6:07 AM: It’s Monday, December 21st, the 273rd morning without the West Seattle Bridge.

ROAD (ETC.) WORK

Bridge platforms: 7-11 am today and tomorrow are the periods set aside for lowering the work platforms from the West Seattle Bridge onto barges. Low-bridge traffic is not expected to be affected, but maritime traffic will not be able to pass through.

Delridge project: Work is planned today through Thursday this week. Here’s the updated work plan.

TRANSIT

Metro – Regular schedule today.

Water Taxi – Regular schedule today (no service Friday).

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) – see the closure advisory above. 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? See the @SDOTBridges Twitter feed.

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

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