FOLLOWUP: Extra hour of West Seattle low-bridge access planned on 1st Avenue South Bridge southbound full-closure mornings

As we’ve been reporting, the southbound side of the state-owned 1st Avenue South Bridge has two overnight closures coming up this weekend, kicking off a week and a half of work. This Friday and Saturday night, that side of that bridge will be closed 9 pm-6 am, which is an hour beyond the usual open-to-all time for the city-owned West Seattle low bridge. So SDOT has just decided to add an extra hour of low-bridge access those nights – so Friday night into Saturday morning (March 5-6) and Saturday night into Sunday morning (March 6-7), the low bridge will be open to all 9 pm-6 am. No access change planned so far during the 1st Avenue South Bridge’s March 10-15 southbound lane closures, but SDOT has planned other support such as extra Seattle Response Team crews around the low bridge on those days.

5 Replies to "FOLLOWUP: Extra hour of West Seattle low-bridge access planned on 1st Avenue South Bridge southbound full-closure mornings"

  • Flivver March 3, 2021 (4:32 pm)

    Be still my beating heart. That extra hour is proof that SDOT has our well being at heart. It will be a big help!

    • Lynda Hilbert March 3, 2021 (6:29 pm)

      Think that’s only for this Fri & Sat, 3/5-6/21. No other nights. 

      • WSB March 3, 2021 (7:01 pm)

        Yes, it is. The two nights of 1st Av. S. southbound closure a week later are supposed to end at 5 am, so that already is concurrent with the low-bridge all-access hours.

  • Scott March 4, 2021 (9:49 pm)

    So, what are the actual rules for Spokane Street now. I’m hearing all different kinds of things. 

    • WSB March 5, 2021 (7:49 am)

      The rules have not changed. For the southbound closures Friday night-Saturday morning and Saturday night-Sunday morning, one extra all-access hour will be added, 5-6 am

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