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Arboretum Loop Trail Now Open!

Arboretum Loop Trail Now Open!

520 Bridge, Arboretum Loop Trail|November 10, 2017

We are delighted to announce that the Arboretum Loop Trail opened to the public on Friday, November 10—two months ahead of schedule. A lot of planting and some minor construction tasks remain to be done over the fall, winter, and early spring as we prepare the trail for its Grand Opening in April, 2018. (Please mark your calendars …

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Loop Trail Update: Project to Be Rebid This Month

Loop Trail Update: Project to Be Rebid This Month

520 Bridge, Arboretum Loop Trail|November 5, 2015

As we reported in the September issue of Arbor eNotes, initial construction bids for the new Arboretum Loop Trail came in $1 million over our budget. Over the last two months, the Foundation worked with its City and UW partners to re-scope the project in order to reduce costs. Major savings will be made by …

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520 Work Begins in Arboretum

520 Work Begins in Arboretum

520 Bridge|October 1, 2014

520 Work Begins in Arboretum Construction of the West Approach Bridge North (WABN) phase of the new State Route 520 Bridge in the Arboretum has begun. This project will connect westbound-traveling vehicles, transit, bicycles, and pedestrians from the new floating bridge across Lake Washington to the Montlake area. Eastbound traffic will continue to use the …

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Wetland Art Installation Commemorates Citizen Activism

Wetland Art Installation Commemorates Citizen Activism

520 Bridge, Feature|July 16, 2014

Wetland Art Installation Commemorates Citizen Activism In June, a team of local artists called Re-Collective created an art installation—the Gate to Nowhere—on one of the soon-to-be-removed “ramps to nowhere” in the Arboretum wetlands. The team wrapped one the ramp’s support piers in mirrored plastic so that the piers would the watery surroundings and “disappear.” The …

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Arboretum and WSDOT Reach $7.8 Million Deal on 520 Bridge

Arboretum and WSDOT Reach $7.8 Million Deal on 520 Bridge

520 Bridge, Arboretum Master Plan, Feature|January 24, 2013

At a press conference in the Graham Visitors Center on January 24, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and the Arboretum and Botanical Garden Committee (ABGC), which oversees capital projects at Washington Park Arboretum, announced that they had signed a historic agreement ensuring the implementation of key projects in the Arboretum’s Master Plan as required mitigation …

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