TRAFFIC, WEATHER, TRANSIT: Friday info + weekend alerts
6:01 AM: Good morning! Welcome to Friday, December 6th.
WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES
Chance of rain tonight, some sun till then, with a high around 50. Today’s sunrise will be at 7:43 am, while sunset will be at 4:18 pm.
(Photo by Theresa Arbow-O’Connor)
WEEKEND ALERTS
*Tonight – take extra care near the east side of 35th/Myrtle, where a crowd will gather for the OLG Christmas tree lighting.
*Late tonight/early Saturday – closure planned for the Highway 99 tunnel – details here.
*Saturday afternoon/evening – street closures in The Junction for Hometown Holidays festival, 4-8 pm (plus setup time), including the tree lighting in Junction Plaza Park (42nd/Alaska).
TRANSIT
Water Taxi today – Regular service today.
Washington State Ferries today – 2-boat service on the Triangle Route with M/V Issaquah and M/V Cathlamet, plus M/V Sealth as the “ghost boat.” Check here for last-minute changes.
Metro buses today – Regular schedule.
ROAD WORK/CLOSURES
*Beach Drive gas-pipeline work continues for at least another month – here’s our update.
*The Admiral Way Bridge seismic project continues; the south half of the bridge is closed, with one lane each way on the north side. Fairmount Avenue remains closed beneath the bridge.
*The Delridge pedestrian-bridge earthquake-safety project also continues, with narrowing at Delridge/Oregon. (We’re still awaiting SDOT’s response to our request for a progress report.)
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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