Here’s why Metro hasn’t issued a reroute advisory about northbound 1st Avenue South Bridge closure

| Transportation | West Seattle news

We’re almost through day 1 of the three-day closure of the northbound 1st Avenue South Bridge. Since buses do usually use the bridge, some readers were wondering why no reroute advisory had appeared. We asked Metro, whose spokesperson Jeff Switzer explains:

Routes 113, 131 and 132 are rerouted during the state’s emergency work; however, buses continue to serve every one of the bus stops for these routes and no bus stops are missed.

In this situation, we don’t issue a transit alert as, from the riders’ perspective, there isn’t an impact to where they board or exit. We appreciate riders’ patience while we reroute around this important emergency work.

Overview

131 and 132: Regular route southbound from Downtown Seattle to Burien Transit Center; switches to the South Park Bridge traveling northbound from Burien to Downtown Seattle.

113: Regular route to Shorewood from Downtown Seattle; switches to the South Park Bridge traveling to Downtown Seattle from 26th Avenue SW/SW 116th Street

This closure is supposed to end by 8 pm Wednesday (March 11), at which time all northbound lanes will be open, though the temporary 25 mph speed limit will continue. A longer repair closure is expected next month, and a full bridge deck replacement next year.

Kyle March 9, 2026 (6:42 pm)

Are the predicted times for the stops the same?

K March 9, 2026 (7:30 pm)

The times for the stops after the reroute will absolutely not be the same, but I don’t know that the amount of delay could be predicted in a way that was helpful to riders. I had to make two trips downtown today; one was relatively painless, one was horrible. The horrible one was further away from rush hour than the okay one. Driver patterns may shift day to day as people find more routes besides the South Park Bridge too. Sucks for the folks in Georgetown, but it’s kind of a guessing game.
- Kyle March 9, 2026 (8:58 pm)
  
  Trying to point out that issuing a rider alert shouldn’t just be about changes to the stops your serving. If the times will be different because you’re taking a completely different bridge you might want to alert your riders to expect delays.
Fellow bus rider March 9, 2026 (8:44 pm)

You can use the onebusaway app. It shows if the bus is on time, early, or late. Also, you can see where the bus is on the map.
Sam-c March 9, 2026 (9:13 pm)

No, the stop times aren’t the same. The earliest 113 was 14ish minutes late when it got downtown. I can only imagine they got later and later as traffic picked up.

Brooke March 10, 2026 (8:51 am)

132 from Burien was around 30 mins late arriving downtown this morning. Would have been nice to know beforehand! Now I will be very late to work. Metro should have warned riders! Thanks for posting this.

Cindi March 10, 2026 (9:17 am)

You should add at least a half an hour to any bus coming out of West Seattle for your arrival time. I’m on the 21 and stopped so far back I can’t see the intersection in Avalon in the traffic backup.

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