TRAFFIC, TRANSIT, WEATHER, ROAD WORK: Friday + weekend info

September 13, 2024 6:00 am
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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

*SaturdayFiestas 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 todayRegular 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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