
S WASHINGTON STS WASHINGTON ST
4TH AVE
5TH AVE
6TH AVE
3RD AVE
2ND AVE
4TH AVE
5TH AVE
5TH AVE
6TH AVE
4TH AVE
3RD
AVE
Prefontaine Place
King County Courthouse
PrefontaineBuilding
King County Administration
Building
PIONEER SQUARETRANSIT STATION
Yesler Building
Seattle Passport Agency
City of Seattle Fire Station
King County
ChinookBuilding
CHERRY ST
City Hall Park
DILLIN
G WAY
www.seattle.gov/transportation/YeslerBridge.htm
Yesler Bridge Rehabilitation Project
May 2015
Construction impacts
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6TH AVE Road Closure
Sidewalk Closure
Metro Route 27 Detours
Metro 5th Ave Detours
Community Transit
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JEFFERSON ST
JEFFERSON ST
TERRACE ST
YESLER WAY YESLER WAY YESLER WAY
S WASHINGTON ST
4TH AVE
5TH AVE
6TH AVE
3RD AVE
2ND AVE
4TH AVE
5TH AVE 6TH AVE
4TH AVE
3RD
AVE
Prefontaine Place
King County Courthouse
PrefontaineBuilding
King County Administration
Building
Harborview Medical
PIONEER SQUARETRANSIT STATION
Yesler Building
Seattle Passport Agency
Seattle Housing
Assistance Group
City of Seattle Fire Station
King County
ChinookBuilding
Occidental Park
MunicipalCourthouse
CHERRY ST
COLUMBIA ST
MARION ST
2ND AVE
JEFFERSON ST
ALDER ST
8TH
AVE
JAMES ST
9TH AVE
8TH AVE
TERRY AVE
Harborview Park
S MAIN ST
JAMES ST
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YESLER WAY
S WASHINGTON ST
5TH AVE
6TH AVE
8TH
AVE
9TH AVE
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JAMES ST
Kobe Terrace Park
City Hall Park
3RD
AVE
4TH AVE
4TH AVE
DILLIN
G WAY
4TH AVE
3RD AVE
6TH AVE
Transit detour routesTransit impacts • Some transit routes
may be affected during construction, including:
° King County Metro routes: 27, 111, 114, 212, 214, 217, 304, 355
° Sound Transit routes: 510, 511, 512, 513, 550, 554, 590, 594, 595
° Community Transit routes: 402, 405, 410, 412, 413, 415, 416, 417, 421, 422, 424, 425, 435
• Some bus stops will be temporarily relocated
PREFONTAINE PL S Road Closure
Sidewalk Closure
Weekday VehicleDetours
Weekend & Evening Vehicle Detours
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JEFFERSON ST
JEFFERSON ST
TERRACE ST
YESLER WAY YESLER WAY YESLER WAY
S WASHINGTON ST
4TH AVE
5TH AVE
6TH AVE
3RD AVE 4TH AVE
5TH AVE 6TH AVE
4TH AVE
3RD
AVE
City Hall Park
Prefontaine Place
King County Courthouse
PrefontaineBuilding
King County Administration
Building
Harborview Medical
PIONEER SQUARETRANSIT STATION
Yesler Building
Seattle Passport Agency
Seattle Housing
Assistance Group
City of Seattle Fire Station
King County
ChinookBuilding
Occidental Park
MunicipalCourthouse
CHERRY ST
COLUMBIA ST
MARION ST
2ND AVE
JEFFERSON ST
ALDER ST
8TH
AVE
JAMES ST
9TH AVE
8TH AVE
TERRY AVE
Harborview Park
Kobe Terrace Park
JAMES ST
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YESLER WAY
S WASHINGTON ST
5TH AVE
6TH AVE
8TH
AVE
9TH AVE
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JAMES ST
4TH AVE
JAMES ST
4TH AVE
4TH AVE
S MAIN ST
2ND AVE
DILLIN
G WAY
2ND AVE
Vehicle detour routes
www.seattle.gov/transportation/YeslerBridge.htm
Yesler Bridge Rehabilitation Project
May 2015
Parking impacts during construction
Parking impacts after construction
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DILLIN
G WAY
DILLIN
G WAY
S MAIN ST
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No Parking
JEFFERSON ST
JEFFERSON ST
TERRACE ST
JAMES ST
YESLER WAY YESLER WAY
S WASHINGTON STS WASHINGTON ST
4TH AVE
5TH AVE
6TH AVE
3RD AVE
2ND AVE
4TH AVE
5TH AVE
5TH AVE
6TH AVE
4TH AVE
3RD
AVE
City Hall Park
Prefontaine Place
King County Courthouse
PrefontaineBuilding
King County Administration
Building
PIONEER SQUARETRANSIT STATION
Yesler Building
Seattle Passport Agency
City of Seattle Fire Station
King County
ChinookBuilding
CHERRY ST
DILLIN
G WAY
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5
No Parking
JEFFERSON ST
JEFFERSON ST
TERRACE ST
JAMES ST
YESLER WAY YESLER WAY
S WASHINGTON STS WASHINGTON ST
S MAIN ST
4TH AVE
5TH AVE
6TH AVE
3RD AVE
2ND AVE
4TH AVE
5TH AVE
5TH AVE
6TH AVE
4TH AVE
3RD
AVE
City Hall Park
Prefontaine Place
King County Courthouse
PrefontaineBuilding
King County Administration
Building
PIONEER SQUARETRANSIT STATION
Yesler Building
Seattle Passport Agency
City of Seattle Fire Station
King County
ChinookBuilding
CHERRY ST
DILLIN
G WAY
• During construction, there will be no parking:
° In the construction area along Yesler Way between 3rd Ave and midway between 5th Ave and 6th Ave
° Along Terrace St from the alley to Yesler Way
° Beneath the bridge on 4th Ave
° In the east curb lane of 5th Ave between Washington and Terrace St
° On the west side of 6th Ave immediately south of Yesler Way
° On the north side of Main St immediately west of 6th Ave
• After construction: ° Parking will no longer be
allowed on the bridge ° A few parking spaces will be
removed on both Yesler Way and Terrace St immediately adjacent to the bridge
° Parking will no longer be allowed on the east side of 4th Ave between S Washington and Jefferson Streets
° Parking will no longer be allowed in the east curb lane of 5th Ave between S Washington and Terrace St
Parking impacts
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Yesler Bridge Rehabilitation Project
May 2015
Existing contraflow lane for transit on 5th Ave south of Cherry St
Seattle City Light utility relocation• Electric utility lines that supply the Yesler Building (400 Yesler
Way) will be relocated before construction begins • The new lines will run beneath 5th Ave and Yesler Way, up the
Yesler Way Bridge’s west abutment wall, and then westward along Yesler Way to the Yesler Building
• Relocation work will begin in summer 2015 and is expected to last for 6 months
5th Ave transit contraflow lane• A contraflow lane allows transit to travel in the opposite direction
of adjacent lanes to improve connectivity and travel times• SDOT plans to extend the 5th Ave contraflow lane from Terrace St
south to Washington St• Work is planned for September 2015
Other projects in the area
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Yesler Bridge Rehabilitation Project
May 2015
Seahawks fans gather on the bridge during the Super Bowl Victory Parade in February 2014
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