TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Stormy Friday updates, including orcas seen from Fauntleroy ferry, police responses, & more

(Six WS-relevant views; more cams on the WSB Traffic page)
7 AM: Windy and wet out there, as forecast. No major incidents on area roads, though. If you passed through Morgan Junction the past half-hour or so and noticed a big police presence near California/Holly, we’ve just found out what that was about – a traffic stop for a car resembling one linked to a potentially armed suspect in a possible domestic-violence situation; all over now, but after several tips (thank you!) we did find one officer still in the area to ask.

7:12 AM: The I-5/West Seattle Bridge interchange has multiple problems right now, reported in both northbound and southbound directions. Not entirely clear exactly how the eastbound bridge offramps are affected as a result, but just know things are a bit of a tangle.

7:16 AM: Some happy commute news – the ferry from Vashon to Fauntleroy just passed some orcas headed southbound, according to Mary. Too murky out there to see them from a distance right now.

7:35 AM: Speaking of the weather, the “wind advisory” alert was shortened overnight, and is now set to expire at 10 am – six hours earlier than the original alert. So things should calm down before too long.

SATURDAY TRAFFIC-ALERT REMINDER: SDOT will have crews out replacing traffic cameras on the bridge, so you might find rolling lane closures – here’s the alert we published Thursday.

9:28 AM: Emergency responders are checking out a reported spinout on the Delridge offramp from the westbound bridge.

9:49 AM: Some tense moments related to that situation (related to initial, eventually unfounded reports thinking gunshots were heard) but it’s now resolved; the person in the car is getting checked out, and – we can see from below the ramp – a tow truck is on scene to clear the vehicle, which came to a stop facing the wrong way:

9:55 AM: And as pointed out in comments, the wind advisory has now been re-extended, until 3 pm.

NOON: Car fire at Olson/Myers is causing some slowing at the east end of the Roxbury corridor, per tipster on our text/voice hotline, 206-293-6302 (thanks!).

9 Replies to "TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Stormy Friday updates, including orcas seen from Fauntleroy ferry, police responses, & more"

  • alki resident November 13, 2015 (8:24 am)

    On 35th and Alaska heading South, the “ALASKA” sign next to the stop lights is dangling by on cable. I worry it’s going to break loose and go flying into a car or a pedestrian. Can someone please report this to the right people?

  • JC November 13, 2015 (9:33 am)

    just got a weather alert on my phone that the wind advisory has been extended to 3pm today.

    • WSB November 13, 2015 (9:52 am)

      Yup, that was new at 9:01 am per the NWS website. Thanks.

  • Be's Restaurant Regulars November 13, 2015 (9:35 am)

    We hoped to remind all that today is the anniversary of the Denny Party landing at Alki Beach. 164 years ago in the rain!

    • WSB November 13, 2015 (9:45 am)

      Yes! That’s actually on our radar. Going to go take a pic of the monument after we detour to check out the Delridge offramp crash, which was fleetingly a police situation due to uncertainty about the person in the car …

  • sc November 13, 2015 (10:09 am)

    Remembering from my history of Seattle

    “Landing at Alki in the morning, the party finds David Denny recovering from an ax wound, Lee Terry missing and the cabin in which they are all to stay unfinished.
    It still lacks a roof.
    After unloading all their worldly possessions on the beach, the women and children of the party sit down on a log. The women, feeling defeated to find no real shelter after their long trek, sob.”
    Glad they stuck it out!

  • miws November 13, 2015 (11:30 am)

    WSB, thanks for mentioning the SDOT “1218” number. Didn’t have it in my phone, and missed the article from the other day.

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    Mike

  • Chris November 13, 2015 (12:04 pm)

    Sounds like whales are headed back this way.

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