KIRO NEWSRADIO OPINION

Video: Counting Down the Days to the Montlake Lid Opening on SR 520

Aug 20, 2024, 4:23 PM | Updated: 4:30 pm

We’re down to the final checklists and finishing touches for the Montlake Lid Project on State Route 520.

There are just three more full closures of 520 related to the Montlake Lid Project. The full closures are needed to test all the systems inside the new lid and to finish the direct access ramps that will take transit up to the new station at Montlake.

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Video: Counting Down the Days to the Montlake Lid Opening on SR 520