TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Thursday updates, including 35th SW paving & motorcade alert(s)

(WS bridge and Highway 99 views; more cams on the WSB Traffic page)
Good morning! We start with advisories:

35TH SW REPAVING: Today and tomorrow, SDOT will be repaving 35th SW between Cambridge and Roxbury (map). Sorry for the short notice – we hadn’t heard about it until checking with SDOT after spotting a portable sign on 35th yesterday afternoon; after our inquiry and initial report, they sent an advisory. (Though it says work hours are 8:30-5, the mobile sign said 7-7.)

VICE PRESIDENTIAL VISIT: VP Joe Biden arrived at Boeing Field Wednesday evening and is here until mid-afternoon. He is expected to travel from downtown to Renton for an 11 am event at Renton Technical College, then back downtown to the Convention Center for a Democratic fundraising lunch, then to Boeing Field for takeoff in the 2 pm hour. Until then, be on motorcade alert.

Meantime, on the (non-campaign) trail:

POP-UP STOP FOR BICYCLE RIDERS: As noted in our late-night biznotes, West Seattle Cyclery plans a trailside stop under the bridge 6-9 am-ish today with “coffee, snacks, and on-the-spot service.”

(ADDED: Photo courtesy of West Seattle Bike Connections president Don Brubeck, who reports, “Lots of people were stopping for juice, coffee, bananas, baked goods and bike advice. A flat was fixed while I was there, and Brad (left) tells me I need a new bottom bracket.”)

ADDED 9:51 AM: Regional media reports via Twitter that VP Biden is or is about to be on the move to Renton. This means temporary stops along southbound I-5 (including the West Seattle Bridge ramp to it).

ADDED 2:44 PM: The vice presidential visit is ending – right about now (or perhaps it’s happened already) the motorcade is heading back to Boeing Field, which means more temporary stops on and near I-5.

3 Replies to "TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Thursday updates, including 35th SW paving & motorcade alert(s)"

  • West Sea Neighbor October 9, 2014 (11:40 am)

    It was great to see Brad from West Seattle Cyclery out there on my AM commute! I picked up a Luna bar and he sprayed some lube on my pedal, which had been squeaking like mad. Made my morning.

  • East Coast Cynic October 9, 2014 (5:29 pm)

    Re: 35th SW Repaving, the SDOT has decided to work farther north, for on some moment’s notice, just today, put portable signs up between Holly and Morgan prohibiting parking between 10/8 and 10/10—7 to 3 on 10/9???? Could those people give us some notice in the future!

    (edit) I’ve been told they’re probably trimming trees.

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