ROAD WORK, TRAFFIC, TRANSIT: Monday 11/16 watch

6:12 AM: Welcome to Monday, the 238th morning without the West Seattle Bridge.

ROAD WORK

Delridge project: Interesting notes in the weekly bulletin include the installation of temporary traffic counters on 26th and on Delridge to help guide the decision about diverters on 26th.

CHECK TRAFFIC BEFORE YOU GO

West Marginal Way/Highland Park Way:

Highland Park Way/Holden:

The 5-way intersection (Spokane/West Marginal/Delridge/Chelan):

Restricted-daytime-access (open to all 9 pm-5 am) low bridge:

The main detour route across the Duwamish River, the 1st Avenue South Bridge (map) . Here are two cameras:

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

Going through South Park? Don’t speed. (Same goes for the other detour-route neighborhoods, like Highland Park, Riverview, and South Delridge.)

Checking for bridges’ marine-traffic openings? The @SDOTBridges Twitter feed is working again.

You can see all local traffic cams here; locally relevant cameras are also shown on this WSB page (we’ve added the new Highland Park Way cameras).

TRANSIT

Metro – Fare collection has resumed.

Water Taxi – Also charging again.

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

Pete November 16, 2020 (6:53 am)

Divertors on 26th? With the bridge being closed and all of the construction on Delridge makes one wonder to what end. So SDOT is going to make a decision based upon altered traffic patterns? Makes sense from someone’s perspective I suppose b

heartless November 16, 2020 (9:05 am)

Yeah, that’s weird isn’t it?
nf November 16, 2020 (1:53 pm)

It’s highly doubtful it will be enforced any better than the restriction of right turn only from Manning at Avalon, and I wouldn’t be critical of people making illegal turns. I don’t think SDOT really has any idea of who few choices there are for going east and west. And if they close 26th to car traffic…well it just beggers belief. I used to feel like SDOT was doing their best to handle different needs, but I truly think this is a case of one dept not really having any clue about what is going on down here.

Draw November 16, 2020 (3:51 pm)

I have been landlocked in Luna Park with the re design. No Left turn to Avalon from Manning and close to impossible and dangerous to take a left onto Avalon from Charlestown or Bradford. Also, Visibility sucks for seeing any oncoming cyclists etc who are using the bike lane when attempting a left turn onto Avalon. The workarounds for drivers to accommodate this dysfunctional design are ridiculous! Such a poor and dangerous design for people that actually live in this little pocket neighborhood. But if you don’t live in the neighborhood, you probably don’t give a s#%t anyway…as it goes!

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