Here's what is included in this email update:
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Information on King County Metro’s next phase of outreach about future bus service changes on Madison St
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Project progress update
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Information on upcoming outreach events
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Updates to our construction activities for the next few weeks
King County Metro wants your input to finalize bus service changes in Capitol Hill, Central District, First Hill, and Madison Valley. Metro recently launched their second phase of outreach on proposed bus service changes that will support the new RapidRide G Line service. Visit
Construction for the project is 65% complete!
We know many people have been eagerly waiting for an update on our construction progress. We’ve made a lot of progress throughout the spring and summer and are excited to share that we are about 65% complete! During this time, we’ve completed some major project elements including:
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Installation of a new water and sewer line under Madison St east of Broadway. The new water and sewer line replaces a line that was 120 years old!
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Construction of a new stormwater storage tank under 10th Ave between Madison St and Union St. In total, we’ve built 3 new stormwater storage tanks with this project. The tank under 10th Ave is the largest and can hold nearly 57,000 gallons of water!
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Milling and paving on Madison St and Spring St in downtown and parts of Capitol Hill. With most of the paving in downtown now complete, people can expect to start seeing final street markings as soon as the end of this month. This will include new red bus lane markings on Spring St and Madison St and new green bike lane markings on Spring St. We will continue applying final street markings to other project areas later next year. See the final design section of our webpage for maps that show what the final project will look like.
We will continue sharing more information on our progress in our monthly email and will update our overall completion percentage approximately every three months. For more information on the project, visit our website.
Events
The Madison BRT outreach team will be joining King County Metro at their pop-up event at the Capitol Hill Farmers Market on August 20 (E Barbara Bailey Way) from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. Stop by to talk with members of the project outreach team and learn about Metro's latest proposal for future bus service changes.
Businesses Are Open in The Project Area!
Come by to support some of the wonderful small businesses in our project area. While these businesses are in the middle of the work, they remain open and accessible. Some of these businesses include:
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Footprint Wine Tap: 1222 E Madison St Suite C, Seattle, WA 98122
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Pony Bar: 1221 E Madison St, Seattle, WA 98122
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Katsu Burger: 1410 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
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Mighty-O Donuts Capitol Hill: 1400 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
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Nouvelle Nails & Spa: 2610 E Madison St, Seattle, WA 98111
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Gyro Saj: 1301 Madison St, Seattle, WA 98104
If you have any questions about how to access these businesses or other businesses in our construction area, please let us know! We can provide you with more details on nearby closures and how you can navigate the construction to reach your favorite local businesses by bus, foot, or wheel (big or small).
Updates to upcoming work:
Below are a few updates to our construction schedule from our last email update on July 31. We will have more information on upcoming work in our next monthly email update at the end of August. Construction activities and schedules are subject to change. Expect daytime work from 7 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday with some night and weekend work.
Downtown (1st Ave to 7th Ave)
- Sidewalk work will be taking place on Spring and Madison streets:
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On the north side of Madison St between 3rd and 4th Avenues beginning at the end of August
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We will be working at night to apply the final pavement markings on Spring St from 1st Ave to 6th Ave; on Madison St from 1st Ave to 3rd Ave; and on 1st and 6th avenues between Spring and Madison streets. This work will begin in late August.
First Hill (7th Ave to Broadway)
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Sidewalk work will be taking place on Madison St:
- At the NW corner of Madison St and Boylston Ave beginning in late August.
Capitol Hill (Broadway to 23rd Ave)
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No new work is currently scheduled for this area that was not included in the July 31 email update.
Madison Valley (23rd Ave to MLK Jr Way)
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Road work will be taking place on the north side of E Madison St between 25th and 28th avenues, which will include:
- Paving in front of driveways between 25th and 27th avenues. We expect this work to start the night of August 25 and continue through the weekend. Driveways will be inaccessible during this time. Impacted properties are being notified.
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Paving the intersections of E Madison St and 25th Ave, 27th Ave, and 28th Ave starting at the end of August. People can expect weekend closures at these intersections during this work. Traffic on E Madison St will remain open. We will have more information on this work in our next email update.
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.
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 email 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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