It may not be as pretty as in its heyday last summer, but the multicolored wood now making up the staircase at 20th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 98th Street is better than the gaping hole that was in its place a week ago.
And there there will be more to come. Marybeth Turner with the Seattle Department of Transportation tells us repairs are done for now, but that this is just a temporary fix until crews can make a permanent repair when school is not in session. The staircase, which travels north over Thornton Creek from 98th Street to Northeast 100th Street, is near Sacajawea Elementary School and is used by many of its students.
Turner adds that the stairway was damaged by slope erosion two weeks ago.
Did they leave the porta-potty there from when they were working on this? It blocks driver’s views at that roundabout. Seems like it should be removed or moved to a spot that won’t cause an accident?
Glad to hear this has re-opened and will get a permanent fix, as this is one of the few stairs to get down into Thornton Creek!