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Updated: May 16, 2025

Upcoming MLK Jr. Way S Safety Enhancements

In May and June 2025, Sound Transit and SDOT will enhance safety at four MLK Jr. Way S light‑rail crossings—at S Dawson, S Brandon, S Cloverdale and S Kenyon—by adding white crosshatch pavement markings and “DO NOT STOP ON TRACKS” signs to clearly define a safe buffer zone around the rails. 

Crews will do most of the work overnight (1–5 AM) to keep your daytime commute flowing, but you may still encounter short closures, detours or lane shifts. Please stay alert, follow detour signage and allow a few extra minutes for your trip. For the latest schedules, maps and travel tips, visit soundtransit.org/atgradecrossing.

Overview 

We’re working on improving safety and transit service and making it easier to walk, bike, and take transit throughout Southeast Seattle, including Beacon Hill and the Rainier Valley.

Projects are in construction, nearing final design, or have just begun. No matter what stage they're in, we want to hear from you.

Learn more about specific projects on their webpages:

Southeast Seattle at large:

Neighborhood Street Fund

Beacon Hill:

Rainier Valley:

Projects Led by Partner Agencies

To learn more about projects happening throughout the entire city, check out our Capital Projects dashboard.

Transportation

Adiam Emery, Interim Director
Address: 700 5th Ave, Suite 3800, Seattle, WA, 98104
Mailing Address: PO Box 34996, Seattle, WA, 98124-4996
Phone: (206) 684-7623
684-Road@seattle.gov

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The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is on a mission to deliver a transportation system that provides safe and affordable access to places and opportunities for everyone as we work to achieve our vision of Seattle as a thriving, equitable community powered by dependable transportation.