TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Friday watch

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

7:09 AM: Good morning! Only one incident reported in the area – if you head this way from points north, note that there’s a crash blocking one lane of southbound 99 at King St.

7:16 AM: That has cleared.

7:23 AM: If you use East Marginal Way to head to/from downtown, note there’s a crash response right where it becomes Alaskan Way near Massachusetts.

7:29 AM: SDOT says that crash is blocking SB lanes but not NB.

7:33 AM: From the scanner, trouble at 4th/Spokane, blocking a westbound lane there.

7:38 AM: SDOT reports the East Marginal/Alaskan Way S. scene is all clear.

7:40 AM: Transit alert – the Metro Route 113 bus that would usually leave 26th SW/SW 116th, downtown-bound, right now, won’t operate today, Metro just texted.

pip May 4, 2018 (8:34 am)

Broken down king county metro 57 bus on the high bridge in the 99 lane.

Azimuth May 4, 2018 (2:49 pm)

Bus lane violators on the bridge and NB99 are getting braver

Scofflawsrus May 4, 2018 (3:02 pm)

I agree. Let’s let SPD know about it.

Scofflawsrus May 4, 2018 (3:14 pm)

I’ve seen bus lane violations at all hours of the day since 1999. Something needs to be done by the city. Enforce it or open it up to all. I’ve seen too many close calls and accidents with vehicles driving in and across the bus only lane. In all those years despite letting SPD know, I’ve seen it enforced a dozen times in 20 years. Ridiculous something like this is allowed to fester this long.

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