Swift Avenue S / S Myrtle Street / S Othello Street Paving Project
Paving, curb ramp upgrades, sidewalk repairs, bus stop improvements, drainage upgrades
Updated: November 18, 2019
What’s happening now?
Construction on Swift Ave S, S Myrtle and Othello Streets is now complete. Thank you for your patience as crews worked to complete this project.
As the major work on our project is now complete, the project email and voicemail line will no longer be in service.
The best way to contact us is through SDOT's general information line:
Call 206-684-ROAD (7623)
Email 684-Road@seattle.gov
For past construction updates, see our construction email update archive.
Thank you residents and businesses in the project area for your patience as crews worked to complete this project.
Project Overview
Swift Ave S, S Myrtle St, and S Othello are two-way arterials serving south Seattle. The streets link Holly Park and Beacon Hill to Interstate 5 (I-5). Our goal is to improve the safety, accessibility, and comfort for all users.
Crews have repaved about 1.75 miles of Swift Ave S, S Myrtle St, and S Othello between S Albro Pl and Martin Luther King Jr Way S. As part of the repaving, the old top layer of the road was removed and replaced with new asphalt and paint. In addition to repaving, we improved the existing bike lane along Swift Ave S / S Myrtle St between S Albro Pl and Martin Luther King Jr Way S by making it wider. Parking was consolidated along S Myrtle St east of Beacon Ave S.
Other project elements included:
- Installation or upgrades of curb ramps to be compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Replacement of traffic detection loops that control the signals
- Repairs and replacements of some sections of sidewalk in the project area
- King County Metro bus stop improvements
- Storm drainage code compliance
For more information about our 2019 paving projects, visit Current Paving Projects.
Schedule
2016
Initial design and outreach
Updated design
Ongoing
Community outreach
Winter 2017/2018
Final design
Winter 2017/2018
Advertise for construction
Fall 2018
Construction begins
Spring / Summer 2019
Construction complete
This schedule is a rough estimation of the project and is subject to change.
Funding
Total project budget: $6.02 million
Funding Sources:
- SDOT's Arterial Asphalt and Concrete Program
- Sidewalk Safety Repair Program
- Levy to Move Seattle
Outreach To Date
| Format | Document/Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Flyer | Final Striping on Myrtle Othello | June 2019 |
| Flyer | Grinding Myrtle/Othello Night Work | May 2019 |
| Flyer | Paving Swift Night Work | April 2019 |
| Flyer | Grinding Swift Night Work | March 2019 |
| Mailer | Pre-constrction mailer | October 2018 |
| Flyer | Fall 2018 pre-construction flyer | September 2018 |
| Flyer | Spring 2018 fact sheet | Spring 2018 |
| Flyering | Southeast business survey collection | March 2018 |
| Email update | Swift Ave S /S Myrtle St / S Othello St SEPA notice | January 2018 |
| Mailing | Project letter to the community Mailed to ~200 homes and businesses |
August 2017 |
| Flyer | May 2017 fact sheet Distributed to ~500 homes, businesses, and at fairs and festivals |
Summer 2017 |
| Email update | Southeast cross-section announcement | March 2017 |
| Briefing | Settle Bike Advisory Board | December 2016 |
| Briefing | Rainier Vista Traffic Safety Committee | December 2016 |
| Flyer | Southeast Door Hanger Distributed to ~500 homes and businesses |
November 2016 |
| Email update | Southeast Open House Summary | November 2016 |
| Open house | Southeast Open House Meeting Boards | October 2016 |
| Open house | Southeast Open House in Columbia City Close to 30 people signed-in |
October 2016 |
| Flyer and email update | Southeast Project Fact Sheet | October 2016 |
| Flyer | Southeast Open House Notice Distributed to over 500 homes and businesses |
October 2016 |
| Email update | Southeast Survey Results Summary | October 2016 |
| Email update | Southeast Survey Results | September 2016 |
| Flyer | Southeast Paving Survey Notice Distributed to ~500 homes and businesses |
August 2016 |