D Street Overpass Open to Traffic
The D Street Overpass (at D Street and Puyallup Ave) has been in the works for some time, and two lanes of it should be drivable by 2:00 pm this afternoon.
The overpass is part of a large series of transportation and connectivity improvements. It should provide better pedestrian access between the Dome District and the Thea Foss Waterway an it will facilitate faster speeds for trains going underneath it. It will put an end to the lengthy train delays that used to block D Street to car traffic.
Look also for some cool traffic barriers in the shape of tugboats to come soon.
Now after spending a few hours at Alfred’s it’s a whole lot easier to head down the hill to Johnny’s. Brilliant!
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4 comments
T Tressie January 11, 2008
at 1:30 I spoke to my mailman, bob, and he said: Not quite yet! But I did see activity from my LV window this morn. Yeah ! baby, I’m loving it.
R Roxanne Murphy January 11, 2008
It’s open now! The D Street team was the first to drive over it.
Supervalu employees were cheering as they were allowed across.
HOORAY!
D David Nicandri January 12, 2008
The trains appear to be moving twice as fast with the new alignment of the track
R Roxanne Murphy January 12, 2008
Trains will be able to move up to 30 miles an hour faster courtesy of this transportation improvement.