First Avenue South Bridge Repairs Ahead of FIFA World Cup

First Avenue South Bridge repairs ahead of FIFA World Cup

Seattle’s First Avenue South Bridge is getting another round of emergency fixes — and WSDOT is racing to finish before the World Cup kicks off. In February, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) inspectors found cracked steel deck panels on the SR 99 bridge. Work to replace them will start this month and involve weekend and overnight closures through May. Brian Nielsen with WSDOT said the agency wants to complete repairs before S…

Here's what's next for 1st Avenue South Bridge repairs

That’s video from this morning’s meeting of the Transportation (etc.) Committee chaired by District 1 City Councilmember Rob Saka, including a briefing on what’s next for repairs to the state-owned 1st Avenue South Bridge. Brian Nielsen of WSDOT told the committee that they’re still on for the next repair phase to start later this month, but didn’t have an exact start date. He said the northbound full-deck replacement is likely to happen next ye…