TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Foggy (in spots) Wednesday; VP arrival tonight

(WS bridge and Highway 99 views; more cams on the WSB Traffic page)
Foggy again in some spots, though the bridge/99 views look clearer today than they did at this time on Tuesday.

LANE CLOSURE REMINDER: Today’s the day SDOT plans to close the Spokane Street Viaduct‘s inside eastbound lane 10 am-2 pm, between 4th and 1st, for repairs.

VICE PRESIDENTIAL VISIT: Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to arrive this evening and stay through early tomorrow afternoon. The Boeing Field advisory indicates he’s arriving in the 6 pm hour tonight.

TRANSPORTATION NEWS: What’s happening with SDOT‘s proposal to change RapidRide C Line routing in the heart of The Junction? Here’s the latest …

7:44 AM: Regular user of the low bridge? Just another reminder that SDOT now has a separate Twitter feed for bridge closures around the area (and tweeted just a few minutes ago that the low bridge is closed) at @SDOTbridges.

Bruce October 8, 2014 (8:07 am)

Another rush hour opening = traffic snarl. Can’t they not open between 6-9am and 3-6pm?

WSB October 8, 2014 (8:34 am)

Maritime traffic takes precedence, everyone who’s tried to make that happen (including City Councilmember Tom Rasmussen, on multiple occasions, covered here previously, dating back several years) has been told.