Traffic alert: 1st Avenue South (and Alaskan Way) detour

From SDOT:

Due to a water main break at First Avenue South and South King Street, southbound traffic on First Avenue South is being detoured at South Jackson Street to Alaskan Way, returning to First at Railroad Way [map]. First Avenue South remains open to northbound traffic. Seattle Public Utilities staff expects the repair work to continue beyond this afternoon’s peak commute period, into the evening.

5 PM UPDATE: This may not be reopened until noon tomorrow, according to an update from SDOT.

LB June 16, 2010 (3:16 pm)

It occured this morning before 6:30 AM (there was water coming out of a manhole cover and a big puddle covering the westbound lanes of King when I went by there).

JEM June 16, 2010 (4:10 pm)

I beleive there is a conspiracy to mess with the 1st Ave South bus routes as much as possible!

LB June 17, 2010 (9:28 am)

As of 6:30 this morning, the northbound lanes between King & Jackson were still closed (northbound traffic was being diverted to the left southbound lane). Hopefully that nasty bump/dip on the NE corner of the intersection got fixed as well.

Sorry, comment time is over.