Over the coming weeks, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will be installing approximately 10 sets of speed humps and speed cushions on Harbor Avenue S.W., Alki Avenue S.W. and 56th Avenue S.W near Alki Beach.

Over the past few years, SDOT has added several speed humps along Alki Avenue S.W. and Harbor Avenue S.W., and constructed a raised centre divider to prevent illegal manoeuvres and improve traffic flow.

Leaders from the Seattle Department of Transportation shared they were working on reimagining the Duwamish Head area of Alki, a known rallying point for street racers in June, with reduced lane sizes and additional speed bumps. This would be an addition to safety measures like speed bumps and lane dividers already installed back in 2022. The city also promised to add speed cameras to the area, but those won’t be installed for some time.

“For crystal clarity, funding is not an issue, to implement and deploy those speed racing enforcement cameras,” the department said. “There’s some short-term solutions that we can and must and are getting ready to implement, including immediately by some of the lane narrowing features.”