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WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE: Postcard, survey, District 1 Community Network briefing

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2 years ago

September 9, 2022

WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE: Postcard, survey, District 1 Community Network briefing

With 9 days to go till SDOT plans to reopen the West Seattle Bridge, right here’s the newest.

POSTCARD: In case you nonetheless harbored any doubts in regards to the September 18th reopening promise, take into account this postcard that simply arrived in our USPS mail, declaring “The Bridge Is Again” on that date, in eight languages.

SURVEY: In case you don’t do QR codes, the survey the postcard factors to is right here. It’s formally labeled a “Reconnect West Seattle followup survey,” asking the way you’ve been getting round these previous two and a half years because the excessive bridge closed.

DISTRICT 1 COMMUNITY NETWORK BRIEFING: The restore work is sort of over, however SDOT nonetheless has loads to do in our space earlier than and after the bridge reopens. That’s what the District 1 Group Community heard from bridge-program director Heather Marx on Wednesday evening. First she reaffirmed the reopening date after which went by the listing of what’s taking place now:

And right here’s what’s taking place subsequent – together with, as we reported earlier this week, the “load testing” beginning Tuesday:

Marx confused that bridge monitoring that’s already being accomplished has left them assured of no surprises when the formal load testing is finished. Meantime, as previewed in our site visitors roundup this morning, plenty of preparatory work on routes resulting in the bridge is deliberate for this weekend.

As soon as the excessive bridge reopens, the low bridge work – accomplished by the identical contractor, Kraemer North America – will intensify. Marx stated among the latest issues – the low bridge getting caught open – will likely be addressed by pump replacements scheduled in October.

And Marx reiterated that the second the excessive bridge is open, the low bridge goes again to being open to all 24/7.

Along with low-bridge work, SDOT has another remaining West Seattle tasks after the excessive bridge reopens – these have all been reported earlier than, so this was a recap:

A couple of controversial merchandise on that listing, the West Marginal Method protected bike lane, Marx stated they nonetheless plan to “acquire extra knowledge” alongside the route after the excessive bridge reopens, notably site visitors from/to Terminal 5 and companies on the east aspect of the road.

She additionally famous that new SDOT director Greg Spotts (interim, pending affirmation vote) had toured the West Seattle bridges earlier and shared images on Twitter. (This one’s from contained in the excessive bridge.)

Inspection platform for future monitoring pic.twitter.com/pSUh97UBGU
— Greg Spotts (@Spottnik) September 7, 2022
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In Q&A with D1CN attendees, Marx was requested once more about SDOT’s determination to not permit a community-planned occasion on the bridge (a run/stroll/trip was being mentioned earlier within the yr). She stated that “the very, very sturdy response we bought was ‘by no means thoughts the celebration, simply open the bridge’.” She stated SDOT is aware of the truth that this isn’t an event to have fun – “the biggest asset in SDOT’s total system failed and (by reopening it) we’re simply getting folks again to their regular lives.”

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Video: Jordan Babineaux on the #Seahawks: “EVERYBODY'S on the Hot Seat” | Seattle Sports – Seattle Sports

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2 hours ago

January 12, 2025

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Video: Jordan Babineaux on the #Seahawks: “EVERYBODY'S on the Hot Seat” | Seattle Sports – Seattle Sports

Seahawks Legend Jordan Babineaux joins hosts Dave Wyman and Bob Stelton to discuss the future of the Seahawks. Babineaux shares his opinons on Geno Smith, DK Metcalf, John Schneider and more.
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0:00 Will Geno Smith be back?
5:01 Should Ryan Grubb have been fired?
7:24 Will DK Metcalf be back?
9:27 Fixing O-line issues
14:47 Ernest Jones re-sign?
17:10 Is John Schneider on the Hot Seat?

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Seattle weather: Cooler, but drier, week ahead

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13 hours ago

January 12, 2025

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Seattle weather: Cooler, but drier, week ahead

FOX 13 Meteorologist Ilona McCauley has your 7-day forecast.

SEATTLE – Clouds cleared out this evening around Western Washington, and we got to enjoy a beautiful view of the mountain today! We will likely be seeing more of Mount Rainier in the coming days as the morning fog burns off, and we get more sunbreaks.

Clouds cleared out as we got to enjoy a beautiful sunset over the skyline this evening.

A ridge of high pressure will build in beginning today, bringing a quiet, stable pattern for the coming days. Clear nights and calm winds will lead to foggy mornings with low clouds forecast to break around 10am to 12pm each day.

Map showing cloud cover over Western Washington.

Mostly clear skies this evening will allow for fog to develop by early Sunday morning.

Slightly cooler temperatures are forecast around Western Washington. Afternoon highs will warm to the low and mid 40s which is a little below the seasonable average.

Sunday afternoon forecast high temperatures.

A cooler day is forecast for Western Washington with temperatures forecast to be in the low 40s.

No big weather makers are in store for Western Washington in the upcoming week. Mornings will start off with fog which should burn off by the late morning hours. No significant chances for rain this week.

The extend forecast for Western Washington.

Foggy mornings with afternoon sunbreaks in the extended forecast.

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Kakko scores 2 in 3rd period, Seattle Kraken beat Sabres 6-2

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21 hours ago

January 11, 2025

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Kakko scores 2 in 3rd period, Seattle Kraken beat Sabres 6-2

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Kaapo Kakko scored twice in the third period, Joey Daccord made 33 saves and the Seattle Kraken overcame an early two-goal deficit to beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-2 on Saturday.

Seattle Kraken 6, Buffalo Sabres 2: Box score

Oliver Bjorkstrand gave Seattle the lead on a scramble in front of the net at 3:08 of the third. Kakko scored 38 seconds later, and added another goal on a power play 1:40 after that.

Andre Burakovsky, Ryker Evans and Brandon Tanev also scored to help the Kraken snap a four-game skid. Chandler Stephenson, Joshua Mahura and Jared McCann each had two assists.

The Kraken scored six straight goals after Sam Lafferty and Jack Quinn gave the Sabres a 2-0 lead in the first period. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 24 shots for Buffalo.

The Sabres had won two in a row.

Takeaways

Seattle Kraken: Rallied from a multi-goal deficit for an NHL-best sixth time, rebounding from a 6-2 loss in Columbus on Thursday night.

Buffalo Sabres: Fans booed and bellowed for general manager Kevyn Adams to be fired and owner Terry Pegula to sell the team after the season’s 15th blown lead in a loss.

Key moment

After Luukkonen made the save on an initial shot by Burakovsky, the rebound shot by Bjorkstrand ricocheted off the goalie’s leg pad and into the net off the glove of Sabres defenseman Jacob Bryson.

Key stat

The Kraken are 4-0-0 liftime in Buffalo with a 22-11 goal differential.

Up next

Seattle is at Detroit on Sunday in the middle of a five-game trip. Buffalo has three days off before hosting Carolina on Wednesday night.

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