(SCROLL DOWN for updates on truck trouble that’s blocking W. Marginal in 4500 block)
(WS bridge and Highway 99 views; more cams on the WSB Traffic page)
6:16 AM: Good morning! No road work or closures announced for today. So, we start by looking ahead to later this week:
BLUE ANGELS I-90 BRIDGE CLOSURES: Our daily reminder this week for midday/afternoon drivers – I-90 bridge closures are Thursday-Sunday – here’s the schedule.
ROXBURY SAFETY PROJECT: 6 pm Thursday at Southwest Library, it’s your first look at what’s being proposed to make SW Roxbury safer.
And in transportation news:
TUNNEL TIMETABLE: Some snags in the process of digging down to the Highway 99 tunnel-boring machine, as Mike Lindblom reports at SeattleTimes.com (WSB partner). Here’s how WSDOT explains it.
7:27 AM: Thanks to the texter who just alerted us – the fire callout in the 4500 block of West Marginal Way is related to a semitruck crash blocking most lanes:
Here’s a map. Getting that upright is likely to take quite some time.
7:47 AM: Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth ferries are on a two-boat schedule because the re-activated Evergreen State is having trouble.
7:59 AM: Per scanner, the West Marginal Way truck contains “dry concrete.”
8:05 AM: SPD tweet says only minor injuries in the crash but W. Marginal remains closed. We’re waiting to hear from the crew we sent to check it out.
8:23 AM: Our crew’s just back. Police think it’s going to be at least a couple hours until this is cleared. They confirm the trailer is full of dry cement. Photos to come.
8:44 AM: Until ours is ready – here’s a photo SPD just tweeted from the other side of the truck:
Semi-trailer rollover causes closure on W Marginal Way. Delays of 2-3 hours expected. http://t.co/pMz6C2H2ig pic.twitter.com/iVzLUqf52p
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) July 29, 2014
9 AM: Closer look, by WSB’s Patrick Sand:
Again, police say only minor injuries. We’ll continue updating here, even as we move on with other news/info. Meantime, a multi-car collision at 1st Avenue South/Spokane was just mentioned on the scanner.
9:19 AM: SPD Blotter has a short summary, most notably mentioning that the container might have been “loose” and destabilized the truck.
9:29 AM: As per comments – and scanner – the light at Delridge/Andover is out. We’re en route to check it out. Remember, a broken stoplight means, treat the intersection like a four-way stop! (Added: Confirmed, it’s out. No crew in sight – but, whether coincidental or not, City Light is working nearby.)
9:58 AM: Hearing it’ll be at least another half-hour before West Marginal is cleared.
10:57 AM: SDOT tweets that final cleanup and towing are under way so it shouldn’t be long. (Added – A moment later, SPD units said via radio that it would be about half an hour.)
11:15 AM: And via scanner, police say they’re reopening W. Marginal.
All lanes of West Marginal way are now open! @seattledot @kcmetrobus
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) July 29, 2014
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