TRAFFIC, TRANSIT, ROAD WORK, WEATHER: Friday info + weekend alerts, including eastbound Spokane Street Viaduct closure

6:01 AM: Good morning! It’s Friday, August 2.

WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES

Mostly sunny, high in the upper 80s. Today’s sunrise was at 5:49 am, while sunset will be at 8:41 pm.

THIS WEEKEND’S EASTBOUND SPOKANE ST. VIADUCT CLOSURE & OTHER ROAD WORK

*The Spokane Street Viaduct resurfacing project continues. This weekend’s closure plan: Full eastbound closure all weekend, 10 pm tonight to 5 am Monday. (EB bridge exit to NB 99 will remain open.)

*Highway 99 tunnel closure 10 pm tonight-6 am Saturday for maintenance.

*The Admiral Way Bridge seismic project is in progress. Fairmount Avenue is closed under the bridge for the duration of the project, at least into early 2025. Lane closures have begun on the top deck too. But SDOT now says it will NOT have weekend closures of the entire bridge.

*The Delridge pedestrian-bridge earthquake-safety project also continues, with narrowing at Delridge/Oregon.

*Beach Drive: Gas-pipeline work continues at spots along the southern stretch.

OTHER WEEKEND INFO

*Practice Seafair airshow for Blue Angels at ~3:35 pm, taking off from nearby Boeing Field.

*Mariners are at home this weekend, starting tonight at 6:40 pm vs. Philadelphia.

TRANSIT NOTES, WITH METRO FLEX

Metro Flex – Second week for this on-demand service in Delridge (and South Park), starting a two-year pilot. Here’s how it works.

Metro buses – Regular schedules; check for advisories here. Note that the Spokane Street Viaduct work mentioned above has required some rerouting.

Water Taxi today – Regular schedule. The real-time map will show you where the boat is. Later runs tonight since it’s Friday!

Washington State Ferries today – 2 boats on the Triangle Route, and the unscheduled third boat may be available. Check that link before you sail.

SPOTLIGHT TRAFFIC CAMERAS (West Seattle Bridge cameras are back but some others remain out)

High Bridge – Here’s the main camera:

Low bridge: Here’s the main view:

1st Avenue South Bridge:

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

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!

Lola August 2, 2024 (9:29 am)

The Road Surface Work for the Eastbound Spokane St. Viaduct has already started. Only they left up no signs about the change in pavement by the 1st Ave Exit. You go from good road to all of sudden shaved down road with a bump half way to the 4th Ave Exit. No Sign’s No nothing after doing that work last night. You could see a slight haze of dust with the sun coming up this was at 6:30 AM this morning.

Northadmiral August 2, 2024 (9:40 am)

Important question: will Auto Traffic be allowed both directions on the lower level bridge at Spokane Street? How are we supposed to get in and out of North admiral ? Not wise of SDOT to compleyely close the high level bridge: hugepopulation snd not enough roads to leave in an emergency.

WSB August 2, 2024 (10:24 am)

Nothing is changing on the low bridge, or the rest of the high bridge. They are NOT “completely closing the high-level bridge” – they are closing the eastbound direction of the Spokane Street Viaduct, which is the continuation of the bridge from 99 to 5.
- Northadmiral August 2, 2024 (10:31 am)
  
  Thanks for the reply WSB. I am still confused… maybe others are as well? I don’t use the lower bridge normally so I don’t understand nothing has changed. Question.: will the lower bridge be open to Auto traffic both directions?
  - WSB August 2, 2024 (10:33 am)
    
    Yes. There is no work currently happening on the low bridge.
  - CarDriver August 2, 2024 (10:59 am)
    
    Crossing the low bridge will give you access to E Marginal; 1st and 4th avenues, Airport Way and north and southbound I5 plus Beacon Hill. You’re simply driving underneath the elevated portion you normally do. NOTE: Access to northbound 99 is as it normally is. No detours for it.
  - CarDriver August 2, 2024 (2:07 pm)
    
    Might add that the low bridge is subject to opening up at any time to let marine traffic pass through.
- Lola August 2, 2024 (6:16 pm)
  
  WSB, can we still get to NB I-5 from The WS Bridge? Are all lanes closed from the1st Ave Exit ? Or is it just two lanes? Or is it best to just take the low Bridge If you need to get to N or S bound I-5?
  - WSB August 2, 2024 (6:27 pm)
    
    All lanes of the eastbound Spokane Street Viaduct will be closed = that’s from the 99 overpass to I-5 – 10 pm tonight to 5 am Monday, according to SDOT The eastbound exit to northbound 99 will be open; the closure is supposed to start right after that, meaning the 1st Ave exit from EB and the 4th Ave exit from EB also closed. BUT regarding the exit to NB 99, remember that from 10 pm tonight until 6 pm Saturday (tomorrow) the 99 tunnel also will be closed. So if you want to get to 5, my recommendation would be 1st Avenue So. Bridge to Michigan to I-5, though SDOT recommends “To get from the West Seattle Bridge to I-5, take SR 99 north towards downtown, then use 1st Ave S to get to the Edgar Martinez Dr S freeway on-ramp.” And other readers may recommend differently.

Anne August 2, 2024 (10:00 am)

Not sure if any weekend would be best for full closure-but Seafair weekend seems like a poor choice.

CarDriver August 2, 2024 (10:00 am)

Came through 45 minutes ago. Nice cloud of cement dust. Also note: there are no lane marking’s where it’s ground down.

sam-c August 2, 2024 (10:49 am)

Hopefully no-one needs top head north from West Seattle after 10pm tonight! The Spokane St viaduct closure and the 99 tunnel closure at the same time…..

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