N 130TH St Vision Zero Safety Corridor

Updated April 24, 2025

What's Happening Now?

We have scheduled work to redesign N 130th St between Stone Ave N and 1st Ave NE for Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27. The new street design will have 1 vehicle lane in each direction, a center turn lane, and new protected bike lanes that people on scooters can use too. Click here to view the new street layout.

What to expect during construction

  • Working hours from 8 AM to 5 PM on Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27. You may see crews gathering and preparing for work before 8 AM on each day.
  • Removal of existing lane markings and installation of new lane markings between Stone Ave N and 1st Ave NE. You may experience noise and vibrations from equipment during working hours.
  • 1 vehicle lane in each direction will remain open during work with flaggers and uniformed police officers on-site to direct traffic
  • Closure of driveways on N 130th St for up to 20 minutes to allow the lane markings to dry
  • Materials and equipment stored in the area starting as soon as Thursday, April 24 and overnight on Saturday, April 26
  • No changes to bus service but you may experience minor delays 

You may see crews completing small tasks and cleaning up the area on Monday, April 28. No traffic impacts are expected during Monday's work but please be alert for crews when traveling through the area. 

Project overview

Map showing the project limits on N 130th St between Stone Ave N and 1st Ave NE. The map also shows upgraded signals at Stone Ave N, Ashworth Ave N, and Meridian Ave N.

We are making safety and accessibility improvements on N 130th St between 1st Ave NE and Stone Ave N as a part of our Vision Zero commitment to ending traffic deaths and serious injuries so everyone safely arrives at their destinations. N 130th St between Aurora Ave N and I-5 is a high collision area with a history of serious injuries for people walking and biking. The new street design reduces conflicts between people driving and people walking, biking, and scooting, and makes it easier for people driving to safely make left turns using the center turn lane. It will also help calm traffic and reduce speeding.

Address immediate pavement quality and mobility issues

In 2024, we paved the street to preserve and extend the life of the street until a full street reconstruction and drainage improvements can be done by the N 130th St – Bitter Lake to Haller Lake Mobility Improvements project.

We also installed accessible curb ramps (compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act) in 2024 to make it safer and easier for people walking and rolling to travel through the area.

Install a new street design to improve safety

We are redesigning the street improve safety, calm traffic, create connections to Sound Transit’s Pinehurst Station (opening 2026), and support King County Metro's upcoming Route 77. This work is expected to start as soon as late April 2025 and includes:  

  • Reducing the speed limit on N 130th St from 30 mph to 25 mph to improve safety for all users
  • Redesigning the street from 4 lanes to 3 lanes with 1 vehicle lane in each direction and a center turn lane to improve safety
  • Installing protected bike lanes on both sides of the street to improve safety and connections for people on bikes and scooters. The bike lanes also provide an additional buffer between the street and the sidewalk to create a more comfortable walking and rolling space.
  • Adding protected left turns at Meridian Ave N, Ashworth Ave N, and Stone Ave N to improve turning operations and safety through these intersections
  • Adding ‘No Turn On Red’ restrictions at 1st Ave NE, Meridian Ave N, Ashworth Ave N, and Stone Ave N to improve pedestrian, bicycle and overall operational safety

Project Design

Click here to see the full street design, including intersection designs

Existing street design of N 130th St from 1st Ave N – Stone Ave N

This image shows the current configuration of north 130th street. Each side of the street has a 6 foot sidewalk, 4 foot planting strip, a 10 foot outside travel lane, and an 11 foot inside travel lane

New street design of N 130th St from 1st Ave NE – Stone Ave N

Proposed layout of typical street configuration. Each side of the street includes a 6 feet wide sidewalk, 4 feet wide planting strip, 5 feet wide protected bike lane with a 2 feet wide buffer, and 11 feet wide vehicle lanes. There is also a 10 feet wide center turn lane.

Schedule

2024

  • Upgrade curb ramps to Americans with Disability (ADA) standards (complete)
  • Repave the street (complete)
  • Preliminary signal upgrades, including leading pedestrian intervals to give people a head start when crossing (complete)

2025

  • Install the new street design. Scheduled for April 26-27, 2025.

Funding

These improvements are funded in part by the Vison Zero program through the Levy to Move Seattle. 

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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