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Seattle will continue its roadway rehabilitation this year with what the department of transportation is calling “major” paving projects.

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Crews will repave six arterials in the city as part of its

The following projects are slated for 2017 (in no particular order):

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Paving project breakdown

Georgetown: Beginning sometime next spring, the Seattle Department of Transportation will start the repaving project that will include South Michigan Street from 4th Avenue South to Corson Avenue South; South Bailey Street from Corson Avenue South to Carleton Avenue South; and Corson Avenue South from South Michigan Street to South Orcas Street.

Fourth Avenue: SDOT will repave 4th Avenue South between South Royal Brougham Way and South Spokane Street. Construction is scheduled to begin in May and will take about six months.

Sixth Avenue: Repaving will occur between Stewart Street and Yesler Way. Work is scheduled to begin sometime in the summer.

Third Avenue: Road and sidewalk improvements along 3rd Avenue will be made between Virginia Street and Broad Street sometime in the spring.

Nickerson: The principal arterial and major truck and transit route that serves more than 20,000 vehicles on an average weekday will get some much-needed attention starting in spring or summer. The project design is being finalized in February.

25th Avenue: The city will resurface more than four miles of 25th Avenue between Mountlake Boulevard NE and NE 65th Street.

Arterial paving projects are supported by the , which allows the city to pave up to 180 miles of streets over nine years. The $930 million levy was approved in November 2015.

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