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Summer construction season is coming to an end, but not before we tackle our biggest weekend of construction for the region this year. We're calling it our Monster Weekend. Buckle up (literally) because here's what's going down:

A map depicting full closures of State Route 520, Mercer Street on ramps to I-5, Northbound I-405 in Renton, Southbound SR 167 in Kent, and I-5 OVERNIGHTS ONLY near Fife. The map is covered in cute cartoon monsters.

SR 520 CLOSED - highway and trail

-Where: From I-5 in Seattle to 92nd Ave NE in Clyde Hill
-When: 11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, to 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30
-What: Working on lighting and the fire suppression system under the new Montlake lid over SR 520.

NB I-405 in Renton CLOSED

-Where: From Sunset Boulevard Northeast/Southport Drive (Exit 5) to Coal Creek Parkway SE
-When: 11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, to 4 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30.
-What: Shifting northbound traffic onto a new bridge. A signed detour will be available. This work is weather-dependent and may be rescheduled.

SB SR 167 in Kent CLOSED

-Where: From SR 516 to South 27th Street
-When: 11:59 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, to 4 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30.
-Why: Paving and striping sections of SB SR 167. This work is weather-dependent and may be rescheduled.

Both directions I-5 CLOSED - overnights only!

-Where: Between SR 18 in Federal Way and 54th Ave E in Fife
-When: Overnight Friday, Sept. 27, and Saturday, Sept. 28. NB lanes will close by 10:30 p.m. and SB lanes by 11 p.m. On Saturday, lanes begin opening at 7 a.m. (fully open by 11 a.m.). On Sunday, lanes begin reopening at 8 a.m. (fully open by noon).
-Why: Setting girders for a new overpass crossing I-5.

Mercer Street on-ramps to I-5 CLOSED

-Where: Mercer Street on-ramps to both NB and SB I-5 in Seattle
-When: 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, and 5 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30.
-Why: Paving the ramp and adjacent shoulders.

Some of these closures have detours, but a warning: Detour routes cannot accommodate normal traffic volumes, so try to travel during off-peak hours or, if possible, delay your trip to help minimize backups.

It's been a long summer of road work. You've been patient, and we're grateful for that. We need to get this work done now before we fully enter The Big Gray.

September is National Preparedness Month. Staff members from King County Emergency Management and Washington Emergency Management Division are here to answer your questions about hazards in King County and how you can be better prepared for emergencies.

We may never recover from all the destruction

^/s^

Sea Slug Animation Festival is a film festival in the Pacific Northwest celebrating the ingenuity, creativity, and weirdness of independent animation.

Sea Slug showcases all forms and mediums of animation, but especially film. Sea Slug strives to empower local animators and animation fans from British Columbia to Washington to Oregon to NorCal to form personal and professional connections around animation, and to take pride in the talent right here in our neck of the woods.

Archive site: https://archive.is/OuLxJ

Interesting video about the history of Seattle and how it's reflected in the map.

Please vote in the general election this fall! 54 people in the state determined the outcome of the primary!

This is the person who controls all five million acres of public lands and forest fire management.

great post with lots of great threads

• https://archive.is/vaaUl
• https://www.soundtransit.org/system-expansion/lynnwood-link-extension

The Lynnwood 1 Line extension is scheduled to open on this Friday, Aug 30th, 2024

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18992019

@ACPMain

In Washington, our comrades at @ACP_Washington spent two days cleaning up Ravenna and Discovery Park.

Communists are putting in the work!

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Source: https://x.com/ACPMain/status/1824519286561415481

The nonprofit announced Friday plans to shutter its South Lake Union and University District locations, citing retail theft, public safety concerns and rising rents and operational costs.

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This entire situation has been wild. From Miles' public defender turning to him and telling him to stop talking in courts, to the idea that renaming your Instagram profile gets around court orders, to just loaning your car out to friends.