UPDATE: Viaduct farewell; Water Taxi abandons schedule

(Webcam showing north end of Viaduct; refresh for newest image)
3:26 PM: We had planned to head back downtown after coverage earlier of the tunnel dedication, in hopes of covering the Viaduct event. So far we’re hearing of long lines – at least for the Seneca access to the Viaduct itself – and transit delays. So heads up if you’re headed out.

4:36 PM: And if you’re headed back via the Water Taxi – King County now says the schedule has been thrown overboard:

WATER TAXI UPDATE⛴⛴⛴⬇️

For the remainder of the evening, the West Seattle Water Taxi will not be operating on its published Feb. 2 schedule, but instead will be boarding passengers and departing ASAP in an effort to accommodate high volumes of passengers at the Pier 52 dock. pic.twitter.com/7hNqrrikOA

— King County Metro🚏🚎⛴ (@kcmetrobus) February 3, 2019

4:55 PM: Finally back downtown. Just passed the Seneca event entrance. Looks like the line subsided.

5:20 PM: Verified – we are on the Viaduct now via Seneca. No wait, no ticket/pass checking. Not too crowded.

6:40 PM: The event is winding down. We’ve left downtown – note that southbound 1st is extremely sluggish; one lane north of the stadiums was set aside for buses being used as shuttles, though that was starting to empty as we passed through. Tomorrow’s only event is the sold-out morning bike ride; after that, WSDOT has a punch-list of items to go through to get ready for opening the tunnel by early Monday.

Ice February 2, 2019 (9:55 pm)

That’s interesting. That basically means the water taxi was operating at max capacity. I wonder how many people it was moving an hour.

WSB February 2, 2019 (9:59 pm)

I’m hopeful they might have Saturday numbers on Monday.

Sarah February 2, 2019 (10:43 pm)

Over all it was good, but what was the point of getting a ticket when you didn’t need one. Plus there want much of food , and what happen to the art vendors .