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 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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E Madison St closed between 12th Ave and 14th Ave for 2 weeks starting Monday, March 6

Starting at 6 a.m. on Monday, March 6, we will fully close E Madison St between 12^th Ave and 14^th Ave. The road will reopen by 6 a.m. on Monday, March 20. There will be a signed detour for people driving and buses will be rerouted. The closure is necessary as we work on replacing a 120-year-old watermain.

What to expect:

·        Eastbound traffic detoured to Union St and 19^th Ave

·        Westbound traffic detoured to Pike St and 12^th Ave

·        Southbound 14^th Ave will be local access only between Pine St and Pike St. Southbound 14^th Ave will be closed from Pike St to Union St

·        Northbound 14^th Ave will remain open. People driving on northbound 14^th Ave will be able to continue northbound across Madison St or turn right on Madison St.

·        Pedestrian access will be maintained, although there will be intermittent sidewalk and crosswalk closures through the work area. People walking and rolling should follow signed detours and be prepared for closures and detour routes to change as the work progresses.

·        Pedestrian access to businesses and residences will be maintained.

·        King County Metro bus routes 2 and 12 will be rerouted around the closure.

Work Areas

(Above) 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.

Transit 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:

• 8th Ave between Madison and Marion streets is closed to thru traffic. The south side of the intersection of Madison St and 8th Ave is closed.
• 9th Ave between Madison and Marion streets will be closed from Saturday, March 11 through Sunday, March 12.

Full closures:

• Eastbound  and westbound Madison St between 12th and 14th Avenues. Detour map is below.
• Union St between 11th and 12th Avenues
• 26th Ave south of Madison St
• 27th Ave south of Madison St

(Above) Madison St is closed between 12th and 14th Avenues. Eastbound traffic is detoured onto Union St, and westbound traffic is detoured onto Pike St.

(Above) Madison St is closed between 12th and 14th Avenues.Bus service through the area has been detoured.

Traffic reduced to one lane:

• On Madison St:
  • Between 3rd and 6th Avenues
  • Between Broadway and 15th Ave
  • Between 12th and 14th Avenues
  • Between 24th Ave and Martin Luther King Jr Way

Sidewalk/Crosswalk closures and pedestrian detours:

• On Spring St:
  • Southwest corner of 6th Ave intersection
• On Madison St:
  • North sidewalk between 5th and 6th Avenues
  • Southwest corner sidewalk of 6th Ave intersection
  • North Sidewalk between Boylston Ave and Broadway
  • North/South crossings at 11th Ave 
  • North and East crosswalk at 12th Ave

What to Expect in Your Area

NOTICE: Construction schedules are subject to change. Expect 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.

Downtown (1st Ave to 7th Ave): March 3 - March 20

• Work on Madison St between 3rd and 4th Avenues is scheduled to begin next week and continue into the week of March 20. Work in the northwest corner of the intersection of Spring St and 3rd Ave is scheduled to begin the week of March 13 and continue through the week of March 20.
• Sidewalk work at the southeast corner of the intersection of Spring St and 6th Ave is scheduled for the week of March 13. Sidewalk work at the southwest corner of the intersection of Madison St and 1st Ave will resume during the week of March 13 and continue through the week of March 20.
• Electrical and sidewalk work is ongoing at the southwest corner of 1st Ave and Madison St, and is expected to continue into early April.

First Hill (7th Ave to Broadway): March 3 - March 20

• Sidewalk work is ongoing on the north side of Madison St between Boren and Minor Avenues, and is scheduled to continue through the week of March 20.  Sidewalk work is also ongoing on the south side of Madison St between 7th and 9th Avenues and is expected to continue into the week of March 20. 
• Weekend work is scheduled for the south side of the intersection of Madison St and 9th Ave from Saturday, March 11 to Sunday, March 12. This will require the full closure of 9th Ave between Madison and Marion streets. Night and weekend work at the same intersection is scheduled to begin the evening of the following Friday, March 17 through Sunday March 19.

Capitol Hill (Broadway to 23rd Ave): March 3 - March 20

• Madison St will be closed from 12th to 14th Avenues starting this Monday, March 6. Eastbound traffic will continue to be detoured onto Union St from 12th Ave to 19th Ave, and westbound traffic is detoured onto Pike St from 14th Ave to 12th Ave (see detour map above).
• Watermain work on Madison St between 12th and 15th Avenues is ongoing and will continue into March. Properties with water service interruptions will be notified.*
• Work on the south side of Madison St between Broadway and 10th Ave is ongoing and is scheduled to continue into the week of March 13. Work on the south side of Madison St between 10th and 12th Avenues is also ongoing and is expected to continue through the week of March 20.
• Sidewalk work is ongoing at the following locations:
  • Intersection of Union St and 12th Ave through the week of March 13.
  • Southeast corner of the intersection of Union St and 11th Ave through next week.
  • North side of Madison St between Denny Way and 23rd Ave through the week of March 20
  • North side of Madison St between 20th Ave and Denny Way through the week of March 20
• Sidewalk work on the north side of Madison St between 23rd Ave and John St is scheduled to begin the week of March 13 and continue into the week of March 20.
• Night and weekend work on Union St north of Madison St is scheduled to begin the evening of Friday, March 10 and continue into Sunday, March 12. Night and weekend work is scheduled for the same area the following weekend starting the evening of Friday, March 17 and continuing into Sunday, March 19.

Madison Valley (23rd Ave to MLK Jr Way): March 3 - March 20

• Watermain work on Madison St between 25th Ave and Martin Luther King Jr Way is ongoing. This work requires temporary planned outages, and properties with utility impacts will be notified.* 
• Work on the south side of Madison St between 25th and 27th Avenues is scheduled to begin the week of March 13, and is expected to continue into the week of March 20.

* 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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