West Seattle, Washington
06 Monday
(SDOT MAP with travel times/ Is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE/ West Seattle-relevant traffic cams HERE)
7:02 AM: Good morning. No traffic or transit alerts so far in our area.
7:43 AM: SDOT reports, “Collision on E Marginal Way S at 1st Ave S blocking NB right lane and SB right lane.”
8:37 AM: If you are a late-night/early-morning Highway 99 driver/rider, take note of these closures as the week continues – including an overnight closure of the SB Highway 99 tunnel overnight late Friday into early Saturday.
(SDOT MAP with travel times/ Is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE/ West Seattle-relevant traffic cams HERE)
6:58 AM: Good morning. It’s Spring Break week for many area schools, including the Seattle, Highline, and Vashon Island districts.
TRANSIT: No current alerts but the first two West Seattle Water Taxi shuttles didn’t run, according to Metro.
(SDOT MAP with travel times/ Is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE/ West Seattle-relevant traffic cams HERE)
6:58 AM: No traffic incidents or transit alerts reported in our area.
REMINDER: Monday is the start of a week of spring break for Seattle Public Schools, Highline Public Schools, and Vashon Island School District.
8:49 AM: As mentioned in comments, debris alert by the low bridge:
@westseattleblog FYI, debris on the eastbound approach to Spokane St Bridge. pic.twitter.com/ITSVMDm2R7
— Brenda (@blm1209) April 5, 2019
(SDOT MAP with travel times/ Is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE/ West Seattle-relevant traffic cams HERE)
6:58 AM: No traffic incidents or transit alerts in our area so far.
REMINDER: Tomorrow is the last day of school before a week of spring break begins for Seattle Public Schools, as well as Highline Public Schools to the south and Vashon to our west.
8:40 AM: If you’re headed toward the bridge via Fauntleroy, SFD is on the scene of a car fire in the 4100 block.
8:51 AM: Fauntleroy looks OK via the SDOT cameras and it’s only a one-engine callout. The eastbound bridge, however, is not looking so great, thanks in part to a residual backup from an earlier incident near the Delridge onramp. Cleared but that of course is no instant fix.
Commenters reported this during our morning-traffic coverage – and now we’ve just received e-mail that it’s happening still/again: The signal at 35th SW and SW Henderson is flashing red. Judy says that’s backing things up, as we’re into the evening commute. We’re checking to see if it’s on SDOT’s radar.
(SDOT MAP with travel times/ Is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE/ West Seattle-relevant traffic cams HERE)
6:57 AM: Good morning! No traffic incidents or transit alerts so far.
FERRIES: The south Vashon Island run (Tahlequah-Point Defiance) is back in service so the Tuesday alert for extra traffic on Fauntleroy-Vashon no longer applies.
7:55 AM: SDOT reports a crash at 41st/Fauntleroy. No SFD callout.
8:46 AM: Crash on NB 99 before the tunnel.
(SDOT MAP with travel times/ Is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE/ West Seattle-relevant traffic cams HERE)
7:51 AM: No incidents or traffic alerts so far this morning in our area.
Last week, we brought you word of the plan to close a quarter-mile of 4th SW south of Roxbury for a month of work, starting today. But this morning, the county sends word it’s been delayed:
We’re following up for details of the “utility conflict.”
(SDOT MAP with travel times/ Is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE/ West Seattle-relevant traffic cams HERE)
6:59 AM: Good morning! No incidents or traffic alerts in our area so far.
Reminders:
NEW STATE FERRIES SCHEDULE: This is the first weekday of the overhauled Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth schedule.
MARINERS: The M’s play at 7:10 pm at home vs. the Angels. (That means extended evening service for the West Seattle Water Taxi.)
CLOSURE: The 4th Avenue SW closure south of Roxbury is scheduled to start today.
(SDOT MAP with travel times/ Is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE/ West Seattle-relevant traffic cams HERE)
7:29 AM: Good morning! No incidents or traffic alerts in our area.
Reminders:
WATER TAXI SCHEDULE: Today is the second day for the West Seattle Water Taxi’s 7-day-a-week sailing schedule – which means evening sailings tonight.
NEW STATE FERRIES SCHEDULE: The Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth schedule overhaul starts Sunday.
MARINERS: The M’s play at 7:10 pm at home vs. the Red Sox.
CLOSURE: The 4th Avenue SW closure south of Roxbury starts Monday.
(SDOT MAP with travel times/ Is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE/ West Seattle-relevant traffic cams HERE)
7:06 AM: Good morning! No incidents or traffic alerts in our area so far.
WATER TAXI SCHEDULE CHANGE: Today is the start of the West Seattle Water Taxi’s 7-day-a-week sailing schedule.
MARINERS’ OPENER: The M’s open their season with a 4:10 pm game against the Red Sox.
7:42 AM: Metro alert just in: “The last Route 37 to downtown Seattle due to leave SW Alaska St & 35 Av SW is operating more than 20 minutes late this morning.”
Thanks to the texter who alerted us to signage along 4th SW just south of Roxbury [map] about an impending road closure. We went over to check it out and spotted the signs you see above and below.
Following up with King County, since it’s their project, they confirmed the closure of a quarter-mile of 4th SW south of Roxbury is scheduled to start next Monday (April 1st) and provided this flyer (PDF) with details:
Background on Greenbridge is here.
(SDOT MAP with travel times/ Is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE/ West Seattle-relevant traffic cams HERE)
6:59 AM: Good morning! So far, no transit alerts or traffic incidents in/from our area, so far.
WATER TAXI ALERTS: Reduced service today, schedule change starting tomorrow – details here.
(SDOT MAP with travel times/ Is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE/ West Seattle-relevant traffic cams HERE)
6:58 AM: Good morning! No transit alerts or traffic incidents in/from our area, so far.
8:51 AM: Thanks for the tips. A motorcycle crash is reported on the eastbound bridge, at Admiral. An SFD medical response is just now being dispatched.
8:55 AM: From SDOT:
Collision on the West Seattle Bridge at mid-span blocking 3 eastbound lanes. Expect delays and consider alternate routes. pic.twitter.com/dXLh1gqGeK
— SDOT Traffic (@SDOTtraffic) March 26, 2019
9:05 AM: As the SDOT camera shows,t this is actually right at the peak of the high rise. Traffic is being routed into the outside lane. No word on the rider’s condition.
9:29 AM: SDOT has turned the camera back the other way but reports all lanes are clear. We’ll check with SFD re: the rider.
ADDED: He is in his early 60s per SFD and was in stable condition when taken to the hospital.
(SDOT MAP with travel times/ Is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE/ West Seattle-relevant traffic cams HERE)
6:58 AM: Good morning. No incidents reported so far in/from West Seattle.
TRANSIT ALERT: Metro says the 6:31 am Route 57 is running “more than 30 minutes” late.
SERVICE CHANGE: This is the first weekday since Metro’s service change Saturday; the most notable system change is the end of buses using the Transit Tunnel downtown. There are a few changes on West Seattle routes – here’s the full service-change overview, route by route.
BACK TO 3 BOATS: Washington State Ferries‘ Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth run is back to 3 boats as of today.
1:22 PM: Police are reporting via radio communication that Harbor Avenue SW is closed both ways in the 2100 block because of a crash. This has drawn a heavier-than-usual police response because people were reported to have fled the scene after crashing into parked cars. Officers say they have two people in custody. They’re calling SFD medics because one may be hurt. Avoid the area.
1:26 PM: Also per radio communication, the car that was being driven in the crash is reported to have been stolen, in Tukwila.
1:56 PM: Photo added atop the story. The car in the foreground, which is about to be towed, is the stolen car; the one in the background is the one it hit. This is right by the entrance to Jack Block Park. Police tell us both people in custody are “adult males”; this happened after the car already had attracting their attention and they were trying to get the driver to pull over – he instead hit the other car and he and a passenger bolted, but were quickly taken into custody. They hope to have the street cleared and reopened within a half-hour or so.
3:28 PM: SDOT says Harbor cleared around the too of the hour.
MONDAY UPDATE: We followed up with SPD. The driver, 18, remains in King County Jail for investigation of stolen-property possession and attempted eluding. The passenger, 17, was questioned and released to his family.
MONDAY NIGHT NOTE: The driver’s bail was set today at $20,000
(SDOT MAP with travel times/ Is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE/ West Seattle-relevant traffic cams HERE)
6:58 AM: Good morning. We start with transit alerts from Metro – the 7:20 am Route 57, 7:16 am Route 56, and 7:05 am and 7:30 am Route 55 buses won’t run.
7;59 AM: Emergency response at Delridge/Genesee.
8:19 AM: SFD has already closed that call, which SDOT had described as a collision.
(SDOT MAP with travel times/ Is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE/ West Seattle-relevant traffic cams HERE)
6:58 AM: Good morning! Spring arrives in 8 hours. No incidents or transit alerts so far.
FERRIES: Still 2 boats on the Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth route.
METRO REMINDER: Saturday brings the next service change, and we learned on Tuesday that a Pioneer Square bus stop will be added to some routes on 1st, as has been requested/discussed.
7:36 AM: Alert for the stadium zone this morning – the annual Starbucks shareholder meeting is at 10 am at WaMu Theater.
4:41 PM: Two road-blocking incidents reported in West Seattle right now: A vehicle fire at 40th/Morgan and a bus problem at Delridge/Henderson. On our way to check out both.
4:59 PM: The vehicle fire involved this Waste Management truck:
No injuries. SFD is wrapping up. Road is just now reopening and Route 128 buses are getting through again too.
5:21 PM: Delridge/Henderson cleared before we arrived.
(SDOT MAP with travel times/ Is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE/ West Seattle-relevant traffic cams HERE)
6:57 AM: Good morning! No incidents or transit alerts so far.
FERRIES: The Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth route is still down to 2 boats.
(SDOT MAP with travel times/ Is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE/ West Seattle-relevant traffic cams HERE)
6:55 AM: Good morning! Spring arrives Wednesday, but spring-like weather is here ahead of schedule. Meantime, no incidents to report so far this morning.
FERRY ALERT: From Washington State Ferries:
The Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth route will be reduced to 2-boat schedule to start the week due to unplanned vessel maintenance. Needed motor repairs to the Kaleetan, having one-third of the fleet undergoing maintenance, and the lack of a backup boat in the system necessitates leaving two vessels on the route. Crews are working to return a boat back to service as soon as possible, but the changes could remain in place until Saturday, March 23. The effects of the two-boat schedule should be lessened compared to two weeks ago. Two 124-vehicle capacity ferries will be on the route, versus having the smaller Sealth.
WATER-TAXI PARKING ALERT: Carolyn says at least 15 Harbor Avenue SW parking spots are off-limits with “no parking” signs this week.
(SDOT MAP with travel times/ Is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE/ West Seattle-relevant traffic cams HERE)
7:06 AM: Good morning. No traffic incidents or transit alerts in our area right now.
(WSB photo)
Thanks for the tip! Cleanup is under way in the 6300 block of Delridge Way after a rock spill from a truck. The SB lanes are blocked but traffic is being directed around the spill/cleanuo zone.
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