TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Wednesday updates & alerts

(Six WS-relevant views; more cams on the WSB Traffic page)
7:20 AM: No outbound incidents but if you are headed southbound toward West Seattle – don’t take I-5 – WSDOT is doing emergency joint repairs right by the WS Bridge, and that’s led to a mega-backup. WSDOT tells us the work is north of the eastbound bridge exit to southbound I-5, so it should NOT affect people exiting from the eastbound bridge.

8:57 AM: The repairs are complete, according to WSDOT. But it’ll take some time for the double-digit-mile backup to clear out, so travel in this direction from downtown northward is still a better bet on alternate routes.

SW November 4, 2015 (7:38 am)

What’s going on with the traffic reader board on 35th northbound on the approach to WS Bridge? Last week it said “4 minutes” (wishful thinking!) and this week it’s black.

Virgil November 4, 2015 (7:50 am)

I know nothing Scott these sorts of things but I noticed something odd yesterday before they started having trouble with the expansion joints on I5 @ west Seattle bridge. A big semi with a very heavy load…it was riding real low was also bouncing very hard as well. So much so that suite e and I elected to pass it at the first opportunity. I wondered at the time if it could do damage to the structure of highway. Is this just me imagining something that can’t be true?

WSB November 4, 2015 (7:55 am)

Good question. I’ll look it up if no one lurking out there has an idea of the answer. Meantime, I think you might consider shutting off your auto-correct! – TR