TRAFFIC, TRANSIT, WEATHER, SCHOOLS: Tuesday notes

6:03 AM: Good morning! It’s Tuesday, February 14th.

WEATHER

Still a chance of showers, maybe with snow, this morning, then making way for sunshine. High near 45.

SCHOOL CHANGES

Some weather woes in neighboring districts, so Highline Public Schools are is starting 2 hours late and Vashon Island School District is is starting 1.5 hours late.

TODAY’S TRANSIT STATUS

Metro is on its regular schedule, but still canceling some trips, still operating without some buses, so keep watching notification channels such as @kcmetroalerts.

-Regular schedule for the West Seattle Water Taxi.

Washington State Ferries‘ Triangle Route continues on a two-boat schedule; check here for alerts/updates and use Vessel Watch to see where boats are at.

SPOTLIGHT CAMERAS

Delridge cameras: Besides the one below (Delridge/Oregon), cameras are also up at Delridge/Genesee, Delridge/Juneau, Delridge/Orchard, and Delridge/Henderson.

High Bridge – the camera at the top:

High Bridge – the view from its southwest end (when SDOT points the 35th/Avalon/Fauntleroy camera that way):

Low Bridge – looking east to west:

1st Ave. S. Bridge – the south route across the river:

Highway 99: – the northbound side at Lander.

MORE TRAFFIC CAMS: See all working traffic cams citywide here, most with video options; take a quick look at West Seattle and vicinity-relevant cameras on this WSB page … Are movable city bridges opening for vessels? Check the @SDOTBridges Twitter feed.

If you see a problem on the bridges/streets/paths/water, please text or call us (when you can do it safely, and after you’ve reported to authorities if needed) – 206-293-6302.

9 Replies to "TRAFFIC, TRANSIT, WEATHER, SCHOOLS: Tuesday notes"

  • Kristina February 14, 2023 (6:17 am)

    Bellevue School District is also two hour late start today. Lots of West Seattle based BSD employees- I know, because I am one of them!

    • WSB February 14, 2023 (6:22 am)

      Thanks; certainly there are some other districts involved but we only cover the immediate “neighbors.” Wishing you a safe commute!

  • sam-c February 14, 2023 (7:12 am)

    Is there something wrong with the South Park Bridge? I’m hearing about standstill traffic (from a family member on a bus)

    • sam-c February 14, 2023 (7:23 am)

      (I checked the WSDOT bridges twitter and didn’t see anything)

  • L February 14, 2023 (7:13 am)

    I work overnights and drove home (near Lincoln Park) a bit ago. The roads in WS aren’t too bad, but there were some patches of black ice in south Seattle. You may want to give yourself a few extra minutes for commutes this morning. I was glad I was cautious. 

  • sam-c February 14, 2023 (7:24 am)

    (I mean, SDOT twitter) 

    • sam-c February 14, 2023 (7:39 am)

      This comment looks pretty funny without the other 2 that didn’t get approved / posted.     For context, around 7:15 am, I was asking about being stuck on a bus for 15 minutes, waiting to cross the South Park Bridge, and in a 2nd post, mistakenly noted that the WSDOT twitter didn’t mention any issues.

      • WSB February 14, 2023 (8:55 am)

        I see three prior comments from you re: this and they look sequential to me. Anyway, I looked and Tweets by Beat mentions a “non-injury blocking collision” in the SP Bridge vicinity around that time. Non-injury collisions don’t hit our radar unless somebody texts.

        P.S. It was also mentioned briefly on SDOT Traffic tweets at 6:04 am but they called it the “16th Avenue S. Bridge” as opposed to the more recognizable “South Park Bridge.” (It starts on 16th at the east end and becomes 14th at the west end.)
        https://twitter.com/SDOTtraffic/status/1625496167441383431

        I’ll have to watch for that apparent change in nomenclature …

        • HEL February 14, 2023 (9:40 am)

          The first comment from Sam-C I can see is “(I mean, SDOT Twitter).” In the spirit of troubleshooting!  

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