TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Tuesday watch; no Water Taxi; paving updates

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

7:11 AM: Good morning! No incidents reported on the routes through/from West Seattle so far.

WATER TAXI REMINDER: Today is day two without King County Water Taxi service – both the West Seattle and Vashon runs are on hold while the downtown dock moves to a new temporary location on the north side of the Washington State Ferries terminal. The outage could last up to a week; when service resumes, not only will the new dock be in use for about a year and a half, but there also will be a new schedule.

63RD SW PAVING REMINDER: Any work left to be done on 63rd north of Admiral will be done today, SDOT says. And then:

BEACH DRIVE PAVING UPDATE: SDOT says that work will resume tomorrow::

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) advises travelers that crews will be paving Beach Dr SW between SW Charlestown St and SW Andover St on August 9.

From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, August 9, travelers can expect:

·Crews to be paving Beach Dr SW between SW Andover St and SW Charlestown St
·One lane in each direction will remain open to traffic while crews are working
·Flaggers will assist with traffic control
·There will be “No Parking” on Beach Dr SW between SW Andover St and SW Charlestown St while this work is being done
·Traffic may have slight delays during operation hours
·Drivers may enter and exit driveways, but may have to wait up to 15 minutes for equipment to clear
·Use alternate routes during this work if possible

7:48 AM: On NB I-5 before Seneca, an incident is blocking the right center lane, per WSDOT.

8:06 AM That’s clear. Now SDOT reports a crash on West Marginal at Andover.

3 Replies to "TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Tuesday watch; no Water Taxi; paving updates"

  • newnative August 8, 2017 (3:36 pm)

    Just got two metro alerts that the 4:01 56 and the 4:13 57 won’t be operating. This could create a domino effect on other routes serving the admiral district. 

  • NH August 8, 2017 (3:42 pm)

    Update for the afternoon commute: a 4:01 56 and a 4:13 57 cancelled for this afternoon.

  • WGA August 13, 2017 (11:51 am)

    It is amazing how long the repaving of Beach Drive is taking. I am a frequent bike rider and am acutely aware of the progress. 

    The first section, the long straight south of Jacobsen, was paved around 1999. Then the area of the slide north of Lincoln Park. And then subsequent short stretches between between Jacobsen and Spokane St.

    I met someone who told me they could still see rim marks on the pavement that resulted from an accident they had in THE EARLY 60’s! I think that section was repaved this week.

    At the rate they are going,  it will be twenty years for the whole road to have been repaved!!!

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