[NFBSea] FW: U District Station - notice of north entrance closure on March 7 (updated)

Wed Mar 1 03:03:18 UTC 2023

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U District Station - notice of north entrance closure on March 7 (updated)

Hello accessibility stakeholders,

I'm writing with an update to the announcement sent on Feb. 9 regarding
sidewalk and entrance closures at Sound Transit's U District Station, due to
construction of a new building above the station.

The date of the planned partial day closure of the north entrance (Entrance
A) has changed.  The closure of the north entrance is now planned for
Tuesday, March 7 from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.  Please note the closure date has
moved from this Thursday, March 2 to Tuesday, March 7.  As noted in the
original message below, this closure is necessary for the contractor to
erect scaffolding to provide overhead protection during construction. 

The south entrance at 43rd Ave will remain open during the north entrance
closure.

Best regards,

Beth Hamby (she/her)

Senior Program Manager-Accessible Services

Passenger Experience

Desk: 206.717.9075

Sound Transit

www.soundtransit.org <http://www.soundtransit.org/> 

From: Hamby, Beth 
Sent: Thursday, February 9, 2023 4:22 PM
To: ADA Accessibility <accessibility at soundtransit.org
<mailto:accessibility at soundtransit.org> >
Subject: U District Station - notice of sidewalk and entrance closures
beginning on or after Feb. 16 through December 2024

Hello accessibility stakeholders,

Construction of a new building will soon begin above Sound Transit's U
District Station.  This construction project will impact station entrances
as well as the sidewalk on the east side of Brooklyn Avenue NE between NE
43rd St and the north station entrance.  Station access impacts to Sound
Transit passengers include:

*	Closure of the sidewalk along the east side of Brooklyn Ave NE
between Station Entrance A and Station Entrance B, beginning February 16 for
duration of the project (anticipated through December 2024).  The sidewalk
on the west side of Brooklyn will remain open.

*	Pedestrian directions are attached for passengers needing to travel
to or from either of the two entrances during the project.
*	Paratransit passengers are advised to confirm the paratransit
pick-up and drop-off location when scheduling trips to and from the U
District Station.

*	Closure of the Brooklyn Ave NE side of the south entrance (Entrance
B), anticipated to begin February 20, will remain closed for duration of the
project (anticipated through December 2024).

*	Partial day closure of the north entrance (Entrance A), tentatively
planned to occur on Thursday, March 2, for several hours between 6:00 am and
5:00 pm, in order for the contractor to erect scaffolding to provide
overhead protection during construction.  

*	If the north entrance closure date changes, we follow up with a
notification with the new date
*	When the north entrance is closed, the north elevator (Elevator 2)
will not operate.  During this closure, passengers needing elevator access
will only be able to use the south elevator (Elevator 1) between the street
and the platform.  

Please note although we are sharing information about this project, it is a
University of Washington project being coordinated with Sound Transit.  With
the assistance of UW and the developer, we are providing this information to
help our passengers prepare for the closures.  For more information about
this construction project, please contact Nick Santini, Senior Construction
Manager with Lincoln Property Company, at (360) 303-8106 or NSantini at LPC.com
<mailto:NSantini at LPC.com> . 

Best regards,

Beth Hamby (she/her)

Senior Program Manager-Accessible Services

Passenger Experience

Desk: 206.717.9075

Sound Transit

www.soundtransit.org <http://www.soundtransit.org/> 

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