TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Monday watch; 9th week of West Seattle Bridge closure

6:03 AM: Good morning – the 56th morning without the high-rise West Seattle Bridge. Headed out? Here are the cameras for the 5-way intersection and the restricted-access low bridge (where SPD enforcement continues):

Since the main detour route across the Duwamish River is the 1st Avenue South Bridge (map), that’s the next camera view:

The other major bridge across the river is the South Park Bridge (map) – this camera shows the approach:

Both bridges open for marine traffic; check the @SDOTBridges Twitter feed for info about openings.

NEW CAMERAS: SDOT has added 6 more cameras, along 35th and Roxbury. Here are two:

16th/Roxbury:

35th/Morgan:

You can see all local traffic cams, including the new ones in West Seattle, here.

TRANSIT

Metro – Reduced schedule; reduced capacity; check here for next departure

Water Taxi – Reduced schedule continues

During the stay-home order, we’re not live-monitoring morning traffic, so please let us know what you’re seeing – comment or text (but not if you’re drivingl!) 206-293-6302.

Tom Alberts May 18, 2020 (6:33 am)

Inside scoop. Low bridge will be open at times to ALL(at times). SDOT has planned all along that there will be times all of us can use the low bridge. The plan: when things are more “normal” traffic patterns will be studied and quiet times will be opened up. The reason for enforcement now is that SDOT felt it would be easier to clamp down hard, then loosen up rather than have it open and come down hard later. NOTE: there is no timeline when this will happen. Stay tuned!

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