The Seattle Department of Transportation and King County Metro are partnering together to bring RapidRide to Madison St

The Madison St project area is busy, dense, and still growing. Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) will provide frequent and reliable bus service. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will make street improvements to Madison and Spring streets that will allow King County Metro to operate the service as RapidRide G Line from Downtown to Madison Valley. 

Construction for the project is about 40% complete. Crews for Madison BRT are working to make progress on construction as safely and efficiently as possible. Typical work hours are between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. The contractor has obtained a noise variance to complete construction activities within allowable noise limits for work outside these hours.

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Work Areas

Map of the project area showing active work areas and bus stop closures/relocations.

King County Metro bus stop closures or relocations

As construction activities continue, bus stops on the project corridor will temporarily close or relocate as needed. Please visit King County Metro's Transit Alert page to learn more about these closures or relocations.

King County Metro's Transit Alerts

Detours and lane reductions

To make space for construction and to keep people traveling safe, our contractor regularly installs short and long-term detours.

Upcoming short-term closures:

• Westbound Madison St between 12th and 14th Avenues will be closed from 7 PM on Friday, January 27 through Sunday, January 29
• 12th Ave north of Madison St will be closed from 7 PM on Friday, February 3 until 6 AM on Monday, February 6. Madison St will remain open at this time.

Full closures:

• Eastbound Madison St between 12th and 14th Avenues
  • Eastbound traffic is detoured (see map below)
• Seneca St and 11th Ave at Madison St
• Union St between 11th and 12th Avenues
• Westbound Madison St between 19th and 23rd Avenues
  • Westbound traffic is detoured (see map below)
• 20th Ave south of Madison St
• 26th Ave south of Madison St
• 27th Ave south of Madison St

Westbound E Madison St is closed between 19th and 23rd Avenues. Please use the signed detours above

Eastbound E Madison St is closed between 12th and 19th Avenues. Please use the signed detours above

Traffic reduced to one lane:

• On Madison/E Madison St:
  • Between 3rd and 6th Avenues
  • Between Broadway and 15th Ave
  • Between 19th and 27th Avenues
• On Spring St:
  • Between 3rd and 6th Avenues
  • Between 7th and 9th Avenues
• On Boren Ave Saturday, January 14 - Sunday, January 15

Sidewalk/Crosswalk closures and pedestrian detours:

• On Spring St:
  • Southwest corner of 4th Ave intersection
  • Northwest corner of 5th Ave intersection
  • Northwest corner of 6th Ave intersection
  • North side between 8th and 9th Avenues
• On Madison/E Madison St:
  • North sidewalk between 5th and 6th Avenues
  • Northeast corner of 5th Ave intersection followed by northwest corner
  • North sidewalk between Terry and Boren Avenues
  • North Sidewalk between Boylston Ave and Broadway
  • North/South crossings at 11th Ave 
  • East crosswalk at 12th Ave
  • East, west, and south crosswalks at 20th Ave

What to Expect in Your Area

NOTICE: Work is Weather Dependent

Downtown (1st Ave - 7th Ave): January 13 - January 30

• Daytime work on Spring and Madison streets from 7 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday; follow posted signs and signals for safe access through construction zones.
• Work on Madison St between 3rd and 4th Avenues is ongoing, and is scheduled to continue through the week of January 30. Work in the southeast corner of the intersection of Spring St and 4th Ave will continue into next week. Work on the NW corner of the intersection of Spring St and 6th Ave will continue this week followed by the northwest corner of the intersection of Spring St and 5th Ave. Work in the northeast corner of the intersection of Spring St and 5th Ave is expected to start the week of January 23.
• Sidewalk work on the north side sidewalk on Madison St between 5th and 6th Avenues is scheduled to begin next week and continue into the week of January 30.

First Hill (7th Ave - Broadway): January 13 - January 30

• Daytime work on Madison and Spring streets from 7 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday; follow posted signs and signals for safe access through construction zones.
• Sidewalk work on the north side of Madison St between 7th and 8th Avenues is ongoing and will continue into the week of January 30.
• Roadway and sidewalk work on the north side of Spring St between 8th and 9th Avenues is ongoing and will continue into the week of January 23.
• Sidewalk work on the north side of Madison St between 8^th and 9^th Avenues is scheduled to begin next week and continue into the week of January 30.
• Night work in the sidewalk on the north side of Madison St between Terry and Boren Avenues will begin next week and will continue through the week of January 30. Business access will be maintained.
• Weekend work is scheduled for this weekend in the east side of the intersection of Madison St and Boren Ave starting on Saturday, January 14 and continuing into Sunday, January 15. Madison and Boren will remain open. Weekend work is also scheduled for the west side of the same intersection starting on Saturday, January 28 and continuing into Sunday, January 29. Both roadways will remain open for this work as well.

Capitol Hill (Broadway - 23rd Ave): January 13 - January 30

• Daytime work on Madison street from 7 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday; follow posted signs and signals for safe access through construction zones.
• Eastbound Madison St is detoured onto Union Ave to 19th due to watermain work (see detour map above). Eastbound detour is expected to last until the end of March.
• Watermain work on Madison St between 12th to 15th Avenues will continue through February. Various water service interruptions are scheduled between January 25^th and January 31^st *. Nighttime waterline work is scheduled from 1/27 through 1/31. Madison will be full closed for the waterline work on Friday 1/27 at 7PM through Sunday night. Properties with water service interruptions will be notified. 
• Work on the north side of Madison St between 10^th and 12^th Avenues is scheduled to resume the week of January 23, and continue into the week of January 30. Work on Union Ave north of Madison St is ongoing and will continue into the week of January 23. Work on the south side of Madison St between 19th Ave and Denny Way is ongoing, and will continue into the week of January 23.
• Sidewalk work on the south side sidewalk between Denny Way and 23rd Ave is ongoing and is scheduled to continue into next week. Work will then shift to the north side of Madison St between Denny Way and 23^rd Ave and continue into the week of January 30.

Madison Valley (23rd Ave - 43rd Ave): January 13 - January 30

• Daytime work on Madison street from 7 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday; follow posted signs and signals for safe access through construction zones.
• Watermain work on Madison St between 26th Ave and Martin Luther King Jr Way will resume next week. No outages are planned for the next few weeks, but residents should expect noise and the presence of heavy machinery as this installation progresses.
• Night and weekend work is scheduled for the north side of the intersection of Madison St and 24^th Ave starting the evening of Friday, January 27 and continuing through the morning of Monday, January 30.

* For any water related emergencies, please call Seattle Public Utilities' 24/7 Operations Response Center at 206-386-1800. For questions about water outages, visit SPU's Water Outage Map. For questions about how to prepare for a water outage, what to expect, or temporary discolored water after an outage, please visit SPU's Planning for Outages website. If you have questions or concerns about your water service before, during, or after an outage, please call SPU's 24/7 Operations Response Center at 206-386-1800.

Thanks for your patience during construction! If you have concerns about accessibility or other issues with construction, please send us your address, contact information, and concerns so we can better understand and work together throughout construction. You can complete our construction survey in English, Chinese (traditional), Korean, or Vietnamese or you can reach us at MadisonBRT@Seattle.gov or call (206) 484-2780.   Want to learn more about the project?  Visit our website to see what Madison St will look like once the project is complete. Please share these weekly updates with others who may be interested and encourage people to subscribe on our webpage. If you would prefer not to receive future email updates, or if this email was forwarded to you and you'd like to subscribe, click on the links below to manage your email preferences. Thank you! Candace Goodrich – RapidRide G Line Outreach Lead MadisonBRT@Seattle.gov (206) 484-2780 seattle.gov/MadisonBusRapidTransit   Text “MADISON” to 33222 to sign up for project alerts via text

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