



(Four WS-relevant views; more cams on the WSB Traffic page)
6:47 AM: No incidents in our area so far today. Metro has tweeted two bus-trip cancellations so far this morning, and one was in West Seattle:
Transit Alert – Rt 56 to Seattle due to leave 61st Av SW & Alki Av SW at 6:29 AM has been canceled.
— King County Metro (@kcmetrobus) October 22, 2015
6:51 AM: And two more, this time with some advance warning:
Transit Alert – NB Route 55 to downtown Seattle due to leave California Av SW & SW Atlantic St at 7:18 & 7:43 AM has been canceled.
— King County Metro (@kcmetrobus) October 22, 2015
7:33 AM: We’ve skipped Traffic Throwback Thursday for several weeks, for various reasons. This morning, it’s back. We have a then-and-now pair of views that represent a followup of sorts. In a September 29th story, we featured this historic aerial view from the Seattle Municipal Archives, looking west over Luna Park and beyond in 1962:

One commenter asked about a comparable current view from Gatewood pilot/photographer Long Bach Nguyen. He saw that comment and took time to provide this photo:

(Click image to see larger view)
Finally today, on a quiet-so-far Thursday, we have the chance to publish it.
7:52 AM: Back to today’s traffic – heads-up for southeastern West Seattle, from SDOT via Twitter:
No visual but hearing of a crash at Highland Park Way SW & W Marginal Way SW. Use caution and expect possible delays.
— seattledot (@seattledot) October 22, 2015
8:13 AM: If you are headed this way from the north – you should know that two lanes are blocked on southbound I-5 at the exit to the westbound West Seattle Bridge, so 99 will be a better alternative until that’s cleared up.
8:46 AM: Two more problems: #1, mentioned in comments, there’s a port-truck backup. We heard a bit of that on the scanner but didn’t realize it was on this side – sounded closer to the downtown waterfront. #2, a crash is reported at 42nd/Findlay, and police and fire are heading that way.
9 AM: 42nd/Findlay is currently completely blocked, mostly by emergency vehicles.

No one appears to be seriously hurt.
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