TRAFFIC, TRANSIT, ROAD WORK, WEATHER: Thursday notes

6:00 AM: Good morning! It’s Thursday, August 29 – four days to Labor Day.

WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES

Sunny, high in the low 70s. Today’s sunrise will be at 6:24 am, while sunset will be at 7:54 pm.

(Wednesday sunrise, photographed by Theresa Arbow-O’Connor)

SPOKANE ST. VIADUCT AND OTHER ROAD WORK

*No work, no closures, until after Labor Day, for the Spokane Street Viaduct resurfacing project.

*The Admiral Way Bridge seismic project has begun top-deck work. The north half of the bridge is closed, with one lane each way on the south side; Fairmount Avenue remains closed under the bridge. (Also note the new 39th/Admiral crosswalk.)

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

*The East Marginal Way S. project continues, with a temporary routing change for bicycle riders (explained at that link).

*Beach Drive: Gas-pipeline work continues at spots along the southern stretch. Watch for no-parking zones and steel plates (many on northbound side right now), plus flaggers.

WEEKEND CLOSURE NOTE

*On Saturday (August 31), the Alki Beach Pride celebration will close Alki Ave. between 57th and 61st from 7 am to 10 pm.

TRANSIT NOTES

Water Taxi todayRegular schedule for both routes.

Metro buses today – Regular schedules; check for advisories here.

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

High Bridge – Here’s the main camera:

High Bridge – The Fauntleroy-end camera:

Spokane Street Viaduct – This view looks westward, with eastbound lanes at left and westbound lanes at right:

Low bridge: Here’s the main view:

1st Avenue South Bridge:

South Park Bridge – Looking east:

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!

6 Replies to "TRAFFIC, TRANSIT, ROAD WORK, WEATHER: Thursday notes"

  • Admiral-2009 August 29, 2024 (8:31 am)

    The Admiral at 41st still has not been fixed, it keeps cycling to the side street even when there are no pedestrian or vehicles present.  This is causing significant unnecessary queuing on Admiral Way that has been exacerbated by the closure of the northern WB bridge.

    • Derp August 29, 2024 (9:55 am)

      Have you reported it to the city,  find it fix it ? 

  • Al King August 29, 2024 (11:19 am)

    I just called it in to SDOT this morning-included the issues with 47th/Waite/Admiral. The woman said it would be sent to the signal team. No word on when they will show up.

  • Admiral-2009 August 29, 2024 (11:41 am)

    Derp yes numerous times and have contacted SDOT directly to no avail!

  • Admiral-2009 August 29, 2024 (4:33 pm)

    The WB queue extends past 37th again today during the PM peak.  What does it take to get the City to fix the malfunctioning signal at 41st and Admiral?

  • Daniel August 29, 2024 (9:12 pm)

    Yet Google maps is still convinced the whole bridge and viaduct is shut 

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