This morning, a crew of three Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) workers started installing the first of two flashing school zone beacons on NE 75th Street.
We were told by a crew member that both beacons, one on either side of Eckstein Middle School, would be installed by tomorrow, Friday, April 5.
Once the beacons are in, the next step is for Seattle City Light to hook them up to power.
These flashing school zone beacons are one of the first projects listed by SDOT as planned improvements to NE 75th Street.
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Thank you to the Wedgwood Community Council, who spotted the work happening this morning and spread the word on twitter.
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UPDATE (Monday, April 22): On Friday, April 19, we got word from Seattle City Light’s Scott Thomsen that a crew had connected the east beacon that morning already, but would be back around 1 PM to connect the other.
With that notice, the entire Ravenna Blog newsroom sped up the hill, in the rain, to catch the crew at their work…only to reach them just as they were pulling away!
That was fast.
Now that spring break is over for Seattle students, we’re looking into whether the beacons have been in use yet or not. We’ll update this post again when we know for sure.
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