Fairview Ave North Bridge Replacement

Project Description

Seattle City Light plans to install a temporary second set of power lines along Fairview Avenue North. Crews will temporarily install two new 100-foot steel poles; including their corresponding foundations and power lines to the west of the permanent poles and lines and de-energize the permanent lines. Once the bridge replacement project is complete, City Light crews will remove the temporary poles and foundations and re-energize the permanent lines. SDOT's bridge replacement work began in 2017/2018.

Location

The Fairview Avenue North bridge is located in Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood.

Community Benefits

• The work is necessary to assure safe electrical clearance distances and system reliability during the Seattle Department of Transportation's (SDOT) project to replace the aging Fairview Avenue North Bridge.

Anticipated Impacts

• Public use of the space (including parking) near the location of the temporary steel poles will not be permitted during construction.
• No power outages are anticipated at this time. If outages are necessary, customers will be notified in advance.
• August 2016 - Shaft foundations for two temporary steel poles were installed.
• April 2017 - City Light Crews will install two temporary steel poles and temporary transmission (115 kV) and distribution (26 kV) lines.
• TBD - Temporary poles, transmission and distribution lines removed, and original lines re-energized.