TRAFFIC, TRANSIT, WEATHER: Friday begins

6 AM: Good morning! It’s Friday, January 13th.

WEATHER

Rainy and breezy, high in the low 50s.

LOW-BRIDGE CLOSURE

This is the 22nd day the low bridge has been closed to street/path users.

Here’s the latest.

REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY ON MONDAY

Schools, government offices, libraries, banks closed Monday; no Water Taxi service; USPS holiday.

TODAY’S TRANSIT STATUS

Reminder – while the low bridge is closed to surface traffic, free Metro/Water Taxi rides are available via an app.

–Metro is on a regular schedule today but still down buses for repairs (and Thursday we learned there were more than originally announced) – keep watching notification channels such as @kcmetroalerts for trip cancellations and route suspensions.

-The West Seattle Water Taxi is on its regular schedule (but as mentioned above, no service Monday).

-WSF’s Triangle Route remains on its two-boat schedule- check here for alerts/updates.

SPOTLIGHT CAMERAS

Delridge cameras: Updating this recent report, five are now live. Besides the one below (Delridge/Genesee), cameras are also up at Delridge/Oregon, Delridge/Juneau, Delridge/Orchard, and Delridge/Henderson.

High Bridge – the camera at the top.

High Bridge – the view from its southwest end (when SDOT points the 35th/Avalon/Fauntleroy camera that way).

1st Ave. S. Bridge – the south route.

Highway 99: – the northbound side at Lander.

All working city traffic cams can be seen here, most with video options; West Seattle and vicinity-relevant cameras are also on this WSB page … Are movable city bridges opening for vessels? Check the @SDOTBridges Twitter feed.

If you see a problem on the roads/paths/water, please text or call us (when you can do so safely) – 206-293-6302.

Benjamin January 13, 2023 (6:46 am)

The low bridge looks open. Lights are green, span is closed. Or am I not seeing something. Thanks!

MadisonLocal January 13, 2023 (6:59 am)

I see the low bridge in place for driving for what I assume is testing. Is SDOT planning to allow cars soon during this phase?

WSB January 13, 2023 (9:52 am)

SDOT notes in its updates (and we’ve mentioned it too) that you might see it opening and closing during testing. They have not announced any reopening to traffic and there’s no traffic on it currently (the red lights are back on). Expecting another update sometime today …

sam-c January 13, 2023 (1:42 pm)

Hi, do you know what happened around lunch time near 26th and Yancy? I saw many emergency vehicles, police cars, etc. on the way to some location, all going down Andover, Genesee, 26th. The Real Time 911 log called it ‘Scenes of Violence’ Thanks.

WSB January 13, 2023 (2:05 pm)

It was originally a ‘scenes of violence” callout but downsized. I noted it on Twitter. Turned out to be some sort of domestic situation, one minor injury reported.

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