TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Monitoring Monday

(Live view from the east-facing WS Bridge camera; other cameras are on the WSB Traffic page)
7:04 AM: No problems of note reported so far in the early going. As for this week’s road work, the closure on SW Orchard between Delridge and Sylvan is scheduled to shift today to the westbound side, as explained on the main page for the Delridge Repaving Project.

7:17 AM: Per the scanner, police are checking out a car blocking eastbound Edmunds at California that might be stalled or otherwise abandoned.

7:36 AM: Steve sends a warning about “flying foam peanuts” on the eastbound bridge – apparently somebody “lost a bag of them and it has broken open, swirling around roadway.”

8:01 AM: In comments, Susan says it’s even worse than that – westbound too and higher volume.

Sw September 16, 2013 (7:30 am)

Watch out for the flying foam peanuts on eastbound WS bridge. Creating a little bit of havoc.

Susan September 16, 2013 (7:51 am)

More like 6-7 huge bags. Saw a west bound Mac truck swerve to avoid a bag. Most bags are on west bound side but some opened on east bound. It’s a nightmare mess!!

enough September 16, 2013 (9:21 am)

It was like driving through a light snow flurry. Secure your load! It’s the law.

Pete Rowen September 16, 2013 (11:42 am)

More fodder for the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in a few years. Grr.

WSB September 16, 2013 (11:48 am)

Yes, unfortunately there still seems to be some in the gutters along the bridge – we came back westbound a short time ago and I would have thought we’d had a hailstorm if I hadn’t known from this what it was. – TR

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