5:20 PM: Thanks for the tip. SDOT confirms the West Seattle low bridge is currently closed to car/truck traffic because of “mechanical issues.” No ETA yet for a fix. (The live camera view suggests people bicycling or walking are able to use it, though.)
6:40 PM: SDOT says the bridge has “resumed normal operation.”
Was this fix related to the traffic light being on for the past week straight?
No idea until I am able to ask SDOT tomorrow. The 1st Av. bridge situation had a low-bridge update on my list anyway. website hasn’t updated since last year
https://www.seattle.gov/transportation/projects-and-programs/programs/bridges-stairs-and-other-structures/bridges/west-seattle-bridge-program/spokane-st-swing-bridge-improvement-projects
The yellow swing bridge traffic light you see coming eastbound from Admiral and the other one on the way to the Chelan intersection have been completely unreliable for the last couple of months. I take the low bridge to work and if I’m running ahead of time, will chance it. Most of the time the bridge is open to auto traffic. Checking the SDOT camera image of the bridge beforehand does no good because it’s been frozen on a night picture for several weeks, as of Tuesday evening. I keep forgetting to enter these issues on Find It Fix It…
That heavy rolling vehicle barrier gate near the top (westbound) has been problematical ever since that inattentive impatient vehicle driver obliterated it last year.
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