In December of last year, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) published the Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan for the SR 520 Montlake Phase Update (NTMP).
Comments can be sent to Montlake.Traffic@Seattle.gov. SDOT will evaluate requests next month and if warranted, ask for a petition, supporting that a majority of residents in an area support the specific improvement. .
Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan for the SR 520 Montlake Phase Update (NTMP) states in part:
The Montlake Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan (NTMP) identifies scheduled and potential traffic management measures through SR 520 Program design, additional neighborhood traffic-calming, and future City projects and plans in the Montlake area.
Starting as soon as late 2018, construction crews will begin four to five years of work on the SR 520 Montlake Phase. The Montlake Phase will include a new Montlake interchange, lid and land bridge, and the completion of the eastbound half of the SR 520 west approach bridge. This phase of the project will make further changes to how motorists connect between city streets and SR 520.
During Montlake Phase construction, there will be disruptions for drivers, bicyclists, walkers and transit riders traveling through the neighborhood.
Montlake Boulevard is a principal arterial that provides connectivity between Seattle neighborhoods, institutions, parks, and activity centers such as the University of Washington, Seattle Children’s Hospital, U-Link light rail station and the Washington Park Arboretum.
Today’s land use, population and resulting traffic demands have led to congestion throughout the Montlake neighborhood. Both population and employment are anticipated to continue growing within the Seattle area in the coming years.
For more information go here. And here is specific information about SR520 construction.
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