WEATHER, TRAFFIC, TRANSIT: Monday watch

6:07 AM: Good morning! Sunshine is in the forecast today. (Added 6:58 am – Freezing temps this morning – if you are going out to a street-parked car, be ready to scrape!)

ROAD WORK

1st Avenue South Bridge – Nothing today/tonight. Here’s what’s next:

*Noon Wednesday (March 10th)-Noon Monday (March 15th), two southbound lanes closed around the clock

*The entire southbound bridge will close Sunday night (March 14th) and Monday night (March 15th), 9 pm-5 am both nights

Delridge project – Here’s the work plan, for the coming week.

TRANSIT

Metro and the Water Taxi are on regular schedules.

BRIDGES AND DETOUR ROUTES

350th morning without the West Seattle Bridge. Here’s how it’s looking on other bridges and routes:

Low Bridge: Ninth week for automated enforcement cameras, while restrictions are in effect 5 am-9 pm daily. Here’s a bridge view:

West Marginal Way at Highland Park Way:

Highland Park Way/Holden – with a new left-turn signal for northbound HP Way, turning to westbound Holden:

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

The 1st Avenue South Bridge (map):

For the South Park Bridge (map), here’s the nearest camera:

To check for bridges’ marine-traffic openings, see the @SDOTBridges Twitter feed.

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

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

3344Moon March 8, 2021 (9:00 am)

It’d be nice if the city could open up the low bridge during rush hour so people don’t lose their minds. Road rage is real, and with everything else going on, we really don’t need this. Shame that the city has allowed it’s largest neighborhood to be so cut-off like this.

East Coast Cynic March 8, 2021 (12:55 pm)

If you open up the low bridge to cars in the rush hour, the buses will get stranded in the resultant traffic.

anonyme March 8, 2021 (6:01 pm)

It should be noted that the air quality has reached ‘poor’ levels. This is directly related to auto emissions. I still can’t get used to the idea that in 2021, air pollution due to cars is worse than ever. This has at least four causes: poor engine design, lax emission standards, too many vehicles on the road, and poor human judgment. This species is toast. Literally.

NunyaBiz March 8, 2021 (10:40 pm)

What are you talking about? Motor vehicles today run cleaner and more efficient than they ever have. It has only gotten better since the introduction of hybrids and electrics and, not to mention, the invention of the catalytic converter. There are more options for getting around town as well with ride-sharing, bike share, and scooters. Heck, even a gas powered moped at 150cc will get you 120 mpg’s. Vehicle pollution, to the contrary of your comment, is at an all-time low.

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