6:01 am: Good morning! It is Monday, September 9th – the first day of school for Seattle Public Schools Preschool and kindergarten children.
WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES
The weather forecast for today is cloudy, then clearing, high temperature around 70. Sunrise today is at 6:39, sunset at 19:32.
SPOKANE ST. VIADUCT AND OTHER MAJOR ROADWORK
*Weekend work ended earlier for the Spokane Street Viaduct Repaving project, but there is still more work to be done – we should get the schedule for this week today.
Other projects:
*For the Admiral Way Bridge Due to a seismic project, the northern half of the bridge will remain closed, the south side will have one lane in each direction, and Fairmount Avenue will remain closed under the bridge.
*The Delridge Pedestrian Bridge Seismic Safety Project will also continue, with a narrowing at the Delridge/Oregon location.
*The East Marginal Way S. project will continue with a temporary route change for cyclists (explanation at this link).
TRANSIT NOTES
Water taxi today – Regular timetable for both routes.
Metrobuses today – Regular working hours.
Washington State Ferries today – 2 boats on the triangle route. Note that the “unscheduled third boat” is not available today as it is on its special weekend duty elsewhere.
SPOTLIGHT TRAFFIC CAMERAS
High Bridge – Here is the main camera:
High Bridge – The Fauntleroy End Camera:
Spokane Street Viaduct – This view is typically facing west, with eastbound lanes on the left and westbound lanes on the right:
Low bridge: Here is the main view:
1st Avenue South Bridge:
South Park Bridge – View to the east:
Delridge cameras: In addition to the camera below (Delridge/Genesee), there are also cameras in Delridge/Juneau, Delridge/Henderson, Delridge/Oregon (video only, so you have to go to the map), Delridge/Holden and Delridge/Thistle.
MORE TRAFFIC CAMERAS: All working traffic cameras across the city can be found here. Cameras for West Seattle and the surrounding area can be found on this WSB page.
BRIDGE INFO: The @SDOTBridges feed on X (formerly Twitter) indicates whether the city’s movable bridges are open to boat traffic.
If you notice any problem on the bridges/roads/paths/waterways, please send an SMS or call our hotline (if you can do so safely and after reporting the incident to the authorities if they are not already on the scene) – 206-293-6302. Thank you very much!
