TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Tracking Monday; new look for county website, including Metro, Water Taxi pages

(Live view from the west-facing WS Bridge camera; other cameras are on the WSB Traffic page)
No new major road work/closures scheduled today/tonight; we’ll just be watching the usual routes in hopes of a quiet morning… One item of note: The King County website has launched a major redesign, which means:

NEW LOOK FOR METRO, WATER TAXI WEBPAGES: The county revamp includes Metro’s webpages – see them here – and the Water Taxi’s section of the website, too.

We happened onto this early today while stopping by the WT site to verify that the 7-day-a-week season is close to this year’s conclusion – it’s three weeks away, in fact.

8:27 AM: If you haven’t seen our separate story on a fire response in the 8400 block of 16th SW – that’ll be tying up traffic in the area for a while, though the fire itself is a small one already reported as “tapped.”

8:56 AM: 16th SW is reopening, per scanner traffic. Meantime, for Arbor Heights residents, AH Elementary is changing its traffic patterns and parking as of this afternoon, per the school newsletter (where you’ll find an explanatory map).

5:31 PM: Backup on the westbound bridge, blamed on a stalled/abandoned car on the shoulder, with police on scene.

6:19 PM: Another update says two cars, with tow truck(s) on scene. Only one bridge camera (the one you see at the top of this item) is working.

motorzen October 7, 2013 (11:48 am)

Someone got paid money for those Metro/King County website designs?

I has a sad.

wsea October 7, 2013 (3:28 pm)

Is there a way to view the water taxi winter schedule to prepare for the reduced sailing times?

WSB October 7, 2013 (3:30 pm)

Yes! If you follow the link to the schedule (in the story) – they have both the winter schedule AND current schedule ahead. Oh heck, let me find it … here: http://www.kingcounty.gov/transportation/kcdot/WaterTaxi/WSeattle.aspx click the link that says Weekdays only (under Winter Schedule), on that same page, and it expands to open a window with those times. (Sorry, not DIRECTLY linkable or I’d do that) – TR

Enough October 7, 2013 (5:38 pm)

S bound I 5 lane to ws backed up on I 90 w and I 5 way back into city. Since I 5 s not moving, no one can merge in very easily making other lanes stop and go. Hope they clear the vehicle soon. This is jacked up!

Enough October 7, 2013 (5:50 pm)

People are stopping on I 5 and waiting to merge into a lane that’s not moving. The other lanes are moving at highway speeds. Not gonna be pretty if someone gets rearended. Don’t risk it, there’s another exit down the rd, I promise.