Seattle taking away parking during viaduct closure
Apr 27, 2016, 7:36 PM | Updated: Apr 29, 2016, 11:47 am
Seattle is detouring nearly 90,000 commuters to alternate routes through the city during the two-week Alaskan Way Viaduct closure. The plan will put police officers at key chokepoints to direct traffic. It will also remove parking along heavily trafficked streets to increase capacity.
Related: WSDOT closely watching ground movement as Bertha tunnels underneath the viaduct
Drivers should be aware that parking in downtown, SoDo and West Seattle may not be as available as it usually is.
No parking
• Southeast corner of 5th Avenue and Wall Street
• Along Olive Way, between Stewart Street and 6th Avenue
• 5th Avenue between S. King Street and Dearborn Street
• East side of 8th Avenue NW at Holman Road
• North side of John Street, between Dexter Avenue and 9th Avenue
• South side of John Street, between 6th Avenue and Aurora Avenue
• South side of Valley Street, between Fairview Avenue North and Minor Avenue
No parking 6-10 a.m. Monday through Friday
• Along the north side of Lenora Street, between 3rd Avenue and 8th Avenue
• Delridge way SW, between SW Edmunds Street and 23rd Avenue SW
No parking 3-7 p.m. Monday through Friday
• Along Blanchard Street, between 3rd Avenue and 6th Avenue
• Along 1st Avenue, between S. King Street and Cherry Street
• Along 4th Avenue South, between Spokane Street and Massachusetts Street
• Southeast corner of 4th Avenue and Battery Street
No parking 2-5 a.m.
• Harbor Avenue SW between Brook Avenue and Elm Place — in West Seattle near the foot ferry.
Police directing traffic 6-10 a.m.
• Corner of 5th Avenue and Wall Street
• Corner of 5th Avenue and Lenora Street
• Corner of 7th Avenue and Lenora Street
• Denny Way and Aurora Avenue
• Stewart Street and Denny Way
• Jackson Street and 5th Avenue
• Seattle Blvd. and 4th Avenue
• Seattle Blvd. and Dearborn Street
• 4th Avenue south of the Spokane Street Viaduct
• Occidental and Edgar Martinez Drive
• 1st Avenue and Atlantic Street
• Atlantic Street and Utah Avenue
• Atlantic Street and Alaskan Way
Police directing traffic 3-7 p.m.
• Corner of 6th Avenue and Blanchard Street
• Corner of 8th Avenue and Blanchard Street
• Corners on Battery Street at 3rd Avenue, 4th Avenue and 5th Avenue
• Denny Way and Aurora Avenue
• Olive Way and 4th Avenue
• Stewart Street and 4th Avenue
• Olive Way and 6th Avenue
• Olive Way and 8th Avenue
• Olive Way and 9th Avenue
• 9th Avenue and Howell Street
• Howell Street and Boren Avenue
• Howell Street and Yale Avenue
• Spring Street and 5th Avenue
• Jackson Street and 2nd Avenue
• Seattle Blvd. and 4th Avenue
• Seattle Blvd. and Dearborn Street
