Noisy Nighttime Road Work To Continue On Ambaum Through Next Week

The City of Burien wants to remind residents and businesses along Ambaum Blvd SW that they can expect to continue to be disrupted through next week as noisy grinding and repair work continues – with... [Read more]

REMINDER: Nighttime Road Closures Near Sea-Tac Airport Start Tuesday

As if there isn’t enough construction going on in the area to mess with your life, now comes an update that nighttime road closures around the approach to Sea-Tac Airport will begin Tuesday, April... [Read more]

THANKS READERS – Over 60,000 Visitors In March, Our 2nd Best Ever!

We’d like to send a HUGE shout-out to all our Readers, both new and old, who helped make March 2011 The B-Town Blog’s second most-visited month ever – over 60,000 Unique Visitors! According... [Read more]

No Joke: 405 To Close Starting April Fool’s Night To Remove Bridge

The I-405 freeway will be closed in both directions in Bellevue between NE 8th Street and SR 520 from Friday, April 1 at 11 p.m. to Monday, April 4 at 4 a.m., so crews can remove the old NE 12th Street... [Read more]

UPDATE: Nighttime Road Closures Around Airport POSTPONED

UPDATE 3/25/11 9:30am: The Port of Seattle announced Friday morning (March 25th) that, “due to unforeseen conflicts, the overnight closures on the approach to and from Seattle-Tacoma International... [Read more]

Southcenter Parkway To Be Closed For Construction Starting March 28th

As part of the City of Tukwila’s “Southcenter Access Project,” three major road closures will start on Monday, March 28th, and will not reopen until November, 2011. “The Southcenter Access... [Read more]

WEBCAMS: Is It Snowing In Burien Yet? Here’s An Easy Way To Tell

Is it snowing in your part of Burien yet? As of 1:30pm on Wednesday, Dec. 29th, it’s just starting at the BTB Home Offices. However, don’t expect much more, if any of the white stuff to stick;... [Read more]

City Of Normandy Park Closes “Snake Hill” Off Sylvester Road

The City of Normandy Park announced Tuesday evening that the road from Sylvester Rd SW to SW Shorebrook, commonly referred to as “Snake Hill,” will be closed to traffic heading down the hill... [Read more]

October Sets Traffic Record For B-Town Blog – Over 75,000 Visitors!

We’d like to send a GINORMOUSLY HUGE shout-out to all our Readers, both new and old, who helped make October 2010 The B-Town Blog’s most-visited month ever – over 75,000 Unique Visitors! According... [Read more]

TRAFFIC ALERT: SW 128th Storm Drainage Repairs Start Monday

The City of Burien announced Friday (Oct. 8th), that, beginning Monday, Oct. 11th, construction crews will begin repair work on the storm drainage system located below SW 128th Street. Drivers can expect... [Read more]

THANKS READERS – Sept. Sets Record For B-Town Blog Traffic: Over 52K!

We’d like to send a HUGE shout-out to all our Readers, both new and old, who helped make September 2010 The B-Town Blog’s most-visited month ever – over 52,000 Readers! According to Sitemeter,... [Read more]

Landscaping Work To Cause Delays Starting Monday At SW 148th & 1st Ave So.

The City of Burien Friday (Sept. 10th) issued a “Traffic Alert” for the intersection of SW 148th and 1st Ave South, due to landscaping work that will be done on the median strips beginning... [Read more]

See A Traffic Disruption? No, It Wasn’t The Prez, It Was “Chief For A Day”

Wednesday morning (Aug. 18) between 10am – 11am or so, if you saw a motorcade drive in to the Burien/Normandy Park area, be aware that no, it wasn’t the President (he left yesterday) – it was... [Read more]

High-Tech “Smarter Highway” Signs Go Live On I-5 Next Week

Next Tuesday (Aug. 10), the Washington State Department of Transportation’s new, high-tech “Smarter Highways” signs will light up above nearby northbound I-5. The WSDOT says in a statement... [Read more]

With South Park Bridge Closed, Commuters Turn To Alternate Routes

by Ralph Nichols The long-dreaded day of reckoning for commuters who used South Park Bridge across the Duwamish Waterway – many of them for decades – arrived on June 30 when it was closed forever to... [Read more]

Rest In Peace South Park Bridge (1931-2010)

Story and photos by Michael Brunk Dating back to 1931, on Wednesday June 30, 2010 at a little after 8:00 PM the South Park Bridge opened its spans one last time. In the process a vital link across the... [Read more]

Burien Holding Open House For First Ave South Improvements May 17th

The city of Burien is holding an Open House for First Ave South Phase 2 Improvements on Monday, May 17th from 4:30pm – 7pm at the multipurpose room of city hall. Objective of the open house is for... [Read more]

City Of Burien Seeing Red Over Red Light Camera Revenue (Or Lack Thereof)

by Jack Mayne Instead of reaping a massive windfall profit from the red light cameras on First Avenue, it appears the City of Burien may actually have lost $16,574 during the program’s first ten... [Read more]

THANKS READERS! March Traffic Record: 51K+ Readers & 102K+ Pageviews

March 2010 was a record-setting month for The B-Town Blog, with over 51,000+ Unique Visitors and 102,000+ Page Views, and like we did in 2009 (November, October, September and August, July, etc.), we’d... [Read more]

THANKS READERS! Another Month, Another Traffic Record – Nearly 50,000 Readers In November!

This is getting old (yeah, right) – another month, another record – for the month of November, 2009 The B-Town Blog received nearly 50,000 Unique Visitors, and like we did in October (and... [Read more]

Construction On SW 148th Near 1st Ave South To Begin Nov. 30th

The cityfolk tell us that construction on the westbound lanes of SW 148th Street between 1st Ave South and 2nd Ave SW will begin Monday, Nov. 30th, and will require three days of “dry weather”... [Read more]

$536,000 In Federal Stimulus Money Funding 4th Ave SW Construction; Completion Target Is Mid-December

$536,000 in Federal Stimulus money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) are funding new construction on 4th Avenue SW between SW 156th and 153rd Streets in Burien, and should... [Read more]

THANKS READERS – Another Month, Another Record – Nearly 40,000 Readers For October!

October 2009 was another record-setting traffic month for The B-Town Blog, and like we did in September (and August and July), we’d like to shout out a huge THANK YOU to all our beloved Readers and... [Read more]

New Freeway Interchange May Be Coming To Burien

by Ralph Nichols Burien long has wanted an interchange connecting State Route 518 with Des Moines Memorial Drive to improve access to businesses that, city officials hope, will move into the Northeast... [Read more]