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6:58 AM: Good morning. We start with transit alerts from Metro – the 7:20 am Route 57, 7:16 am Route 56, and 7:05 am and 7:30 am Route 55 buses won’t run.

7;59 AM: Emergency response at Delridge/Genesee.

8:19 AM: SFD has already closed that call, which SDOT had described as a collision.

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Last morning of winter 2019

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6:58 AM: Good morning! Spring arrives in 8 hours. No incidents or transit alerts so far.

FERRIES: Still 2 boats on the Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth route.

METRO REMINDER: Saturday brings the next service change, and we learned on Tuesday that a Pioneer Square bus stop will be added to some routes on 1st, as has been requested/discussed.

7:36 AM: Alert for the stadium zone this morning – the annual Starbucks shareholder meeting is at 10 am at WaMu Theater.

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TRAFFIC ALERT UPDATES: 40th/Morgan, Delridge/Henderson

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4:41 PM: Two road-blocking incidents reported in West Seattle right now: A vehicle fire at 40th/Morgan and a bus problem at Delridge/Henderson. On our way to check out both.

4:59 PM: The vehicle fire involved this Waste Management truck:

No injuries. SFD is wrapping up. Road is just now reopening and Route 128 buses are getting through again too.

5:21 PM: Delridge/Henderson cleared before we arrived.

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Tuesday watch

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6:57 AM: Good morning! No incidents or transit alerts so far.

FERRIES: The Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth route is still down to 2 boats.

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Last Monday of winter

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6:55 AM: Good morning! Spring arrives Wednesday, but spring-like weather is here ahead of schedule. Meantime, no incidents to report so far this morning.

FERRY ALERT: From Washington State Ferries:

The Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth route will be reduced to 2-boat schedule to start the week due to unplanned vessel maintenance. Needed motor repairs to the Kaleetan, having one-third of the fleet undergoing maintenance, and the lack of a backup boat in the system necessitates leaving two vessels on the route. Crews are working to return a boat back to service as soon as possible, but the changes could remain in place until Saturday, March 23. The effects of the two-boat schedule should be lessened compared to two weeks ago. Two 124-vehicle capacity ferries will be on the route, versus having the smaller Sealth.

WATER-TAXI PARKING ALERT: Carolyn says at least 15 Harbor Avenue SW parking spots are off-limits with “no parking” signs this week.

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Friday watch

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7:06 AM: Good morning. No traffic incidents or transit alerts in our area right now.

7:44 AM: SDOT reports a crash at Admiral/Lander.

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TRAFFIC ALERT: Rock spill on Delridge

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Thanks for the tip! Cleanup is under way in the 6300 block of Delridge Way after a rock spill from a truck. The SB lanes are blocked but traffic is being directed around the spill/cleanuo zone.

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Thursday watch

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6:54 AM: We start with an alert about northbound I-5 – it’s backed up for miles because of a deadly motorcycle crash at Mercer, where three lanes are currently blocked.

7:18 AM: State Patrol has no ETA on how long the I-5 lane closures will continue. Alternate routes are backed up too so anything northbound from here is going to take longer. Meantime, just heard word of a crash on the eastbound West Seattle Bridge by the 99 exit, though it might already have cleared to the shoulder.

7:59 AM: Most of those I-5 lanes have reopened but a long NB backup continues.

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Wednesday watch

March 13, 2019 6:58 am

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6:59 AM: Good morning! No incidents to report in/from our area, but a transit alert just arrived: Metro says the 7:16 am Route 56 won’t run today.

7:06 AM: Another alert from Metro – the 7:34 am Route 113 won’t run.

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Tuesday watch; 16th/Holden crash

March 12, 2019 6:59 am

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6:59 AM: Good morning! No incidents or transit alerts in our area so far.

LIGHT TROUBLE: Michele reports that – at least as of about half an hour ago – the 16th-Holden signal is malfunctioning. Remember, a broken signal means all-ways stop!

7:29 AM: As noted in comments, there was subsequently a crash report at the same intersection. SFD has already closed out the call but we’re on our way to check on that as well as the signal status.

7:47 AM: Three cars involved in the 16th/Holden collision, but no major injuries – firefighters at Station 11 (which is right by the crash scene) tell us no one had to be taken to the hospital.

The signal is still out and police tell us they’ve called it in. Traffic is getting by but we’d advise avoiding the area for a while.

8:02 AM: Our crew, returning from the crash, warns that side-street diversion – already a regular problem in Highland Park – is rampant.

8:20 AM: Per scanner, 16th/Holden trouble continues, and we heard a report of a problem at 16th/Graham, further north.

8:29 AM: Trouble on NB I-5 if you’re headed north from the West Seattle Bridge – SFD responding to a crah reported near the I-90 exit.

9:20 AM: Reported in comments – “Just shy of 9 am there was a disabled vehicle in the right turn lane from Highland Park to Holden uphill.”

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: First Daylight Saving Time Monday of the year

March 11, 2019 6:59 am

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6:59 AM: Good morning! Welcome to the first Daylight Time weekday morning of the year.

FERRIES: As announced Sunday, the Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth route is back to three boats.

BUSES: One Metro alert so far this morning – an after-the-fact alert that the 6:16 am Route 37 didn’t run.

8 AM; Metro has just sent another after-the-fact alert, this one saying the 7:20 am 57 didn’t run.

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UPDATE: Vehicle-on-side crash on Fauntleroy Way

March 10, 2019 1:10 am

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1:10 AM: Seattle Fire reports that one person has been extricated from a car that went sideways in the 5600 block of Fauntleroy Way SW. That person’s being evaluated. The road is blocked both ways right now.

1:32 AM: The car is midblock south of Findlay. 1 person is going to the hospital via private ambulance; SFD is leaving the scene, but SPD still has the road blocked – no tow truck yet. At least one parked car is reportedly damaged.

(Texted photo)

1:57 AM: A reader just texted that photo showing the other side of the vehicle – a pickup truck – and says the street has reopened.

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Friday watch

March 8, 2019 7:25 am

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7:25 AM: Good morning! No snow, or incidents/alerts, so far THIS morning.

TIME CHANGE: Reminder that we “spring forward” at 2 am Sunday.

FERRIES: Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth is still on a two-boat schedule.

8:55 AM: Some snow. Not sticking.

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WEATHER/TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Snowy Thursday morning

March 7, 2019 6:16 am

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6:16 AM: Good morning! Some snow on the ground where we are. How about you?

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY: The Weather Service has one in effect until noon.
SCHOOLS: Seattle Public Schools on time … Our Lady of Guadalupe 1 hour late
RIDE2: Canceled for the rest of the morning

6:37 AM: No snow-related trouble or changes to report. Just the advice to take extra time when you head out! … If you’re wondering about schools, no word on that front so far either. Highline Public Schools south of us has made a point to say it’s planning to open on time.

6:47 AM: Some scattered Metro changes are starting to come in – for example, Route 128, which serves West Seattle too, is on snow routing “in the Tukwila, Park Lake, and White Center areas due to road conditions.”

6:57 AM: First school delay in – Our Lady of Guadalupe will start an hour late, 9:15 am dropoff. … Snow in multiple areas of West Seattle, though NOT everywhere in the city. Photo from Michele in Highland Park:

7:12 AM: Seattle Public Schools has just reaffirmed, it’s on time.

7:24 AM: Where we are – just over 300′ – even the side-street surface is no longer snow-covered, so this seems to be more like the typical short-lived Seattle snow than what we all experienced in February. Nonetheless, be extra careful, since it’s still likely to be slick, especially as you get to your bus/car/etc. … Just went out to check – photo added. Lightly raining; can hear the snow melting.

7:39 AM: New Metro alert about snow routing – ALL buses in this area. A texter also says Route 125 is definitely snow-routing so “there may be some real unhappy people up the hill.” Speaking of hills:

Thanks to @janeydangerous for tweeting that photo of the SW Genesee hill east of Avalon.

8:22 AM: The melt continues. Major roads are bare and wet.

8:43 AM: Metro just sent an alert (and tweet) that Ride2 is canceled in West Seattle for the rest of the morning.

8:56 AM: Metro says the C Line is back to regular routing … If you’re just headed out onto the eastbound bridge, heads-up – there’s a report of wires down on the 1st Avenue S. exit ramp.

9:07 AM: The SDOT camera on that ramp shows the right lane currently blocked.

9:13 AM: The entire 1st S. offramp is now closed.

9:40 AM: Metro has resumed regular routing.

10:04 AM: The 1st Avenue S. ramp situation is, according to scanner traffic, also affecting surface Spokane on the eastbound side. City Light has to do pole work to resolve the situation.

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Wednesday watch

March 6, 2019 6:56 am

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6:56 AM: Good morning! No alerts or incidents so far.

FERRIES: Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth is down to two boats for a third day.

7:07 AM: A Route 37 bus is stuck on Beach Drive, according to a texter.

7:19 AM: The stuck bus (see photo) is just north of Lowman Beach.

7:49 AM: Metro sent an alert noting that the 6:53 am Route 37 as a result didn’t run.

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Tuesday watch

March 5, 2019 6:56 am

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6:56 AM: Good morning! No incidents so far this clear, cold Tuesday.

FERRY REMINDER: The Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth route is still on a two-boat schedule.

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Monday watch

March 4, 2019 6:58 am

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6:58 AM: Good morning! No incidents to report.

FERRY REMINDER: The Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth route is on a two-boat schedule as announced yesterday.

8:27 AM: Still no incidents on this sunny, cold morning. One of our standard requests/reminders – if you see something we’re not reporting and can contact us safely/legally (not behind the wheel!), our 24/7 hotline is 206-293-6302 – thank you!

8:41 AM: Police were just dispatched to this:

Collision on Fauntleroy Way SW at SW Oregon St blocking two SB lanes. Use caution. pic.twitter.com/71PCt48LbX

— SDOT Traffic (@SDOTtraffic) March 4, 2019

No SFD dispatch, though, so apparently no major injuries.

9:50 AM: Belated note to say that cleared. Meantime, there’s another comment discussion today about the Alaskan Way/Dearborn 99 exit and buses … checking into how that’s being monitored.

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Friday watch

March 1, 2019 6:58 am

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6:58 AM: Good morning! Welcome to a new month and happy Friday. We’ve checked around and so far, no incidents or alerts.

7:15 AM: Metro sent an after-the-fact alert announcing that the 7:05 am Route 55 did not run.

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TRAFFIC ALERT: Overnight closure tonight for NB 99 exit ramp

February 28, 2019 5:04 pm

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Thanks to the commenter who mentioned seeing a sign on the new NB 99 exit ramp to Dearborn/Alaskan Way, about a closure tonight. We found it on SDOT‘s weekly road-work list – the ramp is scheduled to be closed 9 pm tonight to 5 am tomorrow.

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Thursday watch

February 28, 2019 6:58 am

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6:58 AM: Good morning! No incidents or alerts to report so far.

7:28 AM: Metro says the 7:34 am Route 113 won’t run.

9:34 AM: Taking surface Spokane St. to West Seattle? SFD is responding to a two-vehicle crash reported to be blocking Spokane/Colorado, with one vehicle reported to be a delivery truck.

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Wednesday watch

February 27, 2019 6:52 am

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6:52 AM: Good morning! No alerts or incidents in our area so far.

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Tuesday watch

February 26, 2019 6:55 am

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6:55 AM: Good morning! No alerts or incidents in our area so far.

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Back-to-school Monday watch

February 25, 2019 6:56 am

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6:56 AM: Good morning! Seattle Public Schools students are back in class today after midwinter break. No incidents/alerts so far in our area.

7:11 AM: A couple of reminders – the 4th Avenue exit lane/ramp on the eastbound bridge is officially back to “all traffic” status, after work on Saturday; Ride2 is, as of today, open for advance booking.

7:46 AM: Still no trouble reports.

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