CLOSURE ALERT: West Seattle ‘low bridge’ to be closed for two hours tonight

Just in from SDOT:

For 2 hours tonight, starting at 7 PM, the Spokane St Bridge (West Seattle Lower Bridge) and the bike trail will be closed, so crews can replace a power control cable. A shuttle van will be available both directions, to take interested travelers over the high bridge.

What you can expect:
During this project, barrels and barricades as well as message boards, will direct traffic. After cable replacement and successful bridge testing, the bridge will reopen to traffic.

November 13: 7 – 9 PM

Impacts –

· Spokane St Bridge (aka Lower W Seattle Bridge) closed.
· W Seattle Bridge Trail closed.

Assistance – A shuttle van will travel back and forth over W Seattle High Bridge, in 15-minute intervals, with the following stops:

· East Side – 11th Ave SW & SW Spokane St.
· West side – SW Spokane St and Port of Seattle Terminal 5 Entrance.

Shuttle service is scheduled to run during the duration of the outage. Should this maintenance work experience unexpected challenges, the shuttle will run all night, as needed.

9 Replies to "CLOSURE ALERT: West Seattle 'low bridge' to be closed for two hours tonight"

  • CarDriver November 13, 2018 (12:41 pm)

    Why is a shuttle van needed?

    • WSB November 13, 2018 (1:24 pm)

      I would guess:

      =Because those who travel by bicycle or by foot are not allowed to use the high bridge.
      =The Water Taxi stops running before 7 pm.
      =And this wasn’t announced with enough lead time to have enabled bike/foot consumers to make other plans.

      – TR

      • ScottAmick November 13, 2018 (2:44 pm)

        And I assume the work means the bridge won’t be operable during this time so marine traffic would be blocked if the bridge weren’t swung open. 

    • Q November 13, 2018 (3:16 pm)

      Unintentionally humorous inquiry from someone who identifies themselves through their automobile use being clueless about the needs of others. #carhead

  • Alice November 13, 2018 (5:10 pm)

    So glad they thought of the van!!It will have bike racks, right?

  • KBear November 13, 2018 (6:07 pm)

    Ridicule the van all you want, folks. Another option would be to shut down some lanes on the high bridge and open it up to bikes. Where’s Mayor McSchwinn when you need him?

    • Question Authority November 13, 2018 (9:03 pm)

      Not necessary, the shoulder is wide enough for bikes so have at it.

      • WSB November 13, 2018 (10:04 pm)

        Moot point now anyway. According to tweets, the closure lasted all of 45 minutes.

  • j November 14, 2018 (8:19 am)

    What’s a power control cable?Noticed a span of about a dozen lights blacked out on the southeast side of bridge. Had the familiar look of other areas in the city when the copper cable had been stripped by thieves.Is this what happened?

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