ROAD WORK, TRAFFIC, WEATHER: Back-to-school Monday watch, with Water Taxi schedule change

6:03 AM: Good morning! Another sunny day, slightly cooler.

BACK TO SCHOOL

Seattle Public Schools‘ spring break is over, and middle-/high-school hybrid learning begins today, with some students in classrooms in the afternoon, in addition to the elementary/preschool/special-education students for whom some in-person learning already has resumed.

ROAD WORK .

Delridge project – A month or so of work at Delridge/Orchard has begun; here’s what else is planned this week.

TRANSIT

Metro has increased the number of passengers allowed on buses.

Starting today, the West Seattle Water Taxi is on its spring/summer schedule – all day, 7 days a week, plus Friday and Saturday evenings.

BRIDGES AND DETOUR ROUTES

392nd morning without the West Seattle Bridge. Here’s how it’s looking on other bridges and routes:

Low Bridge: 15th week for automated enforcement cameras; restrictions are in effect 5 am-9 pm daily – except weekends, when the bridge is now open to all until 8 am Saturday and Sunday mornings. (Read about other changes here.)

Here’s a low-bridge view:

West Marginal Way at Highland Park Way:

Highland Park Way/Holden:

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

And 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.

3 Replies to "ROAD WORK, TRAFFIC, WEATHER: Back-to-school Monday watch, with Water Taxi schedule change"

  • Auntie April 19, 2021 (9:59 am)

    Can anyone tell me why the southbound lanes of Delridge between Webster and Holden are being filled with asphalt instead of cement? This is a busy intersection and it seems like cement would hold up better, longer.

  • brewcity April 19, 2021 (12:20 pm)

    Hallelujah! Better water taxi schedule will make getting downtown so much easier. Looking forward to visiting Pikes Place on a weekend now!           

  • reed April 19, 2021 (12:40 pm)

    So many perfect days over the past week to get out and try a bike commute to be prepared for traffic hellscape that is inevitable we more people start going back to work.

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