6:00 AM: Good morning! It’s Friday, September 13.
WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES
Today’s forecast: Cloudy, possible pm showers, high in mid-60s. Today’s sunrise will be at 6:44 am, while sunset will be at 7:24 pm. (Nine days until the fall equinox!)
SPOKANE ST. VIADUCT, AND OTHER ROAD WORK OF NOTE
*No work scheduled tonight or this weekend on the Spokane Street Viaduct resurfacing project.
Other projects:
*For the Admiral Way Bridge seismic project, the north half of the bridge remains closed, with one lane each way on the south side; Fairmount Avenue remains closed under the bridge.
*The Delridge pedestrian-bridge earthquake-safety project also continues, with narrowing at Delridge/Oregon.
*Beach Drive gas-line work continues.
WEEKEND NOTES
*Saturday – Fiestas Patrias Parade in South Park will close 14th Avenue South north of Henderson and South Cloverdale west of 14th, before and during the 10 am parade
*Saturday and Sunday – The Orca Half half-marathon will run both mornings, from Lincoln Park to Don Armeni; no road closures but some running will happen in parking lanes
TRANSIT NOTES
Water Taxi today – Regular schedule for both routes. Still summer schedule, so late-night runs too.
Metro buses today – Regular schedules. Note that the twice-yearly service change is tomorrow, September 14 – Routes 60, 125, 131, and 132 are the ones in our area that will see changes.
Washington State Ferries today – 2 boats on the Triangle Route. The “unscheduled third boat” is back.
SPOTLIGHT TRAFFIC CAMERAS
High Bridge – Here’s the main camera:
High Bridge – The Fauntleroy-end camera:
Spokane Street Viaduct – This view usually 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. (Note: We’re checking with SDOT re: why the low-bridge status doesn’t seem to have been appearing.)
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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