Seattle’s new waterfront is taking shape

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June 2023

Setting the stamps created by artists Derek Bruno and Gage Hamilton on new curbed bike lane buffers. This artwork is part of a concept that will unify Pike and Pine streets, creating a legible path from Capitol Hill through the downtown retail core to Pike Place Market, a gateway to the waterfront.

September 2023

The stretch of sidewalk and protected bike lane in this area was completed, between S Main and S Washington streets. A missing segment was, until August 2023, a driveway access for vehicles accessing Colman Dock from the temporary remote holding area completed in the fall.

September 2023

With all the new plants along Elliott Way, we’ve been working to maintain them, so they thrive in the urban environment. We are happy to see the plants thriving in 2023.

November 2023

Progress on the stairs on the north side of Overlook Walk in November 2023.

November 2023

Between pile caps we welded connections at Pier 58. Each pile cap typically spans over three piles.

November 2023

The Marion Street Pedestrian Bridge opened in November 2023. Pedestrians now have direct access between Colman Dock and 1st Ave.

Construction schedule*

*Waterfront Seattle construction was delayed into 2025 due to COVID-19 impacts and a lack of concrete delivery availability between December 2021 and April 2022 as a result of a concrete strike in King County. We have assessed the overall program delay impacts to implement mitigation strategies. The schedule below is in the process of being updated to reflect our current construction timeline, updates will be live on this page soon.

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2019

2020

2021

2022

Began construction of the Park Promenade, a landscaped walking space along the water and piers.
Began construction of the Marion Street Pedestrian Bridge to improve an essential pedestrian connection to Colman Dock.
Began construction of Overlook Walk, a new elevated pedestrian connection between Pike Place Market and the waterfront.
Began construction of Pier 58, previously known as Waterfront Park.
Union Street Pedestrian Bridge opened in December 2022.

2023

Began construction of Pike Pine Streetscape and Bicycle Improvements.
Opened a new street, Elliott Way, in April 2023, providing a new multimodal connection between the waterfront and Belltown.
Opened the Pioneer Square Habitat Beach in July 2023.
WSDOT opened a new entry building to the Colman Dock ferry terminal along Alaskan Way and an elevated pedestrian connector in August 2023.
Opened new Marion Street Pedestrian Bridge in November 2023.

2024

Construction of Pioneer Square East West Pedestrian Improvements began in January 2024.
Construction of Bell Street Improvements is planned to begin in summer 2024.
Completion of the Pike Pine Streetscape and Bicycle Improvements is planned in late 2024.
Completion of the Overlook Walk pedestrian bridge and elevated park is planned in late 2024.
Pedestrian improvements to east/west streets in Pioneer Square are expected to be complete in late 2024.
Park Promenade and protected bike path are expected to be complete in late 2024.

2025

Getting around

Metro Trip Planner

Plan your transit route to and from the waterfront.

Seattle Traffic

How you get around is changing – learn more about navigating during the Seattle Squeeze.

SDOT Bike Web Map

This map is intended to aid people biking in the City of Seattle by showing the locations of our various bicycle facilities and related amenities. You can also view our current bike access map, which shows how we are maintaining bike access along the waterfront during our construction, while we continue to build new bike facilities.