TRAFFIC WATCH: Friday 9/4 notes, heading into Labor Day weekend

6:07 AM: It’s Friday, the 165th morning without the West Seattle Bridge.

ROAD WORK

*Here’s the newest Delridge project bulletin showing where work is focused right now; we should get next week’s update later today.

*1st Avenue S. Bridge: 3 more NB overnight closures are planned Sept. 8-10 (next Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday).

CHECK THE TRAFFIC BEFORE YOU GO

Here’s the 5-way intersection camera (Spokane/West Marginal/Delridge/Chelan):

Here’s the restricted-daytime-access (open to all 9 pm-5 am) low bridge:

The main detour route across the Duwamish River is the 1st Avenue South Bridge (map) . Here’s that camera:

The other major bridge across the river is the South Park Bridge (map). Here’s that camera:

Going through South Park? Don’t speed.

Check the @SDOTBridges Twitter feed for info about any of those bridges opening for marine traffic.

You can see all local traffic cams here; locally relevant cameras are also shown on this WSB page.

TRANSIT, INCLUDING HOLIDAY CHANGES

Metro – Still reduced service and distancing, with some changes starting September 19th, and the potential return of fares on/around October 1st. (Sunday schedule on Labor Day.)

Water Taxi – Still on its “winter” schedule, with the 773 and 775 shuttles running – see the schedule here. (No service on Labor Day.)

Trouble on the roads/paths/water? Let us know – text (but not if you’re driving!) 206-293-6302.

4 Replies to "TRAFFIC WATCH: Friday 9/4 notes, heading into Labor Day weekend"

  • Flo B September 4, 2020 (6:54 am)

    WSB. Any word on when SDOT will make final repairs on Admiral.

  • West Seattleite September 4, 2020 (10:19 am)

    Are they giving out tickets now on the lower bridge?  We just drove by on West Marginal and they were higher up towards the bridge and had people pulled over.  I always see them standing and blocking but never that high up and with people pulled over.  Just curious.  I thought they said no ticketing until January or something.

    • WSB September 4, 2020 (11:15 am)

      That’ll be the expected grace period for camera enforcement, which has not yet begun, unless they “double up” with in-person enforcement continuing too.

  • Flo B September 4, 2020 (4:54 pm)

    west Seattleite. Don’t know why the difference. When they started they were pulling over and ticketing. They then changed m.o. and stood in the lane, no ticket’s written. Could be different officers or I could be bean counters telling them to generate income for the city.

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