TRAFFIC, TRANSIT, ROAD WORK, WEATHER: Thursday FYIs

6:02 AM: Good morning! It’s Thursday, May 16.

WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES

Mostly cloudy, chance of showers, high around 65.. Today’s sunrise was at 5:29 am; sunset will be at 8:42 pm.

ROAD-WORK ALERTS

*SDOT is at Highland Park Way/Holden – the permanent signals are now working, but they have to repair the sidewalk at the intersection’s northwest corner, restripe the road, and rebuild the curb ramps to fix accessibility issues.

*SDOT’s Delridge pedestrian-bridge earthquake-safety project continues, with narrowing at Delridge/Oregon:

WEEKEND ADVANCE ALERT

Harbor and Alki Avenues will be closed to traffic approximately 8-11 am Sunday morning for the West Seattle 5K.

TRANSIT NOTES

Metro today – Regular schedule; check for advisories here.

Water Taxi today – Regular schedule. Check the real-time map if you need to see where the boat is.

Washington State Ferries today – The usual 2 boats on the Triangle Route. Check WSF alerts for last-minute changes. Use the real-time map to see where your ferry is.

SPOTLIGHT TRAFFIC CAMERAS

Low bridge: Open.

Delridge cameras: Besides the one below (Delridge/Orchard), cameras are also at Delridge/Genesee, Delridge/Juneau, Delridge/Henderson, Delridge/Oregon, and video-only (so you have to go to the map), Delridge/Holden and Delridge/Thistle.

High Bridge – Here’s the main camera:

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

1st Ave. S. Bridge:

Highway 99: – northbound side at Lander:

MORE TRAFFIC CAMS: All functioning traffic cams citywide are here; West Seattle and vicinity-relevant cameras are on this WSB page.

BRIDGE INFO: The @SDOTBridges feed on X (ex-Twitter) shows whether the city’s movable bridges are open for vessel traffic. (SDOT says it’s working on the low-bridge absence from the feed.)

If you see a problem on the bridges/streets/paths/water, please text or call our hotline (when you can do that safely, and after you’ve reported to authorities if they’re not already on scene) – 206-293-6302. Thank you!

Alki resident May 16, 2024 (7:55 am)

I had an aggressive crow encounter while walking my dog. It was across the street from Sunfish on Alki Ave. The first swoop brushed against the back of my head. Then the crow turned around for a second swoop.

Curious May 16, 2024 (9:31 am)

Any particular reason why Elliot Bay was full of fishing boats this morning?

WSB May 16, 2024 (9:56 am)

Just posted that. It’s spot shrimp day.

WSmom May 16, 2024 (10:24 am)

The “No Right Turn on Red” Sign Reappeared at SW Oregon St turning onto Delridge. There had been one at the beginning of construction and it was gone for the last week at least. I assume someone took it as a lot of people ignored it anyway (it was just a sandwich board sign). Anyway it’s back so if people could refrain from honking at people for not turning on red (and even if there is no sign it’s still rude).

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