Good evening! Metro’s Thursday PM commute is winding down with no significant disruptions or delays in transit service to report.
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Please note the information below about potential traffic impacts
in Metro’s service area.
Event – Bellevue Arts Fair
- Thursday, 7/26 at 4:00 PM-Sunday, 7/29 at 10:00 PM;
- Routes 240, 243, 246 & 249 will be rerouted.
- Most weekday evenings games start at 7:10 PM.
- Wednesday, 7/25 is a day game at 12:40 PM.
- Saturday & Sunday, 7/28 & 29 the start time is 1:10 PM.
- There is no premium or special Transit service to or from games.
- Ride regularly scheduled Transit service to & from games.
- Lots of Transit service goes near Safeco Field.
- SODO-area Transit service will operate via regular routes & stops
and there are no post-game reroutes. - There is no longer any transit service on 1st Av S north of S Lander St.
- Expect traffic & possible Transit delays before and after games on routes that serve SODO, Pioneer Square & the DSTT.
Construction – Eastbound SR-520 exit to Bellevue Way NE closed
- Overnight Thursday, 7/26 at 10:00 PM-Friday, 7/27 at 5:00 AM;
- Routes 249, 255, & 280 Night Owl will be rerouted.
Event – Renton River Days Parade
- Saturday, 7/28 from the start of service to 1:00 PM;
- Routes 101, 105, 106, 107, 140, 148, 169, 240, ST 540 & Dart Rts 908 & 909 will be rerouted.
Event – Seafair Torchlight Events
- Seafair 8K Run & Torchlight Parade – Saturday, 7/28.
- Pine St bus routes will be rerouted from Friday night-Sunday Noon.
- Bus rerouting near Seattle Center begins as early as 3:30 PM on Saturday.
- The northbound Alaskan Way Viaduct closes for the 8K Run at 5:30 PM.
- There will be bus reroutes in downtown Seattle from 6:00-10:30 PM.
- During the Parade & until crowds clear, Metro routes 7, 36, 120 & 125
will serve a temporary bus stop on southbound 3rd Av between Pike & Union streets, instead of their usual stops at Pine, Pike or Union.
Construction – Weekend Alaskan Way Viaduct (AWV) closures
- Northbound AWV closed Saturday, 7/28 at about 5:30 PM through Monday, 7/30 to about 5:00 AM;
- Southbound AWV closed overnight Sunday, 7/29 at 9:00 PM through Monday, 7/30 at 5:00 AM;
- Routes 54, 55, 120 & 125 will be rerouted;
- The start and end times of these closures are subject to change without notice.
- Visit the WSDOT website or check media reports for updates.
Construction – Expect possible delays due to
I-90 lane closures near Issaquah
Crews removing an old fish culvert between eastbound and westbound Interstate 90 east of Issaquah will extend lane closures on eastbound I-90 until Friday, July 27. Expect possible delays.
Construction –
Eastbound N 85th St is closed between Greenwood & Aurora Avs N
- Monday, 6/11 through Monday, 8/20 – at all times.
- Eastbound Route 48 is rerouted.
- Westbound service is on regular route.
Thank you for riding and for using Metro’s services!
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Travel safely and have a great night.
