![](http://www.ci.seattle.wa.us/trafficcams/images/WS_Bridgedeck_East.jpg)
![](http://www.seattle.gov/trafficcams/images/6_Spokane.jpg)
![](http://www.seattle.gov/trafficcams/images/WS_Bridge_West.jpg)
![](http://www.seattle.gov/trafficcams/images/SR99_Lander.jpg)
(Four WS-relevant views; more cams on the WSB Traffic page)
7:30 AM: All’s quiet on the traffic front so far. Alerts and Throwback Thursday photo to come.
7:44 AM: Today’s alerts:
SW ORCHARD AT DELRIDGE: For Seattle Public Utilities‘ project at Delridge/Orchard – “Between Thursday, August 6 and Tuesday, August 11, SPU crews will grind, pave, and stripe SW Orchard Street. This work will require the closure of the westbound lane on SW Orchard Street (east of Delridge Way SW). The westbound lane will be opened to traffic during non-work hours. During the closure, all westbound traffic will be diverted to the eastbound lane with the assistance of a traffic flagger.”
ALKI AVENUE & BEACH DRIVE PAVING: Lane closures are expected between 7 am and 7 pm for the SDOT paving project announced for Alki SW between the 1300 and 1700 blocks and for Beach Drive/61st/Spokane.
ADDED 7:59 AM – TRAFFIC THROWBACK THURSDAY: A century ago, in the 3100 block of Admiral Way:
![](https://westseattleblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/859-e1438873091258.gif)
That’s from the Seattle Municipal Archives – click the image to go to a page with a larger view. If the numbering is the same, that would have been right about here, toward the bottom of the east Admiral hill.
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