Upcoming Seattle Road Improvements

While improvements to Mercer Street may only be in the "planning" phase, real constructions is moving forward this summer to improve the embarrassing condition of some of the city's worst streets.

The plans include nearly 80 miles of road repaving, installing or upgrading a dozen traffic signals, and improving 60 street crossings.

The biggest project is the $22.8 million repair of the Fremont Bridge.

Nickels said the city faces a $500 million backlog in transportation projects.

He said he plans to release a funding package soon to put on the November ballot to pay for more road repairs.

Of course, it would be too much to expect real progress to be made with existing funds. But hey, at least we get this nifty map of all the projects. I wonder which of those dots won't get done without increased taxes.

(KIRO, 04.19.2006)