(SDOT MAP with travel times/video links; is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE)
7:06 AM: Good morning. Northbound I-5 is today’s trouble spot so far – a crash near the Convention Center has led to a long backup.
7:17 AM: The I-5 scene has cleared but the backup will persist.
7:48 AM: Next commute challenge – serious rain. This is the first – but not worst – wave of storminess headed this way through Thursday.
8:02 AM: Commenters say it’s a slog out there so if you haven’t left yet – be ready for slow going.
8:29 AM: The backup is affecting pretty much all routes to the bridge, per commenters and all the sources we watch. The National Weather Service, meanwhile, says it’ll be rainy for at least the next three or four hours.
8:35 AM: Metro has just acknowledged the sluggishness by sending this via text and Twitter:
Transit Alert – Expect service delays on rts 21, 22, 37, 50, 55, 56, 57, 116, 118, 119, 120, 125 & C Line operating EB on the W Sea Bridge.
— King County Metro 🚌 (@kcmetrobus) October 17, 2017
9:41 AM: Trouble on the Fauntleroy end of the westbound bridge.
10:01 AM: Crash at 35th/Morgan – avoid that intersection for a while. (added) Metro has sent an alert that the crash might affect Routes 21 and 128.
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