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. We're making street improvements to Madison and Spring streets that will allow King County Metro to operate frequent and reliable RapidRide G bus service from Downtown to Madison Valley.
Construction for the project is now 50% complete!
We're working to make progress on construction as safely and efficiently as possible. Typical work hours are between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. We have obtained a noise variance to complete construction activities within allowable noise limits for work outside of these hours.
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Work Areas
Map of the project area showing active work zones and bus stop closures/relocations. Please visit King County Metro's Transit Alert page for more information.
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, and to sign up for alerts.
Detours and lane reductions
To make space for construction and to keep people traveling safe, we regularly install 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.
- The intersection of Madison St and 8th Ave will be closed from Saturday, February 11 through Sunday, February 12.
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
- 20th Ave south of Madison St
- 26th Ave south of Madison St
- 27th Ave south of Madison St
(Above) Eastbound E Madison St is closed between 12th and 19th Avenues. Eastbound traffic is detoured onto East Union St at 12th Avenue, before turning left at 19th Avenue and rejoining Madison St.
Traffic reduced to one lane:
- On Madison/E Madison St:
- Between 3rd and 6th Avenues
- Between Broadway and 15th Ave
- Between 19th Ave and Martin Luther King Jr Way
- On Spring St:
- Between 3rd and 6th Avenues
- Between 7th and 9th Avenues
Sidewalk/Crosswalk closures and pedestrian detours:
- On Spring St:
- Southwest corner of 4th Ave intersection
- Northwest corner of 5th Ave intersection
- North side between 8th and 9th Avenues
- On Madison/E Madison St:
- North sidewalk between 5th and 6th Avenues
- Northwest corner of 5th Ave intersection
- North sidewalk between 7th and 9th Avenues
- North sidewalk between Terry and Boren Avenues. Business access will be maintained.
- Sidewalk between Boren and Minor Avenues
- North Sidewalk between Boylston Ave and Broadway
- North/South crossings at 11th Ave
- North and East crosswalk at 12th Ave
- East, west, and south crosswalks at 20th Ave
What to Expect in Your Area
NOTICE: Construction schedules are subject to change
Downtown (1st Ave to 7th Ave): January 27 - February 13
- 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 in the northwest corner of the intersection Spring St and 5th Ave is ongoing, and will continue into next week. Work is scheduled to begin in the northeast corner of the same intersection during the week of February 6, and is scheduled to continue into the week of February 13.
- Sidewalk work is ongoing on the north side sidewalk on Madison St between 5th and 6th Avenues, and is scheduled to continue into the week of February 13. Sidewalk work is also ongoing in the northwest corner of the intersection of Madison St and 5th Ave and is scheduled to continue into next week before moving to the southwest corner of the same intersection during the week of February 6.
First Hill (7th Ave to Broadway): January 20 - February 6
- 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.
- Work on the north side of Spring St between 8th and 9th Avenues is ongoing and will continue into the week of February 6. Work is also scheduled at the intersection of Madison St and 8th Ave next week.
- Sidewalk work on the north side of Madison St between 7th and 9th Avenues is ongoing. Work between 8th and 9th Avenues is scheduled to finish during the week of February 6th, while work between 7th and 8th Avenues will continue into the week of February 13. Sidewalk work on the north side of Madison St between Terry and Boren Avenues is ongoing and will continue into next week. This work requires construction activities outside of regular working hours, and businesses and residents in the area should expect work taking place after 7 PM. Business access will be maintained. The ongoing sidewalk work on the north side of Madison St between Boylston and Broadway will continue into the week of February 13.
- Weekend work is scheduled for this weekend on the west side of intersection of Madison St and Boren Ave starting tomorrow, Saturday, January 28 and continuing into Sunday, January 29. Both Madison St and Boren Ave will remain open at the intersection, but expect delays and intermittent lane closures in both directions if passing through the work area. Weekend work is also scheduled for the intersection of Madison St and 8th Ave the weekend of February 11.
Capitol Hill (Broadway to 23rd Ave): January 20 - February 6
- Daytime work on Madison St from 7 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday; follow posted signs and signals for safe access through construction zones.
- Westbound Madison St between 19th and 23rd Avenues has been reopened. Thank you for your patience while the detour was in place.
- Eastbound Madison St is detoured onto Union Ave from 12th Ave to 19th Ave due to watermain work (see detour map above). The eastbound detour is expected to last until the end of March.
- Watermain work on Madison St between 12th and 15th Avenues is ongoing and will continue through February. Various water service interruptions are scheduled between January 25th and January 31st*. Nighttime waterline work is scheduled starting tonight, Friday, January 27 through Tuesday, January 31. Madison St will be fully closed at the intersection of 12th Ave for waterline work starting tonight, Friday, January 27 at 7PM through the evening of Sunday, January 29. Properties with water service interruptions will be notified.*
- Work on the north side of Madison St between 10th and 12th Avenues is ongoing and is scheduled to continue into next week. Work on Union Ave north of Madison St is ongoing and will continue into the week of February 13. Work on the north side of Madison St between 12th and 13th Avenues is scheduled to begin next week and continue into the week of February 13. Work on the south side of Madison St between Broadway and 11th Ave is scheduled to begin the week of February 6 and continue through the week of February 13.
- Sidewalk work in the southeast corner of the intersection of Madison St and 16th Ave is ongoing and will continue into the week of February 13. Sidewalk work is also scheduled on the north side of Madison St between Denny Way and 23rd Ave starting the week of February 6 and continuing into the week of February 13.
- Night and weekend work is scheduled for the north side of the intersection of Madison St and 12th Ave from the evening of Friday, February 3 through Sunday, February 5.
Madison Valley (23rd Ave to 43rd Ave): January 20 - February 6
- Daytime work on Madison St 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 is ongoing. 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 intersection of Madison St and 24th Ave starting the evening of Friday, February 10 and continuing through the morning of Monday, February 13.
* 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?
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Thank you!
Candace Goodrich – RapidRide G Line Outreach Lead
MadisonBRT@Seattle.gov
(206) 484-2780
seattle.gov/MadisonBusRapidTransit
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