TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Tuesday watch, 8th week of West Seattle Bridge closure

5:53 AM: 50th morning without the high-rise West Seattle Bridge. If you are headed out this morning – here are the cameras for the 5-way intersection and the restricted-access low bridge (where SPD enforcement continues):

The main detour route across the Duwamish River is the 1st Avenue South Bridge (map). To get to I-5, exit onto Michigan at the bridge’s north end. Here are cameras for the bridge and Michigan east of it:

The South Park Bridge (map) can also take you across the river. Here’s the South Park camera:

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

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

35th/Roxbury:

35th/Morgan:

You can see any and all of the 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

STREET REMINDERS

West Seattle now has three sets of “Stay Healthy Streets,” closed to through traffic (but open to residents and delivery drivers) 24/7. The first two are here (Puget Ridge/Highland Park) and here (High Point). The third, added Friday, has already been expanded – it now spans Beach Drive from 63rd to Alki Avenue, then Alki Ave to 63rd.

ROAD WORK

As noted Friday, the 35th/Avalon/Alaska project is expected to see some more finishing touches this week, weather permitting.

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

AlexC May 12, 2020 (7:42 am)

Just got on a completely empty big bus with one other person at my bus stop. They sat all the way in the front and I sat all the way in the back. Next bus stop 2 more people get on. One sits a few seats back from the person in the front. The other, the only person without a mask, sits literally in the seat right in front of me. The whole rest of the bus was empty! What the ?!?!?!? My coworker who takes The light rail said they had taped off seats to show where people should sit to be safe? Any way they can do that on the buses too?

Brian Zenk May 12, 2020 (1:53 pm)

I live in West Seattle – When i heard that the upper bridge shut down and that the lower bridge is closed to traffic was the day I could no longer ride my scooter downtown. Some people ride scooters for fun but in my case I have been riding it as a commuter for 20 years. It would be great if the city let motorcycles and scooters use the lower bridge. There is no safe routes out of West Seattle to go downtown that I could find for my Scooter.

tsurly May 12, 2020 (3:39 pm)

I’d support you riding it to the base of the bridge, walking it over the pedestrian/bike path, then hopping back on once you reach the roadway again. Definitely much faster than the detour.

Glen Swangren May 12, 2020 (6:40 pm)

The west Seattle bridge was only 2 years old in 1986. I bought a house on 31st Ave. S.W. the ones where the wall was built just down the hill from high point projects back in the day the gangs and drugs in there. Oh yeah the bridge was nice. Can’t imagine living in West Seattle without it. Harbor island brings to small for everything else. Please replace it with a better one .

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