SDOT crews have made significant progress on cleaning up the slide that closed Beach Drive in January. Barriers are now in place at the base of the hillside though work remains.
Seattle Department of Transportation crews are taking advantage of the unusually good weather to remove slide debris from the 6000 block of Beach Drive Southwest and temporarily place an ecology block catchment wall in the parking lane. Crews have rescheduled their work so they will continue on Beach Drive tomorrow, Feb 23 instead of waiting until Feb 24 to resume work.
The crews plan to work at the site today and again on Wednesday, weather permitting, with the goal of reopening two lanes--one lane in each direction. A flagger will assist traffic while the crews are working.
There was a slide in the 6000 block of Beach Drive SW on January 12 and additional sliding occurred a few days later. The City of Seattle is working with property owners on a long-term solution to stabilize the slope.
The Herald first reported this story on January 13th here and since that time, Beach Drive has been partially blocked, with only one lane open to north and south traffic.
