TRAFFIC, WEATHER, TRANSIT: Welcome to Wednesday

6:03 AM Good morning!

WEATHER

Cold this morning, and there’s once again a small chance we’ll see a bit of snow.

BUSES, WATER TAXI, FERRIES

Metro is on its regular weekday schedule. Watch @kcmetrobus for word of trip cancellations.

Ferries and Water Taxi: WSF continues a two-boat schedule on the Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth run. Check here for alerts/updates. The Water Taxi is on its regular schedule.

BRIDGES AND DETOUR ROUTES

632nd morning without the West Seattle Bridge. Here are views of other bridges and routes:

Low Bridge: 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 can tell you; 1st Ave. S. Bridge openings are also tweeted on @wsdot_traffic.

See all local traffic cams here; locally relevant cameras are also 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.

2 Replies to "TRAFFIC, WEATHER, TRANSIT: Welcome to Wednesday"

  • newnative December 15, 2021 (7:50 am)

    Waiting an awfully long time at the lower bridge. It’s been open at least 10 minutes. 

  • CarDriver December 15, 2021 (11:01 am)

    Low bridge is a slow mover. Probably designed that way. And yes, don’t know why they designed it that way. But remember the tugs with barges are a little bit away, waiting for a full opening before they commit to going through which adds a bit of time. The REALLY long openings are for when a freighter goes through. I’ve waited close to 40 minutes for the bridge to reopen-riding in an authorized freight vehicle.

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