Two reminders: Starting today (Monday), westbound South Spokane Street closes between 4th and 1st Avenues, TFN for the Spokane St. Viaduct Widening Project – that’s the side where the actual “widening” is happening, with a new structure being built on the north side of the old one. Here’s the detour map for both sides, the westbound closure starting today and the eastbound closure that’s been in effect a while:

Read more about the project here; here’s our original report on the closure that starts today; our coverage archive for this project is here. We’re also taking the occasion to remind you that next weekend (Oct. 24-25), the Alaskan Way Viaduct closes all day Saturday and Sunday for its semiannual inspection – scheduled for 6 am-5:30 pm Saturday, 6 am-6 pm Sunday.