TRAFFIC, TRANSIT, ROAD WORK, WEATHER: Last morning of summer, fourth weekday with reopened West Seattle Bridge

9:06 AM: Crash reported in 5600 block West Marginal Way SW.

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EARLIER

=6:00 AM: Good morning. It’s Thursday, September 22nd, fourth weekday with the reopened West Seattle Bridge, last morning of summer (fall arrives at 6:03 pm).

WEATHER

Here’s the forecast – partly sunny, high in the upper 60s.

TRANSIT INFO

Metro buses are back on the high bridge, and today is their fourth weekday since revisions from the twice-yearly service change; watch @kcmetroalerts for trip cancellations/reroute alerts.

No changes in ferries (check here for alerts/updates) or West Seattle Water Taxi service.

ROAD WORK

-Just south of the city-limit line, King County is repaving Myers Way between 99th and 108th over the next two weeks.

-While out at midday Wednesday, we noted utility projects on Beach Drive north of Lowman Beach, with flaggers and alternating lanes.

BRIDGES

High Bridge – here’s the lone reactivated camera atop the span.

Low Bridge: All restrictions were dropped with the high bridge’s reopening, so it’s open to anyone who wants to use it.

Highway 99: Whichever bridge you’re using to get to it, here’s a look at northbound traffic on 99 at Lander.

All currently functional city traffic cams can be seen here, many with video options; West Seattle and vicinity-relevant cameras are also on this WSB page … Are movable city bridges opening for vessels? Check the @SDOTBridges Twitter feed.

If you see trouble on the roads/paths/water, please text or call us (when you can do so safely) – 206-293-6302.

Flivver September 22, 2022 (6:42 am)

With work at home and drivers realizing that the alternate routes off the peninsula actually aren’t that bad my bet is that it’ll be a couple more weeks before we can really see how the traffic patterns will settle down and be like going forward.

Flivver September 22, 2022 (6:53 am)

WSB. Has SDOT offered any timeline for fixing the traffic cameras that are “under maintenance”??

watertowerjim September 22, 2022 (7:51 am)

Even pre pandemic all it took was about a 10% reduction in traffic to make the upper bridge tolerable. Fridays always better. School vacation always better, etc.Something tells me that at LEAST 10% of the workforce will forever be WFH from now on. Even with a hybrid alternating home/office schedule. Add to that the streamlining of other options for people south of ~Morgan and I find it hard to believe we will ever return to pre pandemic volumes consistently.

waikikigirl September 22, 2022 (9:12 am)

Well all I know is that drivers are still using east and west bound SW 106th St as their main thorough fare. Myself and a Water District truck sat at the 28th Ave SW stop sign for a good 50 to 60 cars and he finally took a right instead of the left he wanted and all of a sudden he was there where I was still waiting to get across so he stops and flags me over!!! Thank you Water District guy :>)

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