TRAFFIC, ROAD WORK, TRANSIT, WEATHER: Pre-holiday Friday info
6:03 AM: Good morning! Welcome to Friday, December 20th.
WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES
Winter arrives at 1:20 am Saturday – today’s forecast: Cloudy, chance of more rain, high in the mid-50s. Today’s sunrise/sunset: 7:54 am and 4:20 pm.
SCHOOL
Seattle Public Schools dismiss one hour early today, going into the 2-week winter break.
TRANSIT
Water Taxi today – Regular service today.
Washington State Ferries today – As the busy pre-holiday weekend begins, there’s 2-boat service on the Triangle Route with M/V Issaquah and M/V Cathlamet, plus M/V Tillikum as the “ghost/bonus boat” – check here for last-minute changes.
Metro buses today – Regular schedule.
ROAD WORK/CLOSURES
*The Admiral Way Bridge seismic project continues; the south half of the bridge has NOT been reconfigured – that’s now delayed until month’s end.
*The Delridge pedestrian-bridge earthquake-safety project has just had another milestone – the bridge has reopened.
*Beach Drive gas-pipeline work continues into January, PSE tells us – here’s our latest update.
SPOTLIGHT TRAFFIC CAMERAS
High Bridge – Here’s the main camera, followed by the Fauntleroy-end camera:
Spokane Street Viaduct – This view usually looks westward, with eastbound lanes at left and westbound lanes at right:
Low Bridge – Looking west:
1st Avenue South Bridge:
Delridge cameras: Besides 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; West Seattle and vicinity-relevant cameras are on this WSB page.
See trouble 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!
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