TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Tuesday watch; bridge crash

(SDOT MAP with travel times/ Is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE/ West Seattle-relevant traffic cams HERE)

6:25 AM: Good morning. Early trouble – a crash toward the west end of the West Seattle Bridge is blocking one lane in each direction. Six vehicles are reported to be involved. (Thanks for the tips.)

6:33 AM: No major injuries reported in the crash – two of the three SFD units dispatched were quickly dismissed, and only an engine remains on scene.

6:53 AM: That engine has since been dismissed; police and SDOT are still on scene, the cameras show. And since this is just past the curve, cameras show the eastbound bridge access from Fauntleroy is very sluggish.

7:08 AM: Inside lane remains blocked both eastbound and westbound, more than an hour after the crash was first reported.

7:26 AM: And as you can see via the camera view – it’s just cleared.

NW November 27, 2018 (7:07 am)

Pay attention while driving please and keep your distance!

Paul Leonardo November 27, 2018 (7:14 am)

Such stupid drivers. Messing it up for the rest of us!!! 🤬🤬

WSB November 27, 2018 (9:27 am)

I have no idea what/who was to blame for this; we note it for traffic information, and I should add anecdotally that the curve area there seems to be an increasingly frequent crash location. There was one just six hours earlier with at least three vehicles reported involved.
- Wendell November 27, 2018 (12:47 pm)
  
  I drive on that eastbound curve every day. Downhill, bad camber, relatively narrow lanes for that curve, slippery when wet sign, and a barrier in an almost perpetual state of disrepair as a reminder to be careful. All of the above makes no difference to the idiots tailgating around that curve, going too fast for conditions.

Tanya November 27, 2018 (10:07 am)

Watch out for the nasty pothole going westbound on Admiral at 36th Ave SW. I have a flat tire and have been waiting for roadside service for 2 hours now.

tomas November 27, 2018 (12:25 pm)

There were 4 cars involved, not 6. The two other vehicles were witnesses. A stalled vehicle caused two other vehicles to come to a stop, a fourth car did not see the stopped cars and hit them pretty hard. Clearly a byproduct of inattentive driving, not stupidity. Thankfully, no one reported any injuries. Calling people names and driving with a sense of entitlement is a prime symptom of the bad behavior seen daily on our commutes. Everybody—everybody, is just trying to get to our destination, so we can get back home to our families safely. Please be kind!