TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Truck fire on the bridge; Water Taxi ‘extended’ tonight; other updates

(Live view from the east-facing WS Bridge camera; other cameras are on the WSB Traffic page)
It’s not in view on that bridge camera, but the day starts with trouble on the westbound bridge, a semitruck fire. (Added postcommute: Photo from Cheri:)

(back to original story) It’s near the Harbor Island exit, according to one reader report, and affecting westbound Route 21 buses, according to a Metro alert.

6:12 AM UPDATE: The truck IS visible right now on the bridge camera that points westbound, at the exit in the foreground:

6:22 AM UPDATE: Westbound traffic is getting by, and if you look closely, you can see a tow truck has arrived. No lingering eastbound effects.

7:24 AM UPDATE: As noted in comments, and as you can see in the camera view above, the truck has been towed. Metro has sent an update that Route 21 westbound is back to its regular route.

7:39 AM NOTE: Almost forgot till a question came in via Facebook – the county announced last week that the West Seattle Water Taxi IS running an “extended schedule” tonight to handle the soccer and M’s games. And note that travel through SODO this evening will be affected by the two stadium events.

K June 11, 2013 (6:21 am)

Quite the shock to see on my way across the bridge. Police are on scene with cones cordoning off the far right, but it appears the exit is usable/passable.

AEL June 11, 2013 (6:29 am)

Police are cleaning up cones/flares and truck is getting towed away now. Looks like we are back to normal.

colleen June 11, 2013 (6:48 am)

Got to love these adjusted times for RR-took the one leaving Calif and Fin at 640 yesterday couldn’t figure out why it was so empty-took the 630 today and found the answer – they are all on this one. Its got all the traffic of what use to be the 628 and about half of the people who use to take the 636 like myself.