(Image: CHS)
(Image: CHS)
It took a few weeks but the Capitol Hill rainbow crosswalk at Broadway and Pine has been repaired after an end of summer vandalism attack splattered the crossing with white paint.
It was no random mistake. The rainbow Metro bus platform on 15th Ave E was also targeted with the same paint.
CHS reported here last month as the Seattle Department of Transportation said it was waiting for needed supplies to make the needed repairs.
The crosswalk at 11th and Pine, meanwhile, will remain weather worn until the next round of SDOT maintenance (Image: CHS)
Crews were busy putting on the new coat of rainbow lines over the weekend along Broadway. The Metro platform’s Pride-inspired tiles will take longer to replace.
SDOT’s work to repair the crosswalk damage comes in a rough week for the department. CHS reported here on the construction mistakes on the center platforms and all of the 25 bus shelters signed off on by SDOT on the newly opened RapidRide G line. SDOT says repairs are underway and are not currently impacting service.
RapidRide G work crews will also add another rainbow landmark to the area with the installation of new art along the bus route. The new sculpture from Seattle artist Ben Zamora has been designed to display two color gradients and will be installed at 14th and Madison before the end of the year, SDOT says.
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At some point, the environmental activists are going to have to explain that the paint chips from these move into the stormwater system and directly into Puget Sound and the stomachs of orca and salmon.
Thousands of miles of street paint and you’re worried about 1 intersection. OK, Tom Foolery.
Here’s the real…
To remove the paint? There’s a giant vacuum truck with a grinder/wash/vac head on it. Literally nothing is left. Then they paint it. The paint is actually poured on and dispersed with a squeegee. Then a roller to smooth it out. That paint is really thick and durable. It dries in minutes.
Maybe get educated on the process?
Eh, who has time for facts and thoughtful responses when an anonymous hot take can leave you feeling smug and superior for days on end
it’s okay…facts are foreign and offensive to you. That’s all it was.