6:01 AM: Good morning! Welcome to Christmas Eve – Tuesday, December 24th.

WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES

The rain is expected to take a break during much of the day, but it’ll be breezy, high in the low 50s. Today’s sunrise/sunset – 7:56 am (just one minute short of the latest sunrise of the season) and 4:22 pm.

(One more look at winter’s first sunset – Saturday photo by Chris Frankovich)

NO SCHOOL

One more mention that school’s out this week and next.

TRANSIT, INCLUDING HOLIDAY-SCHEDULE PREVIEW

Water Taxi –  Regular service today, no service tomorrow.

Washington State Ferries today – 2-boat service on the Triangle Route with M/V Issaquah and M/V Cathlamet, plus M/V Sealth as the “ghost boat.” Check here for last-minute changes. Weekend timetable tomorrow.

Metro buses today – Regular schedule today, Sunday schedule tomorrow.

3 ROAD-WORK UPDATES

*The Admiral Way Bridge seismic project has paused work this week; one week from today, on December 31, the traffic flow is scheduled to shift again.

*The Delridge pedestrian-bridge earthquake-safety project has largely wrapped up, and the bridge is now open again.

*Beach Drive gas-pipeline work continues into January, PSE tells us – here’s our update.

SPOTLIGHT TRAFFIC CAMERAS

High Bridge – Here’s the main camera, followed by the Fauntleroy-end camera:

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

Low Bridge – Looking west:

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.

See trouble on the bridges/streets/paths/water? Please text or call our hotline (when you can do it safely, and after you’ve reported to authorities if they’re not already on scene) – 206-293-6302. Thank you!