Aurora closures expected to slow traffic through Seattle
Apr 22, 2013, 1:20 PM | Updated: 1:33 pm
Seattle Department of Transportation crews reduced SR 99 to two lanes in both directions between Aloha and Harrison streets following the morning commute. (SDOT map)
(SDOT map)
Your Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning commute might be a little more hectic than what you noticed Monday morning if you take SR 99 at Mercer Street.
Seattle Department of Transportation crews reduced SR 99 to two lanes in both directions between Aloha and Harrison streets following the morning commute.
“We are anticipating things will be backed up on Highway 99,” said Project Manager Eric Tweit. “It’s hard to predict how much of a backup, but certainly things will be slower.”
Tweit said the old Mercer underpass will be demolished and rebuilt below Aurora.
Construction details from SDOT:
-The curb lane on southbound SR 99 will be restricted between Aloha and Harrison streets.
-The curb lane on northbound SR 99 will be restricted between the Mercer St. exit and Roy St.
-These curb lane restrictions accommodate early construction work associated with Mercer West and rebuilding the SR 99 Aurora overpass over Mercer St.
-Sidewalks on SR 99 will be impacted during this work. The sidewalk on the west side of SR 99 will be closed between Thomas St. and Roy St. and the sidewalk on the east side of SR 99 will be closed between Republican St. and Roy St.
The work is all part of West Phase of the Mercer Corridor Project, scheduled to be complete in mid-2015.
The Broad Street off-ramp from southbound SR 99 will also be closed for the next two years.
