TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Friday = West Seattle Summer Fest, day 1

(SDOT MAP with travel times/video links; is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE)

(Click any view for a close-up; more cameras on the WSB Traffic page)

7:11 AM: It’s Friday and the first day of West Seattle Summer Fest. The festival officially starts at 10 am but road closures and bus reroutes began last night at 6 pm. Here’s what you need to know:

STREETS CLOSED: The closure zone is on California Avenue SW between SW Edmunds and SW Genesee (with SW Oregon remaining open to east/west traffic), and SW Alaska between 42nd and 44th.

BUS REROUTES: From the Metro “alerts and updates” page, which will be in effect until late Sunday night (the festival ends at 5 pm Sunday but breakdown and cleanup last for several hours):

C Linehere
Route 22here
Route 37here
Route 50here
Route 55here
Route 57here
Route 128here
Route 773 Water Taxi Shuttlehere

7:15 AM: Trouble on northbound 99, according to this WSDOT tweet:

8:39 AM: If you’re heading south on I-5 over the weekend, remember the pavement project that will lead to lane closures in South King County.

3 Replies to "TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Friday = West Seattle Summer Fest, day 1"

  • Sue July 8, 2016 (7:23 am)

    Metro reroute error: the C and 55 heading downtown are supposed to stop at a temp stop at 41st and Alaska instead of 42nd. There is no temp stop marked (unlike past years) and in fact the regular 55 stop at 42nd and Alaska has a big sign that says it’s the temp stop for the C during the festival.

  • James July 8, 2016 (8:33 am)

    Any news on the Hydrant opening?  I thought that they were planning on opening in time for Summer Fest.

    • WSB July 8, 2016 (8:36 am)

      Have not heard anything on that in a long time. But Next to Nature, which is reported to have some involvement, is having a sidewalk pet zone, so maybe some information will emerge.

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