TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Friday watch; bridge crash, Admiral incident

(SDOT MAP with travel times/video links; is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE)

6:45 AM: Thanks for the tips. Emergency responders are being sent to a crash on the bridge. SDOT describes it as “blocking the left eastbound and left westbound lane at SW Avalon Way.” The most-recent caller tells us it’s by the pedestrian overpass.

6:57 AM: Another tipster says this has pushed out the jersey barriers, which would add time to the crash-clearing work.

(SDOT image of bridge crash scene, via Twitter)

7:14 AM: Still blocking, per SDOT. So avoid the Fauntleroy bridge entrance, as that’s the section affected.

7:37 AM: Metro just sent a late alert that the 7:20 am Route 57 didn’t run.

8:03 AM: Two more problems – police are headed to a crash at 11th SW and SW Elmgrove, no injuries reported. And there’s a medical callout to 42nd and Admiral – a vehicle/pedestrian collision is reported.

8:09 AM: The pedestrian’s injuries are not major and won’t require SFD medic-unit transport, per scanner.

8:19 AM: Per Bill‘s tweet from the scene, the Admiral/42nd incident is at the southeast corner.

8:24 AM: And in case you were wondering, still no “all clear” from the bridge crash scene.

8:43 AM: After two hours, SDOT says, the bridge crash scene IS now clear.

Amanda March 16, 2018 (6:52 am)

I live right below the bridge. Heard the crash out my window. I can hear the first responders. It’s definitely near or before (further west than) the pedestrian bridge.

Bus rider March 16, 2018 (6:53 am)

Today is Bus Driver Appreciation Day. Be kind to your driver and say “thank you”.

Dennis King March 16, 2018 (7:19 am)

I saw this just after it happened. A full size pickup is turned around and head on into a small car. The camper top came off the truck and landed in the WB lanes. The barrier is shoved 90 deg. to the roadway. Go a different way folks this will take a long time to clean up. I see the jerry barrier along that stretch of road shoved and pushed around all the way down to the steel mill, it looks like a snake. When I see this much damage someone was not doing the 30 mph speed limit. I see the jerry barrier along that stretch of road shoved and pushed around all the way down to the steel mill, it looks like a snake. SLOW DOWN people. P.S. I hope everyone is OK.

WSB March 16, 2018 (7:33 am)

Thank you.

Aaron March 16, 2018 (8:01 am)

Traffic is still backed up to Alaska, please keep us updated on when it clears. I’m holding out to drive till then.

WSB March 16, 2018 (8:03 am)

We are watching and listening closely and absolutely will. This is why we have a traffic post every weekday … most days no trouble and nothing to report but then there are days like this. Two more problems, adding above…

Kathy March 16, 2018 (8:09 am)

Admiral is clear sailing. Made it to SODO in 10 minutes.

Susan March 16, 2018 (8:10 am)

Delridge was the great alternative route for me this am. Glad I saw the report on the news and then went to WSB for specific details!

Lola March 16, 2018 (8:18 am)

One of my bosses was just behind the accident. He said a Mercedes cut off someone trying to get over into the left had lane and it was a truck. The truck spun around and hit the jersey barrier and ended up ontop of the Jersey Barrier.

I got down by the WS bowling alley and decided to take my back route into work which is Georgetown. I lucked out in going that way as I heard WS Marginal was backed up as well.

shipwrecked_and_comatose March 16, 2018 (8:18 am)

Dennis – * Jersey Barrier * and thanks for the info. Sounds like a mess.

WSB March 16, 2018 (8:44 am)

The bridge wreck scene JUST cleared, per SDOT, two hours after first word of it.

rico March 16, 2018 (8:52 am)

Not surprising to me, every morning I see extremely aggressive drivers in this area, including this morning when someone nearly caused an accident the same as this one.

Cpt Obvious March 16, 2018 (9:01 am)

Not News: No one ever drives the speed limit, never stops at red lights, everyone cuts each other off, and there are near misses at the Faunt/35th merge multiple times every morning. Coffee or phone in one hand, Bridge Angst in the other.

Lola March 18, 2018 (6:45 am)

From the looks of it, the people who are in the right hand lane love to come over into the left hand lane when they realize that the merging traffic from 35th traffic is going to hamper them. I have actually seen cars come over into me when traffic is backed up to the light on 35th.

CPT Obvious, you are correct it what you are saying, I see it every day as well. Or the Bob & Weavers all the way down the bridge who think that constantly changing lanes will get them to their destination faster. Slow down people or take a different route.

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