Seattle, WA
Chokepoints: I-5 between Seattle and Tukwila
REVIVE I-5:
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has moved into the second phase of surface repairs between Seattle and Tukwila. The southbound lanes of I-5 have had over 700 concrete panels replaced, ruts ground down, and expansion joint repair work, creating a smoother surface for drivers.
Now, work moves to the northbound lanes with less heavy lifting. Only a couple hundred concrete panels need to be replaced, and the work is expected to be completed by the fall of 2024. WSDOT has included a dozen weekends on top of the regular weekday projects to stay on pace.
Beginning Friday night at 10 p.m., contractors will close three lanes on northbound I-5 between Albro Place and the West Seattle Bridge until Monday morning at 5. This also includes the on-ramp from Michigan Street.
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WSDOT will open an extra lane a couple of hours before each Mariners game this weekend to alleviate some of the backups. Drivers can take I-405 and cross Lake Washington into Seattle or leave early if they plan on commuting on I-5.
Once this project is complete in the fall, Revive I-5 plans to move north between Yesler Way and Northgate. This will finally bring repairs to the dilapidated surface across the Ship Canal Bridge.
NISQUALLY I-5:
Spring breakers headed home this weekend could see significant backups in Thurston County approaching the Nisqually River Bridge.
The WSDOT is taking advantage of the nice weather and will replace concrete panels on northbound I-5 just before the bridge.
This project is divided into two phases. First, crews will prep the freeway for the concrete pour. Second, crews will pour the fresh concrete, but lanes will not reopen until the concrete has fully cured.
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Two lanes will close beginning Friday at 9 p.m. through Saturday at 5 a.m. They will resume Saturday morning at 9, expecting the concrete to be fully cured by noon Sunday.
Drivers will want to schedule their travels around these work hours or plan on lengthy delays at times.
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The Seattle metro area is the nation’s leading builder of affordable housing, a new analysis by RentCafe showed.
Greater Seattle saw more than 14,200 fully affordable apartments go up between 2020 and 2024, meaning nearly one in four apartments built in the area in the past five years were affordable, according to RentCafe.
Income-restricted rentals accounted for 24.2% of all new apartment construction in Seattle.
Affordable housing surged nearly 40% post-pandemic.
“The metro is building about the same number of apartments as before the pandemic — but far more of them are affordable,” RentCafe spokesperson Maurie Irimia stated in an email to MyNorthwest.
The number of completed apartments remained steady at around 59,000 units before and after the pandemic. But the share of income-restricted housing jumped from under 17% a decade ago to 24% in 2024 — rising from 10,229 units to 14,290.
Everett development helped extend affordable housing
RentCafe highlighted Four Corners, a 430-unit development in Everett.
“Backed by a $1 million grant from the Connecting Housing to Infrastructure Program (CHIP), the project stands out not only for its scale, but for extending affordable housing beyond Seattle’s limits into Snohomish County,” RentCafe stated in the analysis.
Other cities that saw a rise in affordable housing were New York City, New York; Austin, Texas; Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota; and Atlanta, Georgia.
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8:11 PM: This was supposed to be fairly quick but for some reason it’s taking crews a while to reposition a barrier near the Fauntleroy end of the eastbound West Seattle Bridge, and dozens of drivers are stuck waiting. If you have to head eastbound, get on the bridge another way.
8:15 PM: The dispatcher just told SPD that SDOT needs “traffic control” for another barrier fix closer to the bridge entrance at 35th; an officer replied, “Just as soon as this one gets figured out.” So avoid 35th/Fauntleroy entirely for a while.
8:19 PM: The live camera just east of 35th shows SDOT now blocking the inside eastbound lane but the others have reopened.
8:30 PM: Now they’re blocking all eastbound lanes again just past the Fauntleroy entrance, per police radio.
9:27 PM: Still blocked, per live view on traffic cameras.
The Seattle Seahawks are set to fly to San Jose on Sunday ahead of Super Bowl 60 against the New England Patriots. Before their Wednesday practice, they’ll have to decide on whether or not their final eligible player to come off injured reserve will indeed be part of the active roster again.
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Seattle’s first practice with an injury report for Super Bowl week is Wednesday, Feb. 4, so either Surratt is practicing that day or his season is over. We’ll know by Tuesday.
Who could Chazz Surratt replace on the active roster?
Should he return to the active roster, then the Seahawks will have to make a corresponding move to make room, which means either waiving a player during Super Bowl week or stashing a currently injured Seahawk on IR. The most likely candidate is rookie tackle Amari Kight, who was inactive against the Los Angeles Rams and was listed as doubtful in Friday’s game designations. It’s possible that Kight could end up with the same IR stash as fellow rookie Bryce Cabeldue.
It’s also worth monitoring the health of fullback Robbie Ouzts, who missed the NFC Championship Game with a neck injury and was limited in practice all week.
What happens if Chazz Surratt reverts to IR?
Nothing, I suppose. Seattle doesn’t have to tweak the active roster, Surratt doesn’t play in the Super Bowl, and while the Seahawks do keep their IR-return slot, no one else on injured reserve is coming back this year.
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