REPAVING: Reroute plan, community meeting set for Barton bus-zone project

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Thanks to Rick for the tip. People in the Westwood Village vicinity have received notice of an online community meeting about the upcoming work to repave SW Barton in the bus-layover zone, and that revealed the bus-reroute plan for the project – now expected to start in April – is already out. In short, SW Trenton will see most of the rerouted buses:

Route 21 to Westwood Village

Route 21 buses leaving Westwood Village (southbound) will turn from 35th Ave SW onto SW Trenton St.

The bus will continue traveling eastbound on SW Trenton St, with three more stops:

-SW Trenton St east of 35th Ave SW
-SW Trenton St at either 29th or 30th Ave SW
-SW Trenton St just west of 25th Ave SW, on the north end of Westwood Village

Rapid Ride C-Line to Westwood Village

C-Line buses will turn off SW Barton onto 35th Ave SW (northbound), then travel eastbound on SW Trenton St.

The bus will continue travelling eastbound on SW Trenton St, with three stops:

-35th Ave SW and SW Trenton St
-Between 29/30th Ave SW Trenton St
-The last stop will come after turning southbound on 25th Ave SW, just south of SW Henderson St.

Leaving Westwood Village on the Rapid Ride C-Line or Rt. 21

Catch the Rapid Ride C-Line or Rt. 21 bus toward downtown Seattle at the southbound bus stop on 25th Av SW just north of SW Barton St (at the southeast corner of Westwood Village):

(See the color-coded legend here.)

If you are driving a car in the area –

Roads will remain open for at least one lane at a time during construction. Access to driveways to the Westwood Village shopping center will remain open.

If you are walking or rolling on the sidewalk –

The sidewalk next to Roxhill Park will be closed during construction.

We first reported on the project in March of last year, when its environmental checklist appeared in a city bulletin. Those documents explained pipeline and peat-removal work that would be part of the project, which at the time was expected to happen last fall, repaving the longtime “layover” zone in concrete pavement meant to stand up better to heavy bus usage.

COMMUNITY MEETING: This is now set to be held online three weeks from tonight, at 6:30 pm Monday, March 2. Register here to get the link.

Platypus February 9, 2026 (10:38 pm)

Honestly, this should be permanent. Its makes more sense to have all the buses in one spot. Transferring from the 21 to the 60 is so annoying and inevitably you miss the transfer.

Aaron G February 10, 2026 (9:18 am)

I strongly second this! I take the C to the 560 to the airport which works well except for the part where I have to haul my luggage the 1/3 mile from the C stop to the 560 stop. That much separation between the bus terminals shows a real lack of coordination between King County Metro and Sound Transit.

1994 February 9, 2026 (11:13 pm)

Trenton has a number of those speed cushions….wonder how that will go for the bus? super slow? massive jolts for the bus & riders. Better hang on.

K February 10, 2026 (6:08 am)

It will be just like the buses that go down 16th all the time. The buses handle them fine, it’s not bumpy for passengers.
Jake February 10, 2026 (8:13 am)

The cushions are designed to not affect buses. Only cars. Different widths… I never feel a speed bump on the bus.

Squarely February 10, 2026 (12:03 am)

I always take the #560 from the airport and arrives late night at 11pm at Westwood village…so scary waiting for the bus at night close to the park.Even though I was tired I just decided to quickly walk to 35th Holden thru the Post office

Kyle February 10, 2026 (7:25 am)

This post is geography challenged. If leaving from the airport you waited at the airport, the 560 picks up and drops off on 25th Ave SW not in front of Roxhill park, 35th and Holden is like a mile from Westwood Village and you could walk multiple different blocks to get there .
- Foop February 10, 2026 (5:52 pm)
  
  The 560 doesn’t stop at the park, this person is likely waiting for the 21 line to transfer. No need to be rude for no reason.

Frostwalker February 10, 2026 (3:08 am)

For those of us that live on SW Trenton and already deal with an abundance of traffic, trucks, speeding cars, etc., we would very much appreciate not having the route be permanent on SW Trenton.

Foop February 10, 2026 (8:53 am)

FWIW busses actually do more to calm traffic than increase it, not that this change would ever be permanent.

More road damage February 10, 2026 (7:30 am)

Will there be any road reinforcement on Trenton? I would guess this road was not constructed to handle the repeat buses just like the other roads that are currently badly damaged.

Frostwalker February 10, 2026 (2:31 pm)

There is a stretch of SW Trenton headed towards and from 35 that, due to topography, is sooo, prone to accidents. From 35 down to about 31st street. Lots of accidents, either people going too fast (even with speed bumps) or not looking from the side streets headed to SW Trenton or can’t see traffic properly over the rise on 32nd Ave. Buses might not calm this traffic as it remains the fastest way to beat red lights and get to Westwood. If it does calm the traffic, that means backups on SW Trenton. Some drivers zoom around the roundabouts on Henderson and floor it down 34th and 32nd. It will add to the noise, just as the Facebook bus did, so hopefully they can get this work done quickly. I realize this is route is the best alternative for the work and I’m thankful that we have decent bus service that gets us to downtown relatively quickly.

anonyme February 11, 2026 (5:48 am)

I avoid transferring at WV at all costs. On the weekend, that means a long hike to Arbor Heights from Barton because AH has no weekend buses. Now it will be a hike from Trenton all the way to 102nd. Metro service just gets worse and worse, which always means they’ll be demanding more money soon.

Alki Stu February 11, 2026 (8:18 am)

I ride bike through here often and the changes in level from concrete slab to the next feels like a staircase. Making the transit improvements will be worth the disruption. Perhaps there will be room for bike lanes during striping as well.

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