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City of Seattle
Gregory J. Nickels, Mayor
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NEWS ADVISORY
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| SUBJECT: $7 million in state grants for city roads and sidewalks
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
11/18/2005 4:30:00 PM |
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patrice Gillespie-Smith 206-615-0486
Alex Fryer (206) 684-8358
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$7 million in state grants for city roads and sidewalks
Money means better bus service on Aurora and safer streets for pedestrians
SEATTLE - Mayor Greg Nickels announced $7 million in state grants today to
improve bus service and pedestrian safety on Aurora Avenue South, 51st Avenue
South, and Sandpoint Way.
“This money will help build a bus lane along one of our busiest roadways
and make life easier and safer for pedestrians,” said Mayor Greg Nickels. “We
are putting these dollars to work on projects the will make a big difference
in this city.”
The state’s Transportation Improvement Board announced the awards today.
A grant of $5 million will go toward new sidewalks and a transit lane on Aurora
between 145th and 137th streets. Seattle’s Department of Transportation
plans to widen the road to include four travel lanes, two business access transit
lanes, a center median, curb, gutter and sidewalk.
The work is part of the Mayor’s Bus Rapid Transit project on Aurora,
which will increase speed and reliability one of Metro’s busiest routes.
While building this project, SDOT will also improve drainage, water quality,
lighting and landscaping.
The second grant of $1.8 million will be used to build the city’s first
roundabouts at Renton Avenue South and 51st Avenue South and Renton Avenue
South at South Roxbury Street. Roundabouts are used to keep traffic moving
while shortening the pedestrian crossing time and improving safety.
The third grant of $128,000 will fill a gap in sidewalks near Children’s
Hospital and Ronald McDonald House and enable patients to walk along and cross
Sandpoint Way safely.
Money for the projects will be available in summer 2006.
Visit the mayor’s web site atwww.seattle.gov/mayor. Get the mayor’s
inside view on initiatives to promote transportation, public safety, economic
opportunity and healthy communities by signing up for The Nickels Newsletter
at www.seattle.gov/mayor/newsletter_signup.htm
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