TRAFFIC, TRANSIT, WEATHER, ROAD WORK: Graduation Tuesday

June 18, 2024 6:01 am
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6:01 AM: Good morning! It’s Tuesday, June 18.

WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES

Warming trend starts today. Clearing, high in the upper 60s. Today’s sunrise was at 5:11 am again – earliest of the year, not changing until Saturday – while sunset will be at 9:10 pm.

GRADUATION NIGHT & LAST DAYS OF SCHOOL

-Tonight is Graduation Night for both of our area’s Seattle Public Schools high schools – ceremonies are at Memorial Stadium downtown (401 5th Ave. N.) for Chief Sealth International High School (5 pm) and West Seattle High School (8 pm).

-By Friday – the last day of classes at Seattle Public Schools – everybody will be out for summer. For some, today (Tuesday) is the last day, including the Vashon and Highline districts.

ONGOING ROAD WORK

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

*Beach Drive: Gas-pipeline work.

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: Here’s the main view:

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 (sorry if it’s still malfunctioning – out of our control):

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.

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!

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