Viaduct traffic alerts: This morning, this Sunday, and March 19-20

3 quick Alaskan Way Viaduct notes – Northbound this morning, the Seneca exit is backed up more than usual because of a crash at Seneca/2nd – Metro has even rerouted the 21, 54, 55, 56, and 120. It’s not a major-injury situation, though, so a long-running blockage is not likely … THIS SUNDAY, you may have seen signs about a Viaduct closure for the St. Patrick’s Day Dash. To clarify, WSDOT says the 8-11 am closure is north of downtown, Republican to the Aurora Bridge (course map here), so it shouldn’t affect you south of the Battery Street Tunnel … One more reminder, WEEKEND AFTER NEXT, March 19-20, it’s the next weekend-long Alaskan Way Viaduct inspection shutdown, 6 am-6 pm both days.

Clayton Graham March 9, 2011 (8:58 am)

Here is a linked pic of the 2nd and Seneca crash (taken from my office window): http://yfrog.com/gyxk2mnj

Looks like someone hit another car as well as the Starbucks. This accident has been cleared and traffic seems to be flowing smoothly from the offramp up Seneca.

Hmmmm.... March 9, 2011 (12:58 pm)

Hmmmm…why are we paying good money to inspect a viaduct that is going to be torn down???

redblack March 10, 2011 (2:32 pm)

because if the tunnel is bored it won’t be torn down until 2016. the state has a lot of interest in controlling where and when it comes down, you know.

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