TRAFFIC, TRANSIT, ROAD WORK, WEATHER: Welcome to Wednesday

6:03 AM: Good morning.

WEATHER

Calmer weather expected today, temps in the 50s.

BRIDGES AND DETOUR ROUTES

597th morning without the West Seattle Bridge. (Monthly update meeting at noon today.) Here are views of other bridges and routes:

Low Bridge: No new trouble reported over the weekend. Automated enforcement cameras remain in use; restrictions are in effect 5 am-9 pm daily – except weekends; the bridge is open to all until 8 am Saturday and Sunday mornings. (Access applications are available here for some categories of drivers.)

The 1st Avenue South Bridge (map):

South Park Bridge:

West Marginal Way at Highland Park Way:

Highland Park Way/Holden:

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

Are movable bridges opening for vessels? The @SDOTBridges Twitter feed is working; 1st Ave. South Bridge openings are also tweeted on @wsdot_traffic.

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

ROAD WORK

26th SW – Continuing southbound closure between Roxbury and Barton for RapidRide H Line prep work. Also, work at 26th/Roxbury. This flyer has details.

BUSES, WATER TAXI, FERRIES

Regular Metro schedule, except for the rerouting in RapidRide H Line work zones, including 26th SW. Watch @kcmetrobus for word of trip cancellations.

For ferries and Water Taxi: WSF continues a two-boat schedule on the Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth run. Check here for alerts/updates. The Water Taxi continues on its modified schedule for this fall/winter (7 days but no weekend or off-peak shuttle buses). Note that the Water Taxi will NOT run on Thursday.

ALSO ON THURSDAY

No school. (Seattle Public Schools are out Friday as well.)

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

Mark B November 10, 2021 (7:38 am)

Re: South Park detour route. The light on E Marginal at 14th in front of the Boeing Delivery Center is flashing red on Marginal. 45 mins to that point from Gatewood.

Adam November 10, 2021 (8:18 am)

I know it’s a bit south of West Seattle, but do you know what’s going on with the construction on Ambaum south of 116th? We drive that way fairly often and rarely see more than 2 people working on a project that’s pretty disruptive to a main arterial, and it’s been that way for at least a couple of months.

AMD November 10, 2021 (10:00 am)

That’s the construction for the RapidRide. It seems to happen in fits and spurts. It’s going to be moving south on Ambaum after they finish the spots closer to 116th, so there will be some kind of construction on that road for almost another year.
- Adam November 10, 2021 (12:10 pm)
  
  Thanks AMD, my kids reported 12 workers there today as they headed to school. Progress :)