(Image: City of Seattle)

Turns out there’s more than a delay in hooking up electricity keeping new traffic safety cameras from going online near Garfield High School.

CHS has learned the Seattle Department of Transportation project is one thousands of projects around the region on hold due to an ongoing cement workers strike.

“This is a challenge and SDOT supports a fair resolution among the parties,” a city spokesperson tells CHS. “Projects across City of Seattle departments are being impacted by the concrete strike, as nearly all SDOT work requires concrete at some point. SDOT remains hopeful that this issue will be resolved soon.”

CHS reported here on the delayed Central District school zone traffic cameras that officials initially said were being held up by Seattle City Light. But after publishing our report, the city reached out with the new information.

The Seattle Times reports that King County is hoping to bring the ongoing strike to an end by making a deal with union cement workers a requirement as it fields bids from companies to become the county’s exclusive concrete suppliers. The Times reports public and private work has been stalled by the strike and major projects including new bus rapid transit routes, and the convention center expansion have been delayed by the labor fight.

The cement worker strike has also delayed completion of this paving stone project in Volunteer Park.

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