West Seattle bridge

On this day in 1969, Florida teen Mike Levesque started the Rally for Decency in 1969 after an indecent on-stage incident with Jim Morrison. Singer/songwriter Don Covay was born in 1936. And in 2020 the West Seattle Bridge closed, making getting in an out of West Seattle a living hell.

After being closed for 908 days, the West Seattle Bridge finally reopened causing joy and relief for tens of thousands of commuters and residents.

The West Seattle Bridge could finally reopen this fall after it was abruptly closed in 2020, bringing relief to the residents of Seattle’s southwest peninsula. The city's Department of Transportation said Thursday it’s planning for the week of Sept. 12 when general traffic will be allowed to flow over the mouth of the Duwamish River.

Roughly 300 concrete mixers and drivers at a handful of companies have been on strike for several months with no sign of letting up. That's led King County Executive Dow Constantine to seek bids for new concrete suppliers for local projects.

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and the Seattle Department of Transportation team celebrated the final phase of West Seattle Bridge repairs beginning and SDOT being on schedule to reopen the bridge at full strength next year.

The Seattle Department of Transportation now says reinforcing 16 bridges to better withstand earthquakes would cost hundreds of millions of dollars more…

Seattle transit officials say they're moving forward to repair the West Seattle Bridge, Mayor Jenny Durkan announced Thursday.“Repair or replace?” has…

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan's decision on whether to replace or repair the West Seattle Bridge will be delayed until after the election, due to uncertainty…

It’s been two months since city officials abruptly closed the West Seattle Bridge due to widening cracks that could lead to collapse. But the future of…

The major point of connection for West Seattle’s residents and the rest of the city has been closed for five weeks. A lot remains unclear for the West…