Ship Canal Trail, Phase II

Project Status : A critical agreement was reached in 2008 with an adjacent business regarding relocation of its utilities for the trail. Consequently, the project is now moving closer to construction, and we are actively coordinating construction activities with the railroad. SDOT will split the project into two construction contracts: contract 1 and contract 2. Contract 1 is going to be advertised late summer of 2009 with construction in the fall. This contract covers the portion of the trail from 6 th Ave. W to 11 th Ave. W.

It is anticipated that utility relocation work should begin in spring, 2009, pending permit issuance from the railroad, however, due to ongoing coordination issues with the railroad we are now anticipating the work should begin winter 2009. The railroad has indicated it should be in a position to realign the tracks and build the new crossings upon the city’s completion of the utility work. Contract 2 of the trail project can then be done once the utility and railroad track relocation has been completed. Contract 2 goes from 11 th Ave. W to W Emerson St. (just west of 15 th Ave. W).

 Brief Project Description

This project is the long-awaited extension of the Ship Canal Trail, which will eliminate a critical gap in Seattle’s Urban Trails System. The project will construct about 3/4 of a mile of multi-use trail along the south side of the Ship Canal beginning at 6th Ave W (where Phase 1 ends) and terminating near Fisherman’s Terminal where it joins the Emerson Street bike path. Once completed, the Ship Canal Trail will make it possible to bicycle from Redmond to downtown Seattle almost entirely on dedicated bicycle facilities.