Capitol Hill Community Council

Project Update

April 21, 2011

Project Overview & Context
Central
District
Bailey
12th Avenue
Gatzert
Little
Saigon
Pike/Pine Seattle
University
Light Rail

Seattle Central
Swedish
CC Yesler
Medical
Virginia Harborview Terrace
Mason
Chinatown

Japantown

Rail/Bus
Hub

Pioneer
Square
Scope Overview
• 2.5 Miles of Embedded Track & Roadway
Improvements
• 10 Stops—Mix of Side & Center Platforms,
with Art Program/Landscape
• Overhead Contact System
• Traffic Signals & Train Signals
• Maintenance Facility
• Utility Relocations—Primarily Water
Trackway & Platform
Overhead Contact System &
Signals
Broadway Bikeway – North of Pine
Broadway Bikeway – South of Pine
Connections to Bike Network
• Network connection signs

• Sign placement:
– On 12th at East/West connections to Broadway
– On Broadway at Pine, Union, Cherry, and Yesler
Denny/Broadway
Denny/Broadway
Denny/Broadway
Denny/Broadway
Pike/Pine Broadway
Pike/Pine Broadway
Streetcar Construction (Typical)

• Traffic maintained
during construction

• Advanced Utility Work

• Two blocks of track in

about 5 weeks

• Intersection work at
night, to keep traffic
flowing
Preliminary Schedule
• Broadway Boren/Madison 4th Q 2011 Start

• Broadway Madison/Pine 1st Q 2012 Start

• Broadway Pine/Denny 3rd Q 2012 Start

• Detailed Phasing, Sequencing and

Coordination with Adjacent Users Begins
Spring/Summer 2011