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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Post-holiday Tuesday watch
September 4, 2018 7:00 am
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(SDOT MAP with travel times/video links; is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE)

6:56 AM: Good morning! No incidents reported in/from West Seattle so far.

BACK TO SCHOOL: Here’s our list of who goes back when – several local schools start today.

STADIUM ZONE: The Mariners’ homestand vs. Baltimore continues tonight, 7:10 pm.

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Friday watch; Labor Day preview
August 31, 2018 7:06 am
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(SDOT MAP with travel times/video links; is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE)

7:06 AM: Good morning! No incidents reported in/from West Seattle so far.

STADIUM ZONE TONIGHT: Zac Brown Band concert, 7 pm at Safeco Field.

LABOR DAY TRANSIT: Advance alerts – On Monday (September 3), Metro buses will be on a Sunday schedule … The West Seattle Water Taxi will be on an extended Sunday schedule … Washington State Ferries‘ Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth route will be on its summer-weekend sailing schedule … Sound Transit Route 560 will be on a Sunday schedule.

7:20 AM: Metro just sent an alert saying the 7:15 am Route 55 bus “did not operate.”

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Pre-holiday Thursday watch
August 30, 2018 7:29 am
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(SDOT MAP with travel times/video links; is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE)

7:29 AM: Good morning! The holiday weekend getaway starts in earnest today. So far this morning, no incidents in/from West Seattle.

STADIUM ZONE: Seahawks at home tonight, 7 pm, vs. Oakland. That means extended West Seattle Water Taxi service.

8:01 AM: Trouble on NB 35tb SW in Arbor Heights – stuck 21X bus blocking at 98th, just 2 blocks north of the sidewalk-project closure.

(Added – photo sent by Eric)

No tow truck yet.

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Wednesday watch
August 29, 2018 7:02 am
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(SDOT MAP with travel times/video links; is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE)

7:02 AM: Good morning. So far, no incidents reported outbound from West Seattle.

8:38 AM: Police activity is reported in The Junction. We’re on the way to find out more and will have a separate story once we do.

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Tuesday watch
August 28, 2018 7:06 am
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(SDOT MAP with travel times/video links; is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE)

7:06 AM: Good morning. No incidents outbound from West Seattle so far. But a texter says the signal at Delridge/Juneau seems to be malfunctioning – cycling through too quickly – and traffic there is backing up.

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Monday watch
August 27, 2018 7:25 am
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(SDOT MAP with travel times/video links; is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE)

7:25 AM: A stalled vehicle is blocking the center lane on I-5 NB “just north of Columbian Way,” per WSDOT. That’s it for current issues on outbound routes.

8 AM: That has cleared.

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Friday watch; Harbor Island SFD response
August 24, 2018 7:05 am
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(SDOT MAP with travel times/video links; is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE)

7:05 AM: Good morning. So far, no incidents reported in/from West Seattle.

CLOSURES CANCELED: Just in case you hadn’t yet heard – the planned weekend closures for Highway 99 and I-5 have both been canceled, to be rescheduled at a TBD date.

8:47 AM: SFD hazmat response has closed WB Spokane at Klickitat, just east of the low bridge.

9:53 AM: Per scanner, a broken-down vehicle on the eastbound high bridge by Delridge might be there a while – the estimate for a tow is 45 minutes.

9:58 AM: SFD says the incident in the 1100 block of SW Spokane was a “small spill of hydrofluoric acid” and that it’s “finishing up.” One person was taken to the hospital “as a precaution.”

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WEEKEND ALERT UPDATE: 99, I-5 closures both canceled
August 23, 2018 12:26 pm
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First WSDOT announced the I-5 work that would have closed the NB I-5 ramp to the West Seattle Bridge was postponed … now the Highway 99 work is off, too. So, NO West Seattle-affecting closures this weekend after all.

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Thursday watch; weekend-alert change
August 23, 2018 7:12 am
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(SDOT MAP with travel times/video links; is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE)

7:12 AM: Good morning. So far, no incidents reported in/from West Seattle.

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL: Seattle Lutheran High School is back in session.

WEEKEND CLOSURES: Another reminder, I-5 and 99 closures Friday night through early Monday – here’s the info.

EARLY ALERT: SDOT has announced it’ll be painting on the high bridge early next Wednesday.

8:13 AM: Thanks to Teri for the tip. There’s a crash at Olson/2nd. Two SFD engines have responded.

8:43 AM: Two-truck crash per Terri, narrowing eastbound to 1 lane.

WEEKEND UPDATE: The I-5 ramp closure is postponed. 99 closure still on.

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Wednesday watch
August 22, 2018 7:12 am
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(SDOT MAP with travel times/video links; is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE)

7:12 AM: Good morning. No incidents reported in/from West Seattle.

STADIUM ZONE: Day game for the Mariners playing Houston at 1:10 pm.

WEEKEND CLOSURES: I-5 and 99 closures Friday night through early Monday, and the parameters of the 99 closure have changed – here’s the new info.

7:20 AM: As noted in comments, the live camera for the eastbound bridge shows something going on with a bus just past the exit to NB 99. No alerts on this but clearly blocking right now.

7:30 AM: Camera shows that’s now cleared.

9:25 AM: More bus trouble – one is stuck on the stretch of California SW near Fauntleroy Schoolhouse/Church.

9:31 AM: We just went to check on the bus – and it’s cleared. Adding a photo texted before that happened.

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WEEKEND TRAFFIC ALERT UPDATE: New information on NB 99 closure
August 21, 2018 4:18 pm
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Thanks to Jennifer for catching that the weekend northbound Highway 99 closure we mentioned yesterday had changed from Friday/Saturday/Sunday nights to “all weekend long.” But there’s now another change beyond the one she had spotted on the WSDOT site. While we were corresponding with spokesperson Laura Newborn about the change, she got word minutes ago that the NB 99closure will *only* extend from the West Seattle Bridge to Atlantic Street. That means the elevated Alaskan Way Viaduct itself, from the stadium zone northward, WILL remain open all weekend.

To recap:

*NB Highway 99 closed Friday night to early Monday, between West Seattle Bridge and Atlantic St.
*No change in NB I-5 closure – Offramp to West Seattle Bridge and Columbian Way will be closed 9 pm Friday-5 am Monday

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Smoky Tuesday watch
August 21, 2018 7:06 am
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(SDOT MAP with travel times/video links; is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE)

7:06 AM: Good morning. No incidents reported in/from West Seattle so far.

STADIUM ZONE: Mariners play Houston again tonight, 7:10 am.

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL: All students are back at Summit Atlas (35th/Roxbury) today.

NEXT WEEKEND: I-5 and 99 closures you need to know about – here’s the early info.

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TRAFFIC ALERT UPDATE: Ramp from NB I-5 to WB West Seattle Bridge to be closed next weekend; overnight NB 99 closures too
August 20, 2018 12:42 pm
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12:42 PM: Early-ish heads-up today from WSDOT: As the “Revive I-5” project continues on northbound I-5, another ramp closure will affect people heading to West Seattle next weekend. This time, WSDOT spokesperson Tom Pearce tells WSB, it will be a closure of the ramp *FROM northbound I-5, TO the westbound West Seattle Bridge* (and Columbian Way), so that the ramp can be repaved, between 9 pm Friday night and 5 am Monday morning (8/24-8/27). The ramps FROM the West Seattle Bridge will NOT be affected this time. Full details of this weekend’s closures will be out in a day or two.

2:21 PM: Thanks to commenter 44th Res for pointing out there’s a weekend 99 closure too. We found it here and confirmed with WSDOT that the closure is nightly, NB 99 between the West Seattle Bridge and Battery Street Tunnel, 9 pm-5 am Friday night (8/24-25), Saturday night (8/25-26), and Sunday night (8/26-27), with one exception: After the Saturday night Ed Sheeran concert at CenturyLink Field, “the northbound on-ramp from South Royal Brougham will temporarily open to traffic.”

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Monday watch
August 20, 2018 7:11 am
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(SDOT MAP with travel times/video links; is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE)

7:11 AM: Good morning. No incidents so far in/from West Seattle.

STADIUM ZONE: 7:10 pm Mariners game tonight vs. Houston.

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New Arbor Heights sidewalks: SDOT says project is in ‘final stretch’
August 17, 2018 4:34 pm
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(WSB photo, taken during concrete pouring on Thursday)

The Arbor Heights sidewalk project along 35th SW between 100th and 106th is nearing completion, according to SDOT‘s newest update, sent this afternoon:

We’re in our final stretch of construction work! This week, we have accomplished the following:

*Our crews completed pouring concrete on all sidewalks on the west side of 35th Ave SW, between SW 100th St and SW 104th St

*We completed asphalt paving on the roadway against curb on the east side of 35th Ave SW, between SW 100th St and SW 102nd St

*We installed temporary striping (roadway markings) on 35th Ave SW

Next week, our crews will:

*Complete pouring concrete at curb corners and build ADA-compliant curb ramps on west side of 35th Ave SW (Please note this work was pushed back to next week due to limited concrete availability this week)

*Begin demolishing and pouring concrete at curb corners and build ADA-compliant curb ramps on east side of 35th Ave SW

This work will require maintaining existing closure of 35th Ave SW, between SW 100th St and SW 106th St during our work hours, 7 AM – 5 PM

In addition, eastbound traffic at the intersection of 35th Ave SW and SW 100th St will be intermittently closed next Monday, 8/20 between 9 AM – 5 PM. Vehicles traveling eastbound at this intersection between these hours, please do so at 35th Ave SW and SW Roxbury St. Flaggers will be on site to help direct traffic during this work.

Completed sidewalks will be accessible early next week. Pedestrians will be detoured to use sidewalk across the street during our curb ramp construction work.

Our crews will do their best to keep their equipment-staging footprint to a minimum and allow for more on-street parking available for impacted households to temporarily park their cars on the east side of the street and/or on the side streets. Please note that we will reopen 35th Ave SW at the end of each work day.

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Friday watch
August 17, 2018 6:59 am
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(SDOT MAP with travel times/video links; is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE)

6:59 AM: Good morning. So far, no incidents reported in/from West Seattle.

STADIUM ZONE: The Mariners are back home, hosting the Dodgers tonight at 7:10 pm.

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Thursday watch
August 16, 2018 7:15 am
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(SDOT MAP with travel times/video links; is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE)

7:15 AM: Good morning. No incidents reported in/from West Seattle so far.

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Wednesday watch
August 15, 2018 6:58 am
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(SDOT MAP with travel times/video links; is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE)

6:58 AM: Good morning. No incidents reported in/from West Seattle so far.

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Tuesday watch
August 14, 2018 7:08 am
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(SDOT MAP with travel times/video links; is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE)

7:08 AM: So far, no incidents reported in/from West Seattle.

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Monday watch; 35th/Avalon crash
August 13, 2018 7:06 am
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(SDOT MAP with travel times/video links; is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE)

7:06 AM: No incidents reported so far in/from West Seattle.

8:05 AM: Crash reported at 35th/Avalon. SDOT says all SB lanes of 35th are blocked and one NB lane.

8:10 AM: Here’s a screengrab from the SDOT traffic cam, looking south on 35th from Fauntleroy:

8:20 AM: SFD has left and one southbound lane of 35th is now open, as shown on the SDOT live-video camera (accessible via the traffic map).

8:36 AM: All lanes of 35th/Avalon are now clear.

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UPDATE: Crash at Harbor/Spokane
August 11, 2018 10:14 pm
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10:14 PM: Complicating the post-SPF30 outbound traffic from Alki, there’s a crash at Harbor and Spokane. We don’t know details but SDOT says it’s blocking southbound lanes.

10:23 PN: Just added a framegrab from the SDOT traffic camera at that intersection. SDOT now says “westbound” lanes are blocked – toward Alki rather than away from it.

11:26 PM: SDOT says all lanes are clear.

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TRAFFIC ALERT: Beacon Hill crash affecting one detour to NB I-5
August 11, 2018 9:23 am
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(Added: Photo from Josh)

Thanks to the texter who points out that if you are headed eastbound on the bridge and need a detour because the ramp to NB I-5 is closed, you need to know about a crash on Beacon Hill. It’s at Spokane/Columbian and the texter says it’s a jackknifed tanker. Until there’s word it’s cleared, you’ll want to use 1st or 4th to get off the bridge instead.

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Friday watch, plus alerts and updates
August 10, 2018 7:15 am
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(SDOT MAP with travel times/video links; is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE)

7:15 AM: No incidents reported so far in/from West Seattle, but take note of the White Center/North Burien power outage if you’re headed that way.

TRANSIT ALERT: The 6:44 am Route 37 didn’t run today, per Metro.

STADIUM ZONE TONIGHT: Second Pearl Jam #TheHomeShows concert, 7:30 pm at Safeco Field.

I-5 LANE/RAMP CLOSURES THIS WEEKEND: Tonight until Monday morning, here’s what’s planned for northbound I-5. The eastbound West Seattle Bridge ramp to NB I-5 will be closed and you will see the 4th Avenue exit signed as a detour, WSDOT points out.

SPF30: Saturday’s big free music festival, noon-10 pm, will include road closures, detailed here with other transit/transportation notes. We’ll have at least one more preview on WSB today, and as part of it are pursuing answers to some questions from readers regarding that plan.

7:23 AM: Though we haven’t heard of a road closure, we’d advise avoiding southbound Harbor Avenue SW in the vicinity of this standoff, as more emergency resources are being sent that way.

7:35 AM: Now they’re blocking traffic both ways in that area – both north/westbound on Harbor at the bridge, and south/eastbound before you get to the scene.

7:48 AM: Scanner: “Pedestrian on eastbound West Seattle Bridge from Fauntleroy … walking against traffic along the median.” Police are being dispatched.

8:41 AM: Updates – White Center power outage is over. Harbor Avenue standoff is not – street’s still closed (bicycle/pedestrian path too, notes a commenter) and the Water Taxi shuttle is rerouted.

9:23 AM: Harbor Avenue standoff continues – still covering here.

10:22 AM: Not over yet.

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