3rd Ave Improvements

Nov 3-7, 2025

^{Map of project area with blue diagonal lines showing area where water main work and concrete sawcutting will take place. The green lines show where paving work has been completed.}

We are collaborating with SPU to reconnect services at Stewart and remove temporary water main materials. You can expect restricted access on 3rd Ave between Virginia and Stewart St during nighttime hours, between 7 PM and 7 AM. This work will also involve water main shutoffs.  

We will also be reconnecting water services at Stewart St. To do this work, we will need to shut off water in the area (see the affected buildings in the map below) starting Wednesday, Nov 5, at 11 PM until Thursday, Nov 6, at 7 AM. 

 ^{Map of the 3rd Ave project area with affected buildings highlighted in yellow with a green border}

Nov 8-16, 2025

^{Orange and Blue crosshatching shows the area where concrete panels will be demolished and repoured on 3rd Ave between Stewart St and Virginia St.}

We will not work the weekend of November 8-9. Beginning Monday (Nov 10) we will:

• Continue removing the temporary water main
• Demolish concrete panels on the west side of 3rd Ave (the sidewalk and the curb) between Stewart and Virginia St
• Repour concrete panels and add temporary striping for traffic

You can expect restricted access on 3rd Ave between Virginia and Stewart St from 9 AM on Friday (Nov 14) until 5 AM on Sunday (Nov 16). You can see the detour routes in the map below. This work is weather dependent, as the concrete needs time to dry. 

^{Map of 3rd Ave area, with blue and orange lines in the work zone and green arrows showing detour routes}

For transit riders: 

• King County Metro buses will divert off of 3rd at Lenora and Pike and head west and east to 2nd and 4th Ave, respectively. 

For Drivers: 

• Drivers can continue on 3rd as well, but will need to divert onto Virginia or Stewart, before heading east to 4th Ave or west to 2nd Ave. 

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We will not host our usual weekly Q&A Session on November 11, as this is Veteran's Day, a City holiday.

Lastly, as part of the Holiday Construction Moratorium, we will pause our construction work from Thanksgiving (Nov 27) through January 1, 2026.

We thank you for your patience, and you can also contact our project outreach lead and subscribe to our email updates to learn more. 

Thank you for your ongoing patience as we work together to build a better 3rd Ave!