ROAD WORK, TRAFFIC, TRANSIT: Tuesday 11/17 watch

6:16 AM: Welcome to Tuesday, the 239th morning without the West Seattle Bridge.

ROAD WORK

Delridge project: Here’s the weekly bulletin

16th SW: Paving work near SSC was expected to continue into this morning – possibly longer because of the weather.

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.

Matt P November 17, 2020 (10:34 am)

Took the lower bridge this morning because my wife was going into labor (our only time taking the lower bridge since the upper bridge closed) and got stopped by the motorcycle cop (good that he’s there) and he wasn’t wearing a mask (bad). He let us go no problem, but was annoying that he wasn’t masked up.

WSB November 17, 2020 (10:47 am)

Best wishes to you and your family! – TR
- Matt P November 18, 2020 (6:41 pm)
  
  After a long labor, have a healthy and happy mom and baby, thanks!

Eddie November 17, 2020 (3:25 pm)

That’s going to be quite the story you’re gonna be able to tell about the day little “LowBridge” was born. (Congrats).

Don November 17, 2020 (4:20 pm)

Can you believe there is a motorcycle cop on W. Marginal as of 3:45? That’s what we are paying our cops to do today ? Hassle us W. Seattleites who already have an extra 20 plus minutes to get home. I am not for defunding police but I might have to reconsider….. this really peeves me.