TRAFFIC, TRANSIT, ROAD WORK, WEATHER: Wednesday watch

6:01 AM: Good morning! Welcome to Wednesday, May 7, 2025.

WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES

Mostly cloudy, possible pm showers, high near 65. Today’s sunrise was at 5:42 am; sunset will be at 8:30 pm.

ROAD WORK

-Street work for the Alki Standby Generator Project has begun, we confirmed by visiting the area on Tuesday (photo above) – details and map here, along with what’s next after this first phase.

-The Admiral Way Bridge’s outside lane on the eastbound/southbound side is still closed; here’s a project update.

TRANSIT TODAY

Water Taxi – Regular West Seattle service; spring/summer schedule, with later-evening sailings Fridays and Saturdays.

Metro buses – Regular schedule.

Washington State Ferries – Regular service on the Triangle Route, with M/V Kittitas and M/V Cathlamet, plus M/V Salish is serving as the “bonus boat”. P.S. Next round of community meetings – online, systemwide – have been announced for later this month.

SPOTLIGHT TRAFFIC CAMERAS

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

Spokane Street Viaduct:

Low Bridge – Looking west:

1st Avenue South Bridge:

Delridge cameras: In addition to 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 (including links to live video for most); for a quick scan of West Seattle and vicinity-relevant cameras, see this WSB page.

See a problem 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!

roman May 7, 2025 (8:46 am)

When driving to work today morning, the digital sign above 35th street, approaching the bridge, said “Lower Spokane bridge closed for traffic”. However, the bridge was open. Yesterday the sign above Admiral Way said the same thing, but the lower bridge was open as well (I didn’t take it yesterday, but I checked the traffic cams). What do these signs mean then?

Admiral Dad May 7, 2025 (8:58 am)

Any reports of a car accident at the corner of Olga and Admiral this morning? Both Stop signs are down and the crosswalk signal post is shoved over. Could have sworn they were there at 4:30am but were down at 7:45am.

WSB May 7, 2025 (9:17 am)

Hi, no one texted but the police-data map has a “traffic” call at 7:06 am at 36th/Olga. No corresponding SFD call (which is how things usually hit our radar) so if that was it, no injuries were reported …
- Admiral Dad May 7, 2025 (10:57 am)
  
  I thought I heard the sirens this morning. Need to get the pictures now so I can report the signs down on my way home. Thanks for the information
  - WSB May 7, 2025 (11:04 am)
    
    A WSB team member is going by for a look shortly too; I’m going to see if I can find any further details in archived dispatch audio.
    - WSB May 7, 2025 (12:05 pm)
      
      … and they didn’t see anything out of place, so perhaps SDOT’s already tended to it.

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